One of the key features around seasonality is the so-called turn-of-the-month effect. This is when major indices tend to gain around the end of a month and into the first few days of the new month. However, using Seasonax you can also look at the seasonality for indices around the middle of the month which ...
Man accused of having knives on Osaka-bound shinkansen ‘wanted death penalty’
YAMAGUCHI -- A man accused of taking knives on a shinkansen bullet train bound for Osaka pleaded guilty and said he "wanted to be executed after randomly killing people " during the first hearing of ... ( read original story ...)
(LEAD) S. Korean lawmakers depart for Tokyo for annual meeting with Japanese counterparts
Dozens of lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties departed for Tokyo on Thursday to attend an annual meeting with their Japanese counterparts. A total of 37 members of the South Korea-Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s exit from ultra-easy policy ‘may not come as early,’ says Daiwa Securities
Daiwa Securities' Keiko Tashiro said the BOJ will likely take a cautious stance: "I think they'll want to watch and see, because they don't want to dampen anything that might happen if they raise interest rates too early. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Crypto Policy Turned Conservative After FTX, Zhao Says
Singapore’s approach to crypto became more conservative after the collapse of FTX but the island remains crypto friendly overall, said Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, chief executive of the Binance digital-asset exchange.
Arm valued at $54.5 bln in year’s biggest IPO
STORY: Chip designer Arm starts trading Thursday (September 14) on New York’s Nasdaq exchange after a blockbuster share offering. It secured a valuation of $54.5 billion - at the top of its target range.
Arm hits $54.5bn valuation in massive IPO launch
Arm has raised nearly $5bn in its IPO, reaching a higher valuation than when it was on track to be sold to Nvidia for $40bn in 2021.
Hokkaido startup aims for the stars with high-altitude balloon trips
Iwaya's balloon is expected to attain its final target of reaching a height of 25 kilometers by the end of this year. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Topix ends at new 33-yr high on easing US rate hike fears
Tokyo stocks rose sharply Thursday, with the Topix index climbing to a fresh 33-year high as buying was boosted by hopes for an end o ... ( read original story ...)
Barking mad? AI chatbot dog for Osaka Pref. seniors retooled over political party praise
An AI-powered program introduced by the Osaka Prefectural Government to tackle seniors' social isolation has undergone revisions after compla ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Arm Holdings Prices IPO At $51.00/ADS, Top End Of Estimated Range
Chip designer Arm Holdings plc., affiliated to Japan's SoftBank Group Corp. (SFTBY), said that it has priced its initial public ...
Japan’s Nikkei jumps to 1-week high after US inflation data
Japan's Nikkei share average rose more than 1% on Thursday to touch its highest level in a week, as investors were relieved after data showed underlying U.S. inflation remained on its slow, downward ...
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.23%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Precision Instruments and Gas & Water sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.23 ...
Sapporo court denies spousal benefits to same-sex couple
The Sapporo District Court ruled on Monday that a person in a same-sex relationship is not entitled to spousal benefits provided to a person in marriage or in a common-law marital relationship, ... ( read original story ...)
Alcoholic matcha cocktail base from Sapporo looks like green tea, but definitely shouldn’t be chugged
▼ That dot is because “ALC.” is an abbreviation of alcohol, not a decimal point for the alcohol content. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s weak machinery orders, other batch of soft data raise BOJ challenge
Japan's core machinery orders fell more than expected in July, as manufacturers balk at new investments in the face of sluggish global growth and weakness in major market China, pointing to a ... ( read original story ...)