Citigroup Inc.’s investment banking co-head for Japan Hirotaka Kato has left the US lender, according to people familiar with the matter. Kato, who also served as financial institutions group head for ...
Nintendo opens Osaka store as Mario drives merchandise sales
Nintendo fans got a sneak peek at the video game giant's biggest official shop in Japan on Thursday, an 800-sq.-meter store in Osaka packed with thousands of toys and souvenirs based on hit series ... ( read original story ...)
Nintendo unveils official store in Osaka before Friday’s opening
Run directly by the company, Nintendo Osaka is located on the 13th floor of Daimaru department store in the major commercial district of Umeda. ( read original story ...)
Osaka police halt hit-and-run probe as car shows no trace of hitting children
Police have called off an investigation into what they initially suspected could be a hit-and-run incident involving three elementary school ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Skymark Airlines to Buy Boeing Max Jets, List in Tokyo
Skymark Airlines Inc. plans to modernize its fleet by adding as many as 12 Boeing Co. 737 Max jets, while the once-bankrupt discount carrier will also list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange next month. ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends lower as subpar earnings weigh, U.S. inflation data eyed
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower Thursday, tracking losses on Wall Street overnight, with domestic companies reporting subpar earnings losing ground amid a circumspect mood ahead of ...
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.98%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Transport and Railway & Bus sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.
NTT, Kioxia to invest in new Japan-backed logic semiconductor firm – TV Tokyo
Japanese firms including Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp and Kioxia Holdings Corp have decided to invest in a new government-backed company that aims to mass-produce next-generation logic ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto markets teeter with FTX after Binance abandons bailout
Cryptocurrency markets nursed heavy losses on Thursday, with bitcoin pinned near a two-year low as investors fretted about the fallout from the implosion of crypto exchange FTX.
Crypto Is Crashing. This Time, Blame FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried
Crypto experienced one of its worst days ever on Wednesday in the wake of the stunning collapse of the FTX exchange, a platform once hailed as one of crypto’s foremost success stories.FTX faces ...
Sequoia Capital says it’s marking its investment in FTX down to $0 as a liquidity crunch threatens to put the crypto exchange into bankruptcy
Sequoia wrote to its investors after Binance U-turned on acquiring FTX, citing issues "beyond our control or ability to help." ...
Binance backs out of FTX rescue, leaving the crypto exchange on the brink of collapse
The reversal comes one day after Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao announced that the world’s largest cryptocurrency firm had reached a non-binding deal to buy FTX’s non-U.S. businesses for an undisclosed ...
Japanese shares fall on sell-off after disappointing forecasts by heavyweights
Japanese shares fell on Thursday, tracking Wall Street losses overnight, as heavyweights Honda Motor and Sumitomo Rubber dropped on disappointing forecasts. The Nikkei lost 0.98% to close at 27,446.10 ...
Disney+ makes gains in Japan by banking on anime, echoing its competitors
However, a bright spot for its namesake streaming service was its share of the Japan market, where it muscled into third place, knocking out Nippon TV’s Hulu. Amazon Prime Video boasts around 16.5 ...
Japan, US hold joint arms drills amid China, N Korea worry
Japan and the United States began a major joint military exercise Thursday in southern Japan as the allies aim to step up readiness in the face of China’s increasing assertiveness and North Korea’s ... ( read original story ...)
Biden to discuss North Korea nuclear threat with Japan, South Korea leaders
President Joe Biden will meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan and South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol during an upcoming trip to Asia to discuss how to stem North Korea's nuclear program, a ... ( read original story ...)