Putting the last week’s events to the side, crypto is heading to a challenging time — a Federal Reserve rate-hike cycle. Morgan Stanley strategist Michelle Weaver said it’s one of the four major ... ( read original story ...)
The Station: Didi delists, a plea for the Chips Act and crypto for in-car purchases
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello readers: Welcome to The Station, ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank shares tumble as portfolio companies experience setbacks
SoftBank portfolio companies including Alibaba, Arm and Didi Chuxing are all experiencing periods of uncertainty that has hit their market value. ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei falls on Omicron concerns
At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average declined 102.20 points, or 0.36%, to 27,927.37. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped 10.32 points ... ( read original story ...)
Japan needs to ditch balanced budget goal, says head of LDP fiscal panel
Japan's government should ditch its target to balance the budget and instead spend more to achieve the central bank's 2% inflation target, the head of the ruling party's new panel on fiscal policy ... ( read original story ...)
Man who reported body in Osaka arrested on suspicion of murder
A man who reported the discovery of a body in a home in Osaka's Chuo Ward in October was arrested on Dec. 6 on suspicion of murder, Osaka Pre ... ( read original story ...)
Japan has 3rd omicron case as Kishida vows strict response
TOKYO — Japan confirmed on Monday its third case of the new omicron variant — a traveler entering from Italy — as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to take strict measures based on a worst-case ... ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 2 km depth
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kirin launches Singapore arbitration to exit Myanmar venture
Kirin has resorted to international arbitration in Singapore to secure its long-promised exit from Myanmar, in a move designed to ratchet up pressure on the Japanese brewer’s military-backed local ... ( read original story ...)
MapmyIndia IPO: GMP strong ahead of issue opening this week. Know price band, other details
The public issue is expected to fetch ₹1,039.6 crore at the upper end of the price band. As per market observers, MapmyIndia shares in the grey market are commanding a strong premium of ₹780. The ... ( read original story ...)
SenseTime launches HK$6bn IPO
SenseTime Group, an artificial intelligence software company, has opened its long-awaited Hong Kong IPO with pre-deal orders from state-owned cornerstone investors. IPO sponsors CICC, Haitong ... ( read original story ...)
A gathering storm: why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor in 1941?
Japan’s relentless empire-building in the 1930s put the US on red alert – but could Roosevelt convince a reluctant public to stand against the Rising Sun? Francis Pike considers the tensions between ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. embassy in Tokyo warns of ‘suspected racial profiling’ by Japanese police
Japan is a mostly ethnically homogeneous country where some people equate more immigrants with a rise in crime, although foreign labour is increasingly needed to make up for a declining and ageing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Calls For Extra Budget To Parliament For Economy Impacted By COVID-19
Japan’s govt submitted to parliament a draft extra budget for the fiscal year 2021 worth a record $320 billion for partial financing of its economic package ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Govt Submits Extra Budget Bill to Diet
The Japanese government on Monday submitted to the Diet, the country's parliament, a fiscal 2021 supplementary budget bill that calls for general-account spending of 35,989.5 billion yen, a record ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Japan govt’s 20,000-yen handout misses the point on slow ‘My Number’ ID uptake
The Japanese government is trying to boost the uptake of "My Number" personal ID number cards by offering up to 20,000 yen (about $177)-worth of points that can be used for shopping. The incentive is ... ( read original story ...)