Japan's corporate governance and stewardship codes, introduced less than four years ago, represented nothing less than a call to redesign Japanese capitalism. On the surface, the resulting pace of transformation has been lightning fast. The regulators and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Seeks to Clean Up Cryptocurrency Markets After $530 Million Coincheck Heist
Japan’s financial regulator said on Monday it would inspect all cryptocurrency exchanges and ordered Coincheck to get its act together after hackers stole $530 million worth of digital money from its exchange in one of the biggest cyber heists on record ... ( read original story ...)
Japan raps Coincheck, orders broader checks after $530 million cryptocurrency theft
Story Continues Japan's top financial diplomat said regulation of cryptocurrencies would likely be on the agenda at the G20 finance chiefs' meeting in Argentina in March. South Korea will this week ban cryptocurrency traders from using anonymous bank ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo hospital gauge effect of daily anti-viral use on HIV infections
Starting next month, a Tokyo-based hospital will start a clinical study to ascertain whether HIV infection rates can be reduced if high-risk individuals take anti-viral medicine on a daily basis, a source close to the matter said Monday. In the first such ... ( read original story ...)
Rakuten moving into property insurance with latest acquisition
TOKYO -- Japanese e-commerce group Rakuten will expand further into insurance by acquiring a Nomura-owned property insurer and using it as an outlet for new data-driven policies. Billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani's group plans to spend 40 billion yen to 50 ... ( read original story ...)
Ring Of Fire ON ALERT As Earthquake Rocks Japan
The ring of fire is on alert after Japan was rocked by an earthquake. The 5.1 magnitude quake is just one more in the past week that’s made the area increasingly geologically unstable. The Japan earthquake struck 46 miles from the town of Miyako, which ... ( read original story ...)
Japan orders broader checks after $660 million cryptocurrency theft as Netherlands banks are hacked
He said the company may seek financial assistance, according to Kyodo News service. Japanese TV footage showed a small group of customers standing outside the company’s Tokyo head office Friday night. Coincheck, which calls itself the leading Bitcoin and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Itochu will integrate UK-developed aggregation platform into own batteries
This is expected to lead to an increase in self-consumption of power that is generated using solar systems and energy storage systems, as one Japanese company, Solar Frontier, told Energy-Storage.News in 2016. From 2020, all new Japanese homes are also ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Crowd Realty gets $2.1M from banks and property giant to decentralize P2P deals
See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Crowd Realty, which provides the real estate-specific crowdfunding platform under the same name, announced in late December that it has fundraised from Mitsubishi Estate (TSE: 8802), Shinsei Corporate ... ( read original story ...)
New report examines the intellectual property software market forecast to 2025
This report studies the Global Treasury Software Market, analyzes and researches the Treasury Software development status and forecast in United States, EU, Japan, China, India and Southeast Asia. If you have any special requirements, please let us know ... ( read original story ...)
Property investment companies ‘hitting mainstream’ with advisers – 7IM
"Japan had a strong run leading into Q4 ... CUSTODIAN REIT PLC ORD GBP0.01 ISHARES III PLC UK GILTS 0-5YR UCITS ETF GBP DIST 6 KAMES CAPITAL PLC PROPERTY INCOME B GROSS ACC TR PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST ORD GBP0.25 ISHARES GBP CORP BD 0-5 UCITS ETF GBP ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten to acquire Asahi Fire for 45 billion yen
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten Inc said on Monday ... Rakuten said it would launch a tender offer and pay 2,664 yen per share of Asahi Fire, a property insurance firm owned by Nomura Holdings and its subsidiary. ( read original story ...)
Japan, China aiming to open military hotline
but for Japan and China to stand side by side to deal with global issues," he said. "In particular, the North Korea issue is now an urgent issue for the whole of international society." Legal Notice: Copyright, trade marks and other intellectual property ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Startup to sell Commercial Complex in Tokyo for 547 Bitcoin
The reason the Japanese property owners accept bitcoin is due to cheaper fees, compared to banks or third parties, and hassle-free settlement. Generally, buying properties via third parties or banks prompts higher fees and a lot of paperwork. Bitcoin ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics brings South Korea, Japan closer together
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A Shin Forward relocating to New York from Japan
A Shin Forward, a Group 1 winner and sire in Japan, will relocate to Rockridge Stud in Hudson, N.Y., for the 2018 breeding season and will stand for a private fee as property of the horse’s breeder, Vivien Malloy’s Edition Farm. The 13-year-old Forest ... ( read original story ...)