The bitcoin price, up around 40% since the beginning of 2020, has been left in the dust by the gains made some DeFi projects—including yearn.finance (YFI) that's up a staggering 3,500% in just a ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar Set for Fourth Monthly Drop; Yen Steadies on Reports of Suga Run for PM
The dollar was poised to register its fourth consecutive monthly decline on Monday, its longest streak since the summer of 2017, while the yen steadied after a longtime lieutenant of Shinzo Abe ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open sharply higher on upbeat Wall Street shares
Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher Monday on robust U.S. shares late last week amid speculation that Japan's economic policy is unlik ... ( read original story ...)
Grandparents helping Price keep on the track to Tokyo
Lauren Price’s grandparents are all she’s ever known so being apart from them during lockdown has been a sucker punch for the world middleweight boxing champion. ( read original story ...)
How Shinzo Abe’s exit could threaten regional stability and Japan’s alliance with the US (Opinion)
Paul Sracic writes on the future of Japanese and US relations following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's announcement that he would be exiting his position. Abe was a stabilizing figure in the region, ... ( read original story ...)
The Times view on Japan after Shinzo Abe
A parliamentary democracy usually involves vigorous competition for office between political parties. Japan is an exception. It has been governed almost continuously by the centre-right Liberal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan July industrial output rises 8.0% month-on-month
Japan's industrial output rose 8.0% in July from the previous month, posting a second straight month of gains in a tentative sign of a pick-up in factory activity from the coronavirus-induced slump, ... ( read original story ...)
As Fintech Upends Banking, Japan Regulator Expects More Cross-Boundary Tie-Ups
"We'll likely see more such cases as industry boundaries start to disappear," Kurita said of SBI's string of tie-ups with regional banks. "There could be combinations we never thought about," he told ... ( read original story ...)
Trump says he pays his highest respect to Japan’s Abe, plans to call him
President Donald Trump said on Friday he considered Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a great friend and expressed concern over his decision to step down for health reasons. ( read original story ...)
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway buys stakes in Japan’s five leading trading companies
They say 90 is the new 70, and in Warren Buffett's case it may be true. The chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway announced today, on his 90th birthday, that his company has acquired a slightly more ... ( read original story ...)
How I used Chase points to book a $1,200-a-night suite in Tokyo
I’ve had to cancel or postpone numerous trips due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but the one that hurt the most was a two-week jaunt that would’ve taken me, my wife and daughter through Vietnam, ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo, Osaka make LGBT couples eligible to receive support money
Sapporo and Osaka have made lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples in officially recognized partnerships eligible to receiv ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists crack code of genes to accelerate, brake rice stem growth
The growth of rice stems is controlled by two genes that work like gas and brake pedals, researchers here have discovered, a finding that could lead to the birth of a new flood-resistant, productive ... ( read original story ...)
US OPEN ’20: Djokovic, Osaka, Pliskova highlight Day 1 in NY
Some of the usual sights and sounds will be missing on Day 1 of the 2020 U.S. Open, with no spectators in the stands ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Long & Short: What Changes at the Fed and the SEC Mean for Crypto
Chairman Powell’s speech on Thursday highlighted how much the Fed’s role is changing, and that's an opportunity for the crypto industry. ( read original story ...)
What The Market Is Saying About Shinzo Abe’s Resignation In Japan
The next prime minister will be decided on sometime in September and it is expected that a candidate who shares Abe’s economic views will replace him. The continuity of “Abenomics” policies should ... ( read original story ...)