Bill Miller revealed Thursday that he sold some of his bitcoin holdings as the recent losses in the cryptocurrency triggered margin calls. ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Suzuki says it’s wrong to assume BOJ will buy bonds indefinitely
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday it was inappropriate to guide fiscal policy on the assumption the central bank will keep buying government bonds indefinitely."The Bank of Japa ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM vows to help developing nations’ COVID response with $5 bil.
Japan will assist developing nations with their anti-coronavirus steps with cumulative assistance worth $5 billion, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday during a global summit aimed at ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese aircraft carrier’s activity “security concern”: Japan officer
Japan's top uniformed officer of the Defense Ministry said Thursday that recent activities by China's navy, including fighter jets taking off and landing on an aircraft carrier near the southern ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis star Naomi Osaka launching her own sports agency
Japanese tennis star Noami Osaka is launching her own sports agency and leaving IMG modeling, she told the sports business publication Sportico. In an interview published Wednesday, In an ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Revengers Breaks Out the Water Guns in New Summertime Art
Tokyo Revengers debuts new art of Toman's members enjoying a water gun fight for the series' new collaboration with Tower Records Japan. ( read original story ...)
Katsumoto Saotome, chronicler of Tokyo firebombing, dies at 90
Katsumoto Saotome, a Japanese writer who gathered the accounts of survivors of the U.S. firebombing of Tokyo in World War II to raise awareness of the massive civilian deaths and the importance of ... ( read original story ...)
Ukraine war puts Japan’s clean energy transition at risk
Until one of the biggest earthquakes on record triggered a tsunami that destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, just over 11 years ago, Japan’s energy supply rarely made ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota’s ‘Unprecedented’ Cost Surge Casts Shadow Over Japan Inc.
Halfway through Japan’s reporting season, companies are mostly hitting their marks, but some high-profile cautious outlooks from blue chips like Toyota Motor Corp. risk sapping optimism for the rest ... ( read original story ...)
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Sam Kemmis: Exactly, so I stayed at this spot called the Andaz Tokyo. I don't know if you're familiar with Andaz? It's actually Hyatt property. It's like their young, bougie, luxury brand. ( read original story ...)
International Law Firms Look to New Avenues of Growth In Japan
Kamiya advised Japanese electronics giant Olympus Corporation on the ... some lawyers point to growing activity in areas such as cross-border dispute resolution and intellectual property. K&L Gates ... ( read original story ...)
CEO of FTX crypto exchange buys big stake in Robinhood
The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX has bought a 7.6% stake in Robinhood Markets, according to a filing with U.S. regulators on Thursday. Samuel Bankman-Fried said in the filing that he bought the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Meltdown Prompts Treasury Secretary to Call for New Regulation
We really need a regulatory framework to guard against the risks,” Yellen said of cryptocurrencies called stable coins. ( read original story ...)
Stablecoins are struggling to survive the crypto crash
Because of the way that algorithmic stablecoins operate, this caused a huge increase in the supply of the corresponding Luna cryptocurrency token, which is traded against UST in order to balance the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka To Launch Her Own Sporting Agency, EVOVLE
Olympian and world-renowned tennis champion Naomi Osaka is continuing to break barriers. It was announced on May 11 that Osaka is starting her own sporting agency, EVOLVE, with agent Stuart Duguid. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka launching her own sports agency
Naomi Osaka is famous for a lot of reasons around the tennis court. And the 24-year-old star is now leaving sports agency powerhouse IMG to start her own representation company, Evolve, according to ... ( read original story ...)