Japan's largest bitcoin exchange by volume has announced a new round of fundraising. According to statements from the startup, the fundraising follows BitFlyer's work with Sumitomo and Mizuho on private blockchain solutions aimed at providing the core ... ( read original story ...)
Parallel strike-slip fault and normal fault moved simultaneously at the 2016 Kumamoto, Japan, earthquake
To estimate local stress field, geologists collect on-fault slip direction (striation) and fault geometry at outcrops, whereas seismologists compile focal mechanisms of earthquakes occurred at depth. Stress tensor inversion, which is a pervasive ... ( read original story ...)
Pinterest IPO in 2017 Is a Possibility
along with its efforts to break into Japan, the U.K., and Brazil. Both of these new developments could be huge for the company. Continuing to grow its base will be key to maintaining its high valuation, and also ensuring a valuable Pinterest IPO price per ... ( read original story ...)
Japan logs 1 percent growth in 2016 as private demand stalls
But overall the report showed the challenges Japan's planners are facing in trying to rekindle growth without much help from corporate investment or wage increases. THE GOOD NEWS: 2016 was the first year that Japan saw no quarter-to-quarter contractions in ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba chairman steps down over huge nuclear business loss
TOKYO - Japanese electronics and energy giant Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday that its chairman is resigning to take responsibility for problems that will result in a 713 billion yen ($6.3 billion) loss in its nuclear business. Toshiba warned, however ... ( read original story ...)
Gov't sold land lot very cheaply to school operator linked to PM Abe's wife
OSAKA -- The local finance bureau has disclosed that a state-owned land lot has been sold to an education corporation linked to the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for 134 million yen even though the value of the property has been appraised at over 900 ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO SEIMITSU : Summary of FY2017 Third Quarter Business Results (April 2016 ..
(*1) Incl. Trade notes and Electronically Recorded Monetary Claims (*2) Incl. Trade notes and Electronically recorded obligations-operating Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd. published this content on 14 February 2017 and is solely responsible for the information ... ( read original story ...)
This bar in Tokyo is selling Valentine's Day cocktails with edible insects
Ranging from cookies to juices to candied varieties, the bar is cranking out goodies that include cocktails laden with waterbugs to "caramelized worms with almonds and cashews." The Japan Times also reports: "The whipped cream on some desserts included the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, U.S. agreed FX talks best left for finance leaders: Abe
TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday he agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump during a weekend bilateral summit that currency issues should be left for finance leaders of each country to discuss. "When I was alone with the president ... ( read original story ...)
3 Japanese Business Practices For An Age Of Disruption
Japan-based companies are among the largest and most technologically sophisticated sources of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States. While automobile manufacturers are perhaps the most well-known among Japanese companies investing in the ... ( read original story ...)
Finance Minister Aso: Japan-U.S. dialogue to address economic policies, trade and investment
TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that Japan and the United States would aim to strengthen trade and investment ties between the two countries as well as among Asia-Pacific countries. "We will discuss economic policies and ... ( read original story ...)
The Federal Reserve’s Reluctance to Learn from the Bank of Japan
I recently posted an article on the minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee meeting held on November 1 and 2, 2011, focusing on who was to blame for the intransigence of the American labor market (hint – it was the drug-abusing, lazy unemployed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan logs 1% growth in 2016
Japan's economy expanded at a steadily slowing pace in 2016, though a modest recovery in exports helped offset sluggish spending by households and businesses. The 1.0 per cent annual pace of expansion for the year compared with 1.2 per cent growth in 2015 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher as trade, currency fears abate
TOKYO, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended higher Monday as market jitters were eased following theconclusion of Japan's first summit with the U.S. since Donald Trump became the U.S. President. Trump had previously showed vexation at Japan for its trade ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks up after US-Japan summit
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose Monday with sentiment lifted by upbeat ... The shortfall is linked to a special loss of around 600 billion yen at Toshiba's US nuclear unit, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday. Airbag maker Takata, at the centre of the ... ( read original story ...)
Population trends deliver boost for Japan's micro M&A boutiques
TOKYO (Reuters) - Boutique advisers specialising in micro-M&A for mostly family-run firms are enjoying a boom in Japan, as an ageing, shrinking population brings in the boundaries on the country's small business landscape. There are no industry-wide ... ( read original story ...)