Japanese exports posted a double-digit increase for the first time in more than three years in March as the recovery picked up in key markets abroad.The value of overseas shipments gained 16.1% from a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan March exports rise 16.1% year/year
TOKYO: Japan's exports jumped 16.1% in March from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Monday, as demand for goods recovered from low, pandemic-hit levels last year. ( read original story ...)
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Tokyo eyeing new virus state of emergency as cases rise
The governor said on Sunday that she has instructed metropolitan government officials to respond to a renewed rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Tokyo with a sense of speed and with an eye to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firms brace for further COVID hit amid fears of new wave of infections – Reuters poll
Japanese companies think the country will suffer a fourth round of coronavirus infections, with many bracing for a further blow to business, a Reuters monthly poll showed. Japan has so far seen far ... ( read original story ...)
Matsuyama’s golf triumph is also Japan’s
Last Monday, a rumour swirled among Tokyo bankers that CVC’s $20bn private equity buyout proposal to Toshiba had been quietly cooked-up on a golf course. If true — and, while plausible, there is no ... ( read original story ...)
Fears for foreign athletes as fourth Covid wave surges in Japan
Plans to host training camps for foreign athletes before the Olympics are being abandoned as cases surge across Japan.Municipalities around the country are reviewing plans to host foreign athletes’ ... ( read original story ...)
50th anniversary of Ping-Pong Diplomacy marked in Japan
An international symposium has been held in the Japanese city of Nagoya to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Ping-Pong Diplomacy, with participants looking forward to promoting the sound ... ( read original story ...)
5 otter cubs make debut at Yokohama marine park
Five adorable Asian small-clawed otter pups born at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in this city's Kanazawa Ward went on public display f ... ( read original story ...)
Wisdom from a crypto billionaire, plus a risk-free bitcoin trade that could pay double-digit returns
The definitive collection of the best investing stories Business Insider published during the week ended April 17. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase Hangover Rattles Crypto Assets With Bitcoin in Freefall
The mania that drove crypto assets to records as Coinbase Global Inc. went public last week turned on itself on the weekend, sending Bitcoin tumbling the most since February. ( read original story ...)
Grab’s SPAC adventure tells bigger tale of our FOMO times
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." Even the least sentimental of investors must be heartened by ... ( read original story ...)
Ocado backs self-drive firm; musicMagpie prices IPO
Online grocer Ocado Group has commercially partnered with self-driving vehicles developer Oxbotica. The use of these vehicles ranges from vehicles inside Ocado’s Customer Fulfilment Centre buildings ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama FC and Vegalta share spoils to remain winless in J1
Yokohama FC and Vegalta Sendai played out a 2-2 draw on Saturday in the J. League top flight as the two teams without a win this term remained at the foot ... ( read original story ...)
Big Ideas for Japanese Small Caps
Newsletter writer on Tokyo Stock Exchange's Mothers section discusses opportunities he says await with Japanese startups. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Flash Crash Wiped Out $300 Billion In Less Than 24 Hours, Spurring Massive Bitcoin Liquidations
An overnight crash that started late Saturday tanked the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies around the world by about $310 billion in less than 24 hours, shrinking the market from more ... ( read original story ...)