TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's three major banks and some others are set to extend about 4 trillion yen ($37.9 billion) in coordinated loans to NTT for the acquisition of its mobile carrier, the Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall in morning as ex-dividend stocks drag
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Japan’s NTT eyes taking wireless unit Docomo private in potential $38 billion offer
Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) said it is looking at taking full control of its wireless carrier business in a deal that could be worth around 4 trillion yen (£29.59 billion) and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Overall Inflation Gains 0.2% On Year In September
Overall consumer prices in the Tokyo area were up 0.2 percent on year in September, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ... ( read original story ...)
CFTC charges overseas trading company with engaging in illegal crypto transactions
The CFTC has charged an overseas trading company with "engaging in unlawful retail commodity transactions" involving crypto.The post CFTC charges overseas trading company with engaging in illegal ... ( read original story ...)
AirTrunk’s new 300 MW Tokyo data centre is set to be the largest in APAC (excluding China)
AirTrunk Tokyo data centre Artists impression of AirTrunk's planned Tokyo data centre TOK1SYDNEY, Australia and TOKYO, Sept. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AirTrunk, a hyperscale data centre specialist, ... ( read original story ...)
Chipmaker Kioxia postpones $3.2 billion IPO plan
Kioxia Holdings Corp, the world’s second-largest flash memory chipmaker, said on Monday it would postpone plans for an initial public offering (IPO) amid uncertainty in the global chip market stemming ... ( read original story ...)
High Debt. Low Growth. Are We All Japanese Now?
Asia’s second-largest economy holds lessons for the rest of us as the Covid-19 pandemic destroys jobs and rocks whole industries ... ( read original story ...)
The mysterious luminescence phenomena of earthquake lightning
Were you aware that earthquakes are sometimes associated with luminescence, called earthquake lightning? This phenomenon had been documented throughout history, such as between 1965 and 1967, the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Is Too Dependent on Dollars
With most stablecoins pegged to dollars, the crypto industry is wedded to a single currency with uncertain prospects. Time to diversify. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s NTT to take full control of wireless unit Docomo for $38 billion: Nikkei
Japanese telecoms group Nippon Telegraph and Telephone will take full control of its wireless carrier business NTT Docomo Inc for about 4 trillion yen ($37.89 billion), the Nikkei business daily ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Should athletes be priority for vaccine?
Recently, everyone from new Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to IOC president Thomas Bach have tried to assure the Japanese public and deep-pocketed sponsors that the Olympics will take place. So ... ( read original story ...)
The Role of Crypto in a Broader Portfolio
However, not even the lauded 60/40 rule can protect a portfolio against systematic risk. For decades, hedge funds have sought an asset that can protect against such undiversifiable hazards—an asset ... ( read original story ...)
Alchemy Pay to Integrate Chainlink Price Feeds to Power DeFi Products and Fair Crypto Payments
Alchemy Pay, a pioneer in hybrid digital and fiat payment solutions, is integrating Chainlink’s Price Feeds to help power DeFi products in its DeFi platform as well as set fair market exchange rates ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Toshiba’s pulled chip IPO is tip of its worries
The reason for Kioxia’s decision to pull its $3.2 billion initial public offering on the eve of pricing depends on who you ask. The world’s second largest maker of flash memory chips said it was down ... ( read original story ...)
Kioxia’s Ambitious IPO Runs Up Against Reality
The collateral damage from Huawei’s trouble is widespread, but the problems with the now-delayed Kioxia public offering ran deeper. ( read original story ...)