South Korean ecommerce giant Coupang has made its first international foray in neighboring Japan, a move that was supported by investor SoftBank. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Withdraws From Wimbledon Championships, Expresses Excitement for Tokyo Olympics
Naomi Osaka has officially withdrawn from the upcoming Wimbledon championships in June for personal reasons, just weeks after quitting the French Open. Some time off: Osaka’s agent told Reuters on ... ( read original story ...)
Business of Olympic Games – Tokyo Olympic Games Overview, Impact of COVID-19, Sponsorship and Medica Landscape
Business of Olympic Games market study released by HTF MI offers complete industry assessment highlighting key aspects that would help the business players stakeholders strategy planners and marketing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Pushed Firms to Court Investors. Toshiba Preferred to ‘Beat Them Up.’
The industrial giant is in chaos after a hedge fund forced it to expose its collusion with high-level officials to thwart shareholder activism. ( read original story ...)
Bear shot dead after four people reported injured in Japan
Four people were reported injured after a bear ran through the city of Sapporo in northern Japan, prompting authorities to close schools and warn residents to stay home. ( read original story ...)
Mark Cuban Regrets ‘Not Doing the Math’ on Titan Crypto Investment As Team Denies Rug Pull
The billionaire investor told Newsweek how he got caught up in this week's crypto crash that saw a token virtually wiped off the market. ( read original story ...)
Chinese AI startup SenseTime resumes push for $2bn Hong Kong IPO
Chinese artificial intelligence startup SenseTime has revived plans for an initial public offering in Hong Kong that could raise as much as $2 billion, two people familiar with the matter say. ( read original story ...)
Paytm seeks shareholder approval to sell $1.6Bn worth of shares in upcoming IPO
Paytm plans to sell new shares worth up to a mind-boggling ₹12,000 crore ($1.6 billion), with Vijay Shekhar stepping down as promoter. ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei extends losses to third day
However, market losses capped after the decision by the Bank of Japan to leave its ultraeasy monetary policy unchanged and Japanese government decision to end the COVID-19 state of emergency in most p ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: No spectators is ‘least risky’ option
Having no spectators at the Tokyo Olympics is the "least risky" option, Japanese medical experts have said. In a report, they warned there was "a risk the movement of people" would spread Covid ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Osaka to ease alcohol ban
In Japan, most prefectures currently under a state of emergency will see that end on Sunday. From next week, bars and restaurants in Tokyo and Osaka will be able to serve alcohol. But certain ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Fears mount over potential COVID economic blow
With five weeks to go to the opening ceremony, a growing chorus is calling for the Games to be postponed or cancelled. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Art becomes form of protest over decision to hold the Games against medical advice
T-shirts, drawings and other artwork have become a form of protest over the decision to hold the Games against medical advice and the public’s opposition. ( read original story ...)
Here is how Miami native Alejandro Sancho wound up in the U.S. Army and Tokyo Olympics
She is a property manager of condos in the Dadeland area ... Sancho leaves Tuesday for pre-Olympic camp in Atlanta and travels July 12 to Tokyo for the Olympic acclimation camp. He is scheduled to ... ( read original story ...)
Ascott launches Japan’s first lyf property
The Ascott Limited (Ascott) has opened the doors to lyf Tenjin Fukuoka, marking the company's first lyf-branded coliving property in Japan. The 131-unit property is located in Fukuoka's major shopping ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto limbo: Experts unpick El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law, NFTs and the future of dogecoin
The Independent’s Anthony Cuthbertson hosted an interview with cryptocurrency experts, who were asked questions submitted by you ... ( read original story ...)