Coinbase Japan announced it is scaling back amid a fresh round of mass layoffs. A small team will remain to steward customer assets.
Saudi wealth fund joins $930m pre-IPO bet on Korean anime giant
Saudi Arabia has been beefing up investment and business ties with Korean companies, becoming a major shareholder of NCSoft Corp as well as Tokyo-listed Nexon Co ...
Japan Logs Current Account Surplus For 1St Time In 8 Months In Nov 2022
Japan posted a current account surplus of 1.8 trillion yen ($13 billion) in November 2022, marking the first surplus register ...
Four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka reveals pregnancy
Naomi Osaka has revealed she is pregnant and will therefore miss the rest of the 2023 season. The four-time grand slam champion last week pulled out of this month’s Australian Open with no official reason given for her withdrawal but on Wednesday provided context for her decision by posting a picture of a baby scan ...
Roundup: Shakira Blasts Gerard Pique; Naomi Osaka Announces Pregnancy; Damar Hamlin Discharged From Hospital;
Shakira ripped ex Gerard Pique, Naomi Osaka announced she's pregnant, Damar Hamlin discharged from hospital and more in the Roundup. ( read original story ...)
Fumio Kishida Travels to the United States as Prime Minister of a More Assertive Japan
The Prime Minister and President Biden are expected to discuss Japan’s military buildup amid rising regional tensions ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 13,427 new cases
Tokyo confirmed 13,427 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, down by about 7,300 from a week before. The seven-day average of new cases came to 14,476.3 compared to 11,907.7 a week earlier. The number of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank raises views of 4 regional economies as activities pick up
Japan's central bank said in its quarterly report that many of the country's regional economies are "picking up" or "picking up moderately," although soaring inflation could take its toll looking ...
Bank of Japan more upbeat on regional Japan, wage prospects
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Thursday (Jan 12) offered a more optimistic view on the country’s economic health, and pointed to a growing number of firms planning wage increases, underscoring its ...
Japan’s Nikkei flat before U.S. CPI test; banks rally on BOJ speculation
Japan's Nikkei share average ended little changed on Thursday, on caution ahead of key U.S. inflation data, with banking stocks rallying amid speculation about a Bank of Japan (BOJ) stimulus tweak ...
The best concerts coming to Tokyo in 2023
After what seems like forever, large-scale concerts are finally happening again. Tokyo is set to welcome some of today’s hottest artists and we couldn’t be more excited. Missed some of the ... ( read original story ...)
Read Your Way Through Tokyo
Here, she suggests reading for those coming to her hometown, Tokyo. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. ( read original story ...)
South Korea Hints at Compensating Ex-Japan Labourers Via Fund; Victims Decry
The South Korean government unveiled a plan on Thursday to compensate victims of Japan's wartime forced labour through its own public foundation - instead of using funds from Japanese companies - ... ( read original story ...)
EU frets over crypto rules after FTX blow-up
Rulemakers question whether upcoming regulations will be enough to protect the bloc from future corporate implosions ...
Wall Street’s top cop trains his sights on crypto
In late 2021, the Brooklyn-born son of Jamaican immigrants became the first black person to be sworn in as the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, the storied branch of American justice ...
Japan’s Nikkei flat ahead of key U.S. CPI data; banks gain
Japan's Nikkei share average was little changed on Thursday ahead of key U.S. inflation data that would likely provide clues on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path for 2023. The Nikkei ended ...