Japan's unemployment rate crept up and job availability slid in April, data showed on Friday, underscoring the pain the country's prolonged battle with COVID-19 is inflicting on the economy. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Extend Emergency in Bid to Control Covid Before Games
The Japanese government recommended extending a state of emergency that includes Tokyo and other major cities, in a last-ditch effort to rein in Covid infections ahead of the capital hosting the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ruling Party to Urge Sharing AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Shot to Taiwan
A Japan ruling party committee will recommend the government provide part of the national supply of COVID-19 vaccines secured from AstraZeneca PLC to Taiwan, a party official said on Friday. The move ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumps more than 1% as Asia-Pacific stocks rise; JD Logistics’ Hong Kong debut ahead
The logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com is set to make its debut in Hong Kong on Friday at 9:30 a.m. HK/SIN. Shares of JD Logistics have been issued at 40.36 Hong Kong dollars each. ( read original story ...)
Japan grabs more international posts, but China is gaining fast
Japan's push for a bigger voice at the United Nations and other global organizations has contributed to a double-digit increase in positions held by Japanese nationals, but rising Asian power China ... ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to extend Tokyo state of emergency to June 20, minister says
Japan is looking to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas by about three weeks to June 20, a cabinet minister said on Friday, as the COVID-19 pandemic shows no signs of easing less than ... ( read original story ...)
Japan considering providing AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan -newspaper
The Japanese government is considering providing part of the national supply of COVID-19 vaccines secured from AstraZeneca PLC (AZN.L) to Taiwan, Japan's Sankei newspaper reported on Friday, citing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Extend Virus Emergency Until a Month Before Olympics
The Japanese government recommended extending a state of emergency that includes Tokyo and other major cities, trying to rein in coronavirus infections ahead of the capital hosting the Olympics in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan will send a transforming robot ball to the moon to test lunar rover tech
Japan plans to deploy a baseball-sized rover to explore the moon's surface in 2022. The Japanese company ispace will deliver the small rover to the moon for t (JAXA) using the commercial HAKUTO-R ... ( read original story ...)
It’s ‘business as usual’ for athletes, says Rob Heffernan despite Tokyo 2020 fears
Five-time Olympian Rob Heffernan remains fully confident that the Olympic Games will go ahead as planned this summer, despite fears that Covid-19 may halt the games for a second time. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics more evidence that nations host the Games at their own peril
Eight weeks before Opening Ceremonies are scheduled, the IOC — in its uniquely arrogant way — insists that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will go on as planned. Pandemic be damned. A state of ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka won’t talk to press at French Open, citing mental health concerns
Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka announced on social media that she won't attend any press conference at the French Open because of mental health concerns. Osaka says taking questions from ... ( read original story ...)
Biden settles on ambassador picks for China, India and Japan
Longtime diplomat Nicholas Burns is president's pick for China post while former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is tapped for Japan. ( read original story ...)
Crypto And Blockchain Startups Set Their Sights On The Global Payment Industry
Big banks had better pay attention. Silicon Valley has not only arrived, but it has also brought its friends, the global decentralized digital finance gang. Those friends are dating the new kids on ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto is Key to Ransomware; Biden Says Canada Unfair to U.S. Dairy Farmers
"We can live in a world with cryptocurrency or a world without ransomware, but we can't have both," said Lee Reiners, executive director of the Global Financial Markets Center at Duke University's Law ... ( read original story ...)
A company wants to build a massive solar project in Montana — of course it’s for crypto
A company looking to build a massive solar project in Butte, Montana claims it would provide 300MW of renewable power and cost $250 million, Gizmodo reported. That’s according to Madison River Equity ... ( read original story ...)