The annual Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's biggest winter events held in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido around February, will be canceled for the first time since its inception in ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s death toll from virus nearly double that of Tokyo
OSAKA—The number of deaths from COVID-19 in Osaka Prefecture in December more than tripled the toll in November and was nearly double the figure for Tokyo. Osaka Prefecture confirmed 9,413 new ... ( read original story ...)
As The Bitcoin Price Surges, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Issues ‘Worrying’ Bitcoin And Crypto Warning
After the U.S. Treasury department proposed new "onerous" new bitcoin and crypto regulations, the chief executive of one of the world's biggest exchanges, Coinbase, has warned they pose "a substantial ... ( read original story ...)
Ripple Assails the SEC, Claims the $1.3 billion Lawsuit is an ‘Attack on the Entire Crypto Industry Here in the United States’
Ripple has hit back at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accusing it of creating more uncertainty and failing in its duty to protect the crypto community. In panning the SEC’s decision ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase Sued Over Crypto XRP Commissions After SEC Pursues Ripple
Coinbase Inc. knew cryptocurrency XRP was a security rather than a commodity and “illegally” sold Ripple Labs Inc.’s tokens anyway, a customer argues in a proposed class-action lawsuit over the ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Tokyo sees surge, residents urged to stay home
Tokyo is seeing a record surge in coronavirus cases as the governor of the Japanese capital implored people to stay home. “The coronavirus knows no year end or New Year’s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo trading closed for holiday, other global indexes mixed
Trading in Tokyo was closed for the New Year's holidays Thursday, while the handful of bourses that remained open in Asia and Europe was mixed. France's CAC 40 slipped 0.5% in early trading to ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Tokyo residents urged to ‘stay home’ with family
Tokyo is seeing a record surge in coronavirus cases as the governor of the Japanese capital implored people to stay home. "The coronavirus knows no year end or New Year's holidays," Gov. Yuriko Koike ... ( read original story ...)
Record COVID cases in Tokyo, heavy snow curtail New Year celebrations in Japan
New coronavirus infections in Tokyo hit a record high of more than 1,300 on Thursday raising fears of an explosion in cases, local media reported, and New Year's Eve celebrations were curtailed as the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: London council leaders say school closures have ‘no logic’; Japan considers state of emergency
How much they (children) miss out by not being in schools, that’s why we’re taking these extraordinary actions because it’s always best to have children in school if it’s possible to do so. He also ... ( read original story ...)
Business jets drawing keen interest in Japan amid pandemic
Companies that arrange charter flights are getting a growing number of inquiries, with one flight operator planning to increase its fleet size. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire Wins 2020 GOOD DESIGN Award
Yokohama Tire latest GEOLANDAR product, the GEOLANDAR CV G058, was named a 2020 GOOD DESIGN award-winner in the transportation category from The Chicago Athenaeum. “We’re honored once again to earn a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo trading closed for holiday, other Asian indexes mixed
Major Asian bourses were closed for the New Year's holidays Thursday while the handful that remained open was mixed. Australia's S&P/ASX fell 0.8% to 6,632.10, while ... ( read original story ...)
‘Unprecedented magnitude’: Tokyo facing third wave of coronavirus infection, warns city’s governor
Tokyo’s alert has been raised to the highest of four levels, the first time since the outbreak The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 944 cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, marking the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks seen climbing in 2021 on economic recovery from pandemic
Tokyo stocks are likely to climb in 2021 with progress in global COVID-19 vaccinations helping to improve the business climate and Japan's accommodative monetary policies remaining in place. Analysts ... ( read original story ...)
Japan awarded more than 100 contracts over 10 years to Dentsu-linked non-profit groups
The Japanese government has awarded more than 100 contracts over the last decade to two non-profit groups set up by Dentsu Inc, according to a Reuters analysis of government data, in arrangements that ... ( read original story ...)