The Japan Patent Office rejected a trademark application by an individual in Shenzhen, southern China, for using the name of Japan' ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto social network BitClout arrives with a bevy of high profile investors, and skeptics
Much of the most spirited conversations have centered on a pre-launch project called BitClout, a social crypto-exchange where users can buy and sell tokens based on people’s reputations. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan backs away from ETF buying scheme
Visit our ETF Hub for investor news and education, market updates and analysis and easy-to-use tools to help you select the right ETFs. The Bank of Japan’s decision to abandon its ¥6tn ($55bn) annual ... ( read original story ...)
Monster Energy’s Chloe Kim and Yuto Totsuka Take First Place in Snowboard Halfpipe Competitions at the 2021 Land Rover U.S. Grand Prix in Aspen
Monster Energy athletes dominated the final day of competitions at the 2021 Land Rover U.S. Grand Prix in Aspen, Colorado. In the Women's Snowboard Halfpipe Chloe Kim claims ... ( read original story ...)
Japan spends billions on technology for absent Olympic fans
Japan’s top telecommunications company is getting 7.3 billion yen — about $67 million — in taxpayer money to design mobile tracking software to curb the spread of ... ( read original story ...)
Morgan Stanley Doubles Down in Japan for MUFG’s Wealth Push
Morgan Stanley is doubling down on its efforts to help Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. replicate the U.S. lender’s highly successful wealth management business in Japan, where competition to serve ... ( read original story ...)
Is build to rent the answer to Asia’s housing problems? Not so fast
Rental housing is an attractive investment in a recessionary environment, and benefits from pandemic-induced concerns about future demand for office properties. However, the interests of corporate ... ( read original story ...)
Former Japan bank regulator Endo to advise on digital currencies at cryptocurrency exchange DeCurret
Japan's former top financial regulator Toshihide Endo will become special advisor to cryptocurrency exchange DeCurret next month, a move that could facilitate private sector efforts to build a common ... ( read original story ...)
Requests to clean young singles’ ‘garbage houses’ skyrocket in Tokyo amid pandemic
YOKOHAMA -- As a result of the spread of the coronavirus, the number of requests and consultations for cleaning up "garbage houses," where people's homes are overflowing with their belongings, has ... ( read original story ...)
Salvadoran Surfer Vying for Tokyo Olympics Dies After Being Struck by Lightning
Katherine Diaz, a 22-year-old surfer from El Salvador who was preparing in hopes of competing at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, died last Friday after being struck by lightning, according to multiple ... ( read original story ...)
Restaurant chain sues Tokyo government over restrictions on opening hours
A Tokyo-based restaurant chain operator filed a damages suit Monday against the Tokyo metropolitan government for ordering that business hours be reduced as a public safety measure during the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 0.71 pct
TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average ... news provider reaching more than one billion people every day. Reuters provides trusted business, financial, national, and ... ( read original story ...)
Former Tokyo Massage in Murrysville will become new home for dental practice
Have you ever seen so much pink?” Rick Rivardo asked during a tour of the former Tokyo Massage parlor. Rivardo and his wife, Lisa, are moving his dental practice from Golden Mile Highway in ... ( read original story ...)
Fed Chair Jerome Powell on crypto: It’s a speculative asset that’s a substitute for gold
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Monday that cryptocurrencies remain an unstable store of value and the central bank is no hurry to introduce a competitor. “They’re highly volatile and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan unveils steps to back financing at bigger firms hit by pandemic
Japan's government on Tuesday unveiled measures to help midsize and large companies boost capital funds, officials said, a step aimed at backing mainly restaurants and lodging businesses hit hard by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Ignores Climate Pressure, Eyes New Overseas Coal Units
One of the last countries in the world to support coal-fired generation overseas is considering financing new capacity in Bangladesh.The Japan International Cooperation Agency said in an email it’s ... ( read original story ...)