The government aims to complete plans for the new bonds by the end of the year. Japan’s trade ministry did not immediately respond to a Bloomberg request for comment. ( read original story ...)
Japan trade deficit driven wider by weak yen
TOKYO: Japan’s trade deficit widened in October, as the country’s import bill continued to rocket upward, fuelled by a historic slide in the yen that has already helped push the economy back into ... ( read original story ...)
Top U.S., Japanese trade officials discuss electric vehicle tax credits -U.S. statement
WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Japanese industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura discussed new U.S. electric vehicle tax credits during a meeting on the ... ( read original story ...)
Majority of vaccinated people in Tokyo don’t intend to get 3rd COVID shot: survey
As much as 57.7% of people in the Japanese capital who have received one or two coronavirus vaccine shots do not intend to get a third jab, a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Extends Participation in International Space Station to 2030
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese education and science minister Keiko Nagaoka said on Friday that Japan will extend its participation in the International Space Station (ISS) programme to 2030, following ... ( read original story ...)
World Cup 2022: Everything you need to know about Japan
Japan is one of the top Asian soccer teams and will look to make an impact in this year’s World Cup. Japan’s Group E opponents are previous winners in Spain and Germany while Costa Rica isn’t the ... ( read original story ...)
$600M in Bitcoin options expire on Friday, giving bears reason to pin BTC under $16K
Bears are better positioned for Friday’s $600 million BTC options expiry, but bulls can flip the tables if Bitcoin price trades above $18,000.
Naomi Osaka sued by crypto investors as FTX exchange collapses
Naomi Osaka is being sued by crypto investors as a promoter of the once highly reputable FTX cryptocurrency exchange that has now suffered an absolute collapse. Naomi Osaka of Japan wore an FTX patch ...
Crypto Is Flowing Out of Exchanges: ‘Severe’ Outflows From Gemini, OKX and Crypto.com, Says JP Morgan
Investors are pulling funds out of major crypto exchanges as a result of the collapse of FTX, JPMorgan analysts have said. In a note to investors Wednesday, analysts at the investment bank noted that ...
A meltdown in crypto is taking shape and it’s not just FTX’s fault
Hi, there: it’s Mark DeCambre, Editor in Chief MarketWatch, subbing in for our crypto reporter, Frances Yue, in this installment of Distributed Ledger. And what an illuminating several weeks it has ...
Failed crypto firm FTX has some key Boston connections
As the saga of failed crypto exchange FTX continues to unfold, questions are swirling around the firm’s leaders. People are trying to piece together exactly what they did, and how they ended up being ...
I Entertained Men For Money In Tokyo In The ’90s
At night, the streets of Tokyo transform into blinking neon lights. And young, pretty girls on bulletin boards summon men to come in. I passed by these hostess clubs to and from school every day, but ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Could Drop Below $10,000 In The Current Crypto Winter
Bitcoin prices have already dropped by 75% since their previous ... inflation rates in some of the world's most important economies are depicted (U.S., China, Germany, Japan, UK). As we can see, there ...
Factbox-From Genesis to Voyager, crypto firms’ exposure to FTX is coming to light
BlockFi and Genesis, two firms with exposure to FTX or its affiliated crypto trading firm Alameda Research, have suspended customer withdrawals as the market unpacks the extent of FTX's reach. Other ...
Shaq, Naomi Osaka, Steph Curry named as defendants in class-action suit against embattled crypto company FTX
A class-action cryptocurrency lawsuit has listed Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, tennis player Naomi Osaka, former NBA mainstay Shaquille O’Neal, and several other celebrities as ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka among those being sued as company she endorsed collapses
You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Former world No.1 Naomi Osaka has struggled on court this year and now she is among several elite athletes who are set to be sued. A crypto currency company ... ( read original story ...)