Neighbouring countries and local fishers express concern as 12th anniversary of nuclear disaster looms ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida says Ueda is most fit to lead BOJ
Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor nominee Kazuo Ueda is the best fit to lead the central bank as he is a well known economist globally and has high expertise in financial field. ( read original story ...)
Moscow accuses Japan of Russophobia, making ‘vicious attacks’ over Ukraine war
REUTERS/Yevhen Titov Feb 14 (Reuters) - Russia, locked in a decades-old territorial dispute with Tokyo over a chain of Pacific islands, on Tuesday accused Japan of engaging in Russophobia and mounting "vicious attacks" over the war in Ukraine. Soviet ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s future rests on Arm
What was clear, though, to investors, was just how much the future of SoftBank, which Son dubs as “a vision capitalist”, rests on one company: Arm. Following a historic selldown in Alibaba, an ...
Asia markets set to open lower after U.S. inflation comes in higher than expected
Futures were largely lower, with the Nikkei futures contract in Chicago at 27,730 while its counterpart in Osaka was at 27,740 against the ... according to Jeremy Siegel, a finance professor at the ...
The Bank of Japan’s new governor, Ueda Kazuo, marks a break with tradition
If approved, as seems certain, Mr Ueda will become the first academic economist to run the bank in post-war Japan, breaking with the tradition that the governor is drawn from the boj or finance ...
Stunning day trips just outside of Tokyo
TOKYO is where cutting-edge innovation meets culture and tradition – a gorgeous metropolis of high-rise neon-lit buildings amidst historical architecture and temples. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 3-Japan’s weak Q4 GDP rebound poses challenge for BOJ’s exit path
"With other advanced economies heading into recessions, we still expect net trade to drag Japan into a recession as well in the first half, especially since business investment is weakening faster ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto is joining the grown-up table, and no one is happy about it
To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. New York CNN — When FTX collapsed in November, it was a seismic event for the crypto industry. Many called it the “Lehman moment.” The comparison holds ...
Crypto Weekly: the bored apes are back
STORY: From why the bored apes are back, to a courtroom defeat for digital art, these are the week’s big stories in the world of virtual money…The NFT market might not be dead after all. Sales of such ...
Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action – but it is possible to prepare
It is not possible to stop the earthquakes, but it is possible to construct buildings that do not collapse and kill their residents on a massive scale – as both Japan and California have managed to do ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s earthquake recovery offers hard lessons for Turkey, Syria
The combined toll of Monday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake rose past 20,000 deaths as regional governments announced the discovery of new bodies Thursday. That has already eclipsed the more than 18,400 ... ( read original story ...)
Where are the world’s earthquake hotspots? How Turkey, Italy and China join a number of countries bordering the ‘Ring of Fire’ where 90 PER CENT of deadly tremors occur
Although the likes of Japan and California are famous for earthquakes, Turkey and Syria are within a seismically active area where three tectonic plates converge. While it is not possible to ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake Detector Market Size 2023 With Strategic Choice-Making Process, Identification of Main Corporations
1.5.4 China Earthquake Detector Estimates and Forecasts (2017-2028) 1.5.5 Japan Earthquake Detector Estimates and Forecasts (2017-2028) 2 Market Competition by Manufacturers 2.1 Global Earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
What to Expect After The Senate Banking Hearing On Crypto Crash
The Senate Banking Committee met on crypto today, calling the Valentine’s Day hearing “Crypto Crash: Why Financial System Safeguards are Needed for Digital Assets.” This hearing covered the hot topics ...
Japan’s 10-year bond yield at top of BOJ’s policy band ahead of U.S. CPI data
Also, the Japanese government nominated academic Kazuo Ueda as the next Bank of Japan head as had been reported in the media. Yields on super-long notes were supported by a firm outcome of the ...