LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - The era of super-cheap money is ending, and stocks' remarkable run to new highs and bond yields' refusal to shoot higher suggest world markets are taking this seismic monetary policy shift in their stride. Yet while attention is ... ( read original story ...)
9 Best Business Hotels In Osaka, Japan
Osaka is known all over the world as the home of Universal Studios, Japan - among other things - but it is also home to bustling businesses, which makes it a familiar place for many business travelers. If you’re traveling to Osaka for the first time, you ... ( read original story ...)
Survey finds that Osaka people don’t eat takoyaki octopus balls as much as you’d think
A large majority of people living in Osaka said to eat their iconic food takoyaki less than a dozen times a year. In 1933, a restaurant in the Ikunoku Ward of Osaka called Aiduya unveiled a new dish, radioyaki. It was a grilled ball of batter with beef ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises, led by banks, financials
TOKYO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday as banks and financial shares tracked their U.S. counterparts higher, shrugging off another North Korean missile launch. The Nikkei was up 0.4 percent at 22,576.86 points at the end ... ( read original story ...)
BANK OF JAPAN : Bankers dismiss cryptocurrencies, but it has them worried
Central bankers say the success of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is just a bubble. But it keeps them awake at night, because these private currencies threaten their control of the banking system and money supply, that could undermine the monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nomura to return to private equity
Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank said in a statement it would initially invest about 100 billion yen (670 million pounds) in the new business. It has yet to identify any specific investment targets. Nomura last made a fresh private equity ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Kataoka calls for more easing, counters calls for exit – paper
Bank of Japan board member Goushi Kataoka said the central bank must expand stimulus further to achieve its price target early, so that prolonged monetary easing does not hurt the country's banking system, the Sankei newspaper reported on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires ICBM into Japanese waters
The missile, believed to be an ICBM by the Pentagon based on initial assessments, was launched from Sain Ni, North Korea and flew roughly 620 miles before landing in the Sea of Japan. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, which first reported the launch ... ( read original story ...)
Japan government on alert after radio signals suggest North Korea missile launch
“This is not enough to determine (if a launch is likely soon),” the source told Reuters. Japan‘s Kyodo news agency reported late on Monday that the Japanese government was on alert after catching such radio signals, suggesting a launch could come in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan detects radio signals pointing to possible North Korea missile test: source
"This is not enough to determine (if a launch is likely soon)," the source told Reuters. Japan's Kyodo news agency reported late on Monday that the Japanese government was on alert after catching such radio signals, suggesting a launch could come in a few ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ghost ship’ washed ashore in Japan, clues point to North Korea
Ocean currents off the coast of Japan shift and the waters get choppy in winter months, routinely washing ships ashore. More than 40 boats full of dead people have washed up this year, according to Sky News. In 2016, the number was 66. The 23-foot boat was ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires ICBM close to Japan: Pentagon
Japan's Kyodo news agency, quoting the defense ministry, said there were no reports of any damage. U.S. stocks briefly pared gains on the news but the S&P 500 index was up almost one per cent at the close. A U.S. intelligence official said the initial ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea defectors? Eight bodies in boat wash up on Japanese beach
Fox News reported. It also wouldn’t be the first time skeletal remains have been found along the Japanese coast with nine others washing up on the coast this year alone. Defectors typically make the dangerous journey into South China via China and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Gold Receives First Drilling Permit and Commences Drilling
Japan Gold's drilling contractor Sumiko Resources Exploration ... including a 1.2 metre wide channel sample across the vein at 446 g/t Au and 376 g/t Ag (see news release dated: February 9, 2017). Drilling will target extensions to high-grade ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: N. Korea launch a ‘violent act’ that ‘can never be tolerated’
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Japan’s biggest crypto-exchange is coming to the US — and it’s hoping to solve one of bitcoin’s biggest problems
bitFlyer, the largest bitcoin exchange in Japan, is launching in the US. The firm's US Chief Operating Officer told Business Insider the expansion will provide new liquidity to the US market, which will entice institutional investors to dive into the ... ( read original story ...)