Japan's SBI Holdings plans to form a bank holding company by the end of the year at the earliest as it seeks a majority stake in Shinsei Bank, the Nikkei reported on Thursday.SBI's unsolicited bid has ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Seen Holding Off Decision on Tweaking Covid Aid: Survey
The Bank of Japan will probably scale back and extend its special Covid funding program, but the decision is unlikely to be announced next week as the omicron variant poses uncertainties, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Global systemic importance set to rise for China banks, fall for Japan lenders
China’s top four banks are likely to increase their global systemic importance, while Japan’s megabanks are set to see their global influence decline in coming years as their overseas strategies ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines Uses Ditto to Successfully Complete In-Flight Meal Ordering without Internet Connections
Opens Door to New Aviation Applications That Enhance Crew and Passenger ExperiencesSAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / December 9, 2021 / Ditto, ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Oriental Restaurant in the University District is closing
Owner Kim Aun said in a Facebook post that the property owner at 2283 N. High St. wants to convert the three-story brick building to apartments ... ( read original story ...)
The crypto trends a16z is betting on
Venture fund a16z has been a longstanding proponent of crypto, from its early investment in Coinbase eight years ago. Here are the crypto companies and trends a16z is betting on next. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Derivatives Maintain Strong Demand, Exec Says
That will hold true in a bear market when it comes to price discovery, a crypto exec says. Welcome to The Ask, where each week Crypto Investor interviews essential voices doing the work to make crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Ledger to launch crypto debit card
Ledger is the latest crypto company working on a debit card that connects directly with a crypto wallet. The company unveiled plans to launch its own debit card called the Crypto Life card at its ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Firm Polygon Makes $500 Million Buy for Ethereum Push
Crypto platform Polygon is buying startup firm Predicate Labs, the developer of the Mir blockchain protocol, in a deal valued at about $500 million as part of a broader strategy to help expand ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Meme Machine Kicks Into Gear After Congressman’s Joke
During a House Financial Services Committee hearing on crypto Wednesday, Sherman appeared to reference a story of an old woman who swallows bigger and bigger animals to catch the previously swallowed ... ( read original story ...)
MicroStrategy took advantage of the crypto sell-off to add 1,434 bitcoin to its stash in the last week
MicroStrategy said it added to its crypto trove, purchasing 1,434 bitcoin. Some of the purchase came during last weekend's brutal crypto sell-off. ( read original story ...)
TheSpiceDAO And The $3 Million Crypto Plot To Liberate Jodorowsky’s “Dune”
The director’s lavish vision proved too much for Hollywood studios, but an ether-backed collective has vowed to bring it into public view at last. ( read original story ...)
BlackRock’s ETFs have the scale. The next front? Keeping up with a generation obsessed with crypto and meme-stocks.
Salim Ramji, head of Blackrock's ETFs, expects the firm to add 100 million clients in five years, including through innovative new products. ( read original story ...)
TENNIS/ Naomi Osaka says Barbie doll a ‘surreal’ experience
Naomi Osaka, whose meteoritic rise to the top of the tennis world over the past year has included two Grand Slam titles and the world number one ranking, on Thursday said the newly unveiled Barbie in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiyo Pharma Tech Adds Gene Therapy Capacity in Japan
Taiyo Pharma Tech will establish a new Cytiva FlexFactory platform at its site in Osaka, Japan, which will add contract manufacturing capacity for the Japanese domestic gene therapy market. The new ... ( read original story ...)
China Tells Japan to Repay Faith as Tokyo Conservatives Seek Olympic Boycott
The largest faction of Japan's ruling party is reportedly pressuring the new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, into taking a hard line against China. ( read original story ...)