Japan's banking system remains stable as a whole but rising overseas interest rates could worsen the creditworthiness of highly leveraged firms, the Bank of Japan said on Friday. "Financial ... ( read original story ...)
Learn more about Tokyo’s start-up ecosystem by joining Oct 27 online event
In the wake of the unprecedented success of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) seems to be keen to elevate the city’s reputation as a center not just ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s core consumer prices hit 8-year high, rise 3% YoY in Sep
Core consumer prices in Japan rose 3 per cent in September to a fresh eight-year high from a year earlier, the government said in a report ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM heads to Australia to step up military, energy ties
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is traveling to Australia for talks with his counterpart Anthony Albanese, said Friday he wants to bolster military and energy cooperation between the two ... ( read original story ...)
‘Robbing women’: Japan’s sperm donation law spurs controversy
Satoko Nagamura and her girlfriend conceived their son with donated sperm, but new legislation in Japan could effectively outlaw the procedure for lesbian couples and single women. ( read original story ...)
Texas regulators have their eyes on one of the most powerful players in the crypto world
The big news in crypto this week came via a court filing in Texas. FTX, the crypto giant that is led by arguably the most powerful person in the industry, is under investigation by Texas regulators ...
Japan’s consumer inflation hits 8-year high in test of central bank’s dovish policy
Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.0% in September from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, marking the fastest pace in eight years.
USD/JPY teases Tokyo intervention near 32-year high above 150.00 despite strong Japan inflation, yields
USD/JPY picks up bids to renew intraday high near the multi-year top marked on Thursday. Yields remain firmer amid fears of high inflation, and recession. Japan’s Core CPI jumped to the highest in ...
As intervention threat grows, Japan says FX speculators dealt with ‘strictly’
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that authorities were dealing with currency speculators "strictly", as an extended sell-off of the yen kept markets on heightened alert for ...
Japan Finance Minister Reiterates Concerns Over Yen’s Rapid Fall
By Megumi Fujikawa Japan's finance minister on Friday reiterated concerns about the yen's rapid falls and his readiness to intervene in the ...
Japan’s inflation hits 8-year high in test of BOJ’s dovish policy
Japan's core consumer inflation rate accelerated to a fresh eight-year high of 3.0% in September, exceeding the central bank's 2% target for the sixth straight month as the yen's slump to 32-year lows ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s consumer inflation hits 8-year high, stays above BOJ target
Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.0% in September from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, marking the fastest pace in eight years and exceeding the central bank's 2% target for the sixth ...
Japanese yen slumps to 32-year low vs. U.S. dollar, Nikkei ends lower on U.S. recession woes
The Japanese yen dropped past the psychologically important 150 level versus the U.S. dollar on Thursday, marking the first time the currency has dropped to this level since 1990. Market analysts here ...
Time to Believe Japan Is Accepting a Weak Yen
The magic number of 150 yen per dollar came and went on Thursday without fireworks. Traders are braced for intervention, but big hairy numbers have rarely meant as much in practice as they have in ... ( read original story ...)
Thruster Glitch Likely Doomed Japan’s Epsilon-6 Rocket Launch
A Japanese rocket had to be intentionally destroyed last week during launch, marking the first failure of the company’s Epsilon-6 rocket. An initial investigation points to the rocket’s attitude ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Check: Bitcoin Flat; Aptos Has a Rocky Launch
Bitcoin at last check was barely moved the needle to $19,044.37, according to data firm CoinGecko. Ether, the native currency of the ethereum blockchain, was flat at $1,284.83, while dogecoin was up ...