The second-sharpest gain was recorded in the Dotonbori area of Chuo Ward, Osaka — another popular tourist destination — where property prices rose 27.5 percent. The rise in commercial land prices in Kyoto, also popular among foreign travelers ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Monex to buy Coincheck for $34 million, eyes future IPO
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese online brokerage firm Monex Group Inc will buy Coincheck Inc, the exchange at the center of a $530 million digital money heist, for 3.6 billion yen ($33.6 million), the latest move by a mainstream finance firm into the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Monex to buy Coincheck for $34 mln, eyes future IPO
TOKYO, April 6 (Reuters) - Japanese online brokerage firm Monex Group Inc will buy Coincheck Inc, the exchange at the centre of a $530 million digital money heist, for 3.6 billion yen ($33.6 million), the latest move by a mainstream finance firm into the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s cryptocurrency exchanges face shortage of engineers
TOKYO (Reuters) - When cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc explained how hackers made off with $530 million in digital money, it said part of the problem was beyond its control: Japan’s lack of software engineers. Coincheck said that no matter how hard ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Opened Slightly Higher
Tokyo stocks open slightly higher after Wall Street gains (Photo: AFP). Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher Friday, propped up by a lower yen and gains on Wall Street, but traders appeared in wait-and-see mode ahead of crucial US jobs data. The ... ( read original story ...)
AT TOKYO Launches Connection Services Between ATBeX and IX Services of 3 Major IX Providers in Japan
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AT TOKYO Corporation (Headquartered in Koto-ku, Tokyo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Akira Nakamura, referred to as “AT TOKYO”) hereby announces that it will provide connections services between ATBeX (AT TOKYO Business ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo leads Asian stocks lower in light holiday trade
Tokyo stocks drifted lower on Monday in thin holiday trade ... Volumes in Asian trade were light however, with financial markets in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong all closed for public holidays. The outlook for equities will be determined by US ... ( read original story ...)
Real Estate Tech Firm Zweispace Japan Starts Registering Property Sales on the Blockchain
Zweispace is integrating the blockchain-based system into its “Ohudokun” product, which aims to streamline real estate sales — and reduce registration fees. Real estate buyers and sellers in Japan currently pay a realtor to officially register ... ( read original story ...)
Banks rush to turn Japan cashless before legal change attracts tech giants
Lenders worldwide are shifting to open banking models, urged on by regulators including the FSA that want them to adapt as technological innovation shakes up the industry. Japan’s banks need to make sure they “have the area covered” before startups ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq leader in Japan for talks on peace, reconstruction
The loan is part of Japan's $6 billion pledge to stabilize the Middle East ... safer and we are moving to an excellent level of development," al-Abadi told a joint news conference. Iraqi officials cited unemployment among youth and other vulnerable ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe faces fresh headache over Iraq troop dispatch logs
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference the government would decide what steps to take after an investigation under Onodera’s “strong leadership”. The Iraq troop deployment, Japan’s biggest and riskiest overseas military ... ( read original story ...)
SK Lubricants plans W1.5 tril. IPO in May
Its IPO plan comes after the company is continuing to solidify ... to joint operations with major overseas partners such as Repsol of Spain and JX Energy of Japan. According to commodities researcher ICIS, the global Group III base oil market is expected ... ( read original story ...)
It’s Important to Try Using Cryptocurrencies, Says Japan’s Central Bank
Japan’s central bank has revealed some noteworthy opinions in a newly-published general Q&A on cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. On March 30, the head of the Bank of Japan’s Financial Services Information Division Masashi Kuramoto published a summary Q&A ... ( read original story ...)
Medical interpreters in high demand as tourists flock to Niseko
SAPPORO – Medical interpreters are helping a popular ski resort in Hokkaido deal with the growing number of foreign guests there. To overcome the language barrier, Kutchan-Kosei General Hospital in the town of Kutchan, near the Niseko resort, employs a ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Marathon, One of Japan’s Biggest Citizens’ Marathons, Ready to Accept Entry Applications from April 6
The Osaka Marathon, Japan's second biggest road race next to the Tokyo Marathon in terms of participants, is an urban marathon event with 32,000 runners from home and abroad taking part. It is staged on a hugely popular course along places of interest in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Yakuza concealed gang affiliation to receive welfare
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested an organized crime member for concealing his gang affiliation to collect welfare, reports TBS News (Mar. 30). Between October of 2016 and this past March, Hideji Misawa, 72, allegedly concealed that he ... ( read original story ...)