The five-year race to launch the first spot cryptocurrency exchange traded funds in the Asia-Pacific region has finished on Thursday in a dead heat. Sydney-based ETF Securities’ spot bitcoin and ether ... ( read original story ...)
Ezra Miller claims they film themself getting assaulted for ‘NFT crypto art’ in bodycam footage
Ezra Miller has claimed they film themself getting assaulted for art. Bodycam footage of the 29-year-old actor from an incident in which they got arrested at a karaoke bar in Hawaii in March this year ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China, South Korea finance leaders warn of recovery risks
Financial leaders from Japan, China and South Korea on Thursday warned of risks to Asia's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and committed themselves to backing market stability and sound ... ( read original story ...)
Japan April service sector sentiment improves – govt
Japan's service sector sentiment index rose in April for a second month, a Cabinet Office survey showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mercari to establish a Centre of Excellence in India
Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, which is expected to leverage Mercari’s network between Japan and India to support international breakthroughs. The centre which will be fully operational in June ... ( read original story ...)
Elliott to close Tokyo office and shift Asia investing to London
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Elliott Management Corp news every morning. US hedge fund firm Elliott Management is planning to shut its office in Tokyo, its last ... ( read original story ...)
Will Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy and its hesitancy to join the Tokyo developed CPTPP overshadow Biden’s visit to Japan?
Japan perceives Washington's IPEF policy undermines the CPTPP, which Tokyo worked to develop after the US withdrew from the forerunner of the deal, the TPP Donald Trump withdrew the US from the TPP, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks lower in morning on U.S. inflation fears
Tokyo stocks were lower Thursday morning, briefly sending the Nikkei index down over 2 percent, as higher-than-expected U.S. consumer price data fueled wariness over ongoing inflation. The 225-issue ... ( read original story ...)
ANA increases flights between Tokyo and Honolulu with honu-themed fleet
In response to growing flight demands, All Nippon Airways will be increasing the number of flights between Japan and Hawaiʻi. The popular FLYING HONU also returns. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s stylish toilets inspire director Wim Wenders
So far, 12 of Tokyo's 17 new toilets have been finished and are in use, mostly in parks and next to stations. From American road trips to modern dance and the pope, German director Wim Wenders’ films ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks sharply down on rapid U.S. inflation, tightening worries
Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday, tracking overnight declines on Wall Street after unexpectedly high U.S. consumer price index data for April fueled worries that the Federal Reserve may take ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed hotspots in Berkshire as invasive plant grows in Reading, Slough, Windsor and more
Berkshire homeowners dread the sight of it, but Japanese knotweed is back across the county this Spring. The invasive plant can cause a number of serious problems if left unchecked. Environet, the ... ( read original story ...)
5 months after postponed IPO, AI-powered marketing bot developer Zeals secures $38M+
Zeals Zeals is an equity-method affiliate of Freakout Holdings (TSE: 6094) and has developed AI-powered marketing bots for e-commerce companies and others. The company announced on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Subaru Plans to Build First Domestic Electric Vehicle Factory – Nikkei
Subaru Corp plans to build an electric vehicle factory in Japan, the first time an automaker plans to do so domestically, the Nikkei business daily said on Thursday. (Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China, South Korea finance leaders urge caution amid Ukraine crisis
TOKYO : The financial leaders from Japan ... accelerating inflation and supply chain disruptions on top of the Ukraine crisis. The finance ministers and central bank governors from the three Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Japan books 19.68 bln USD current account surplus in March
Japan logged a current account surplus of 2.55 trillion yen (19.68 billion U.S. dollars) in March, the government said in a report on Thursday, with the surplus being in the black for a second ... ( read original story ...)