On Monday, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a kick-off event to celebrate the opening of Tokyo Innovation Base or TiB for short, a center of exchange between entrepreneurs and other ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific stocks turn lower as China property stocks plunge
PPI Services for October +2.3% y/y (expected +2.1%) China (SHCOMP) -0.42%. China's industrial profits continues to shrink in ... ( read original story ...)
Circle Signs MoU With SBI Holdings to Expand USDC Circulation in Japan
Circle has partnered with financial services firm SBI Holdings to facilitate the strategic expansion of USDC into the Japanese market.
Can We Please Stop The Crypto Investor Madness Now
With the number of regulatory pile-ons, scams, convictions, jail time, and value crashes, there seems enough evidence to say that crypto ‘investments’ aren’t a wise move.
Japan’s Nikkei ends lower on caution ahead of US inflation data
Japan's Nikkei share average ended lower on Monday as investors turned cautious ahead of U.S. inflation data, prompting them to sell stocks to lock in profits. The Nikkei index fell 0.53% to close at ...
Bank of Japan will take a ‘gradual and phased’ approach in normalizing monetary policy
Kei Okamura of Neuberger Berman thinks Bank of Japan Governor Ueda will be "quite cautious" in monetary policy decisions.
Japanese bank chief Jun Ohta dies aged 65
Jun Ohta, the chief executive of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and the driving force behind the bank’s recent wave of expansion in the US and south-east Asia, has died at the age of 65.
Tokyo stocks fall on weak Asian shares, firming yen
Tokyo stocks ended lower Monday with initial gains were erased as sentiment was dampened by falls on other Asian markets and a strong ... ( read original story ...)
BP enters Japan’s power retail market
BP said on Monday it has entered Japan's power market after receiving approval from the industry ministry to operate as a retail electricity provider. ( read original story ...)
Osaka student entrepreneur founds company to help English learners, quash gender inequality
A student-founded education startup has been launched to meet increased demand for English skills ahead of the 2025 World Expo in this west J ... ( read original story ...)
Japan TV station broadcasts photo of wrong person as ‘suspect’ in body dumping case
A woman was arrested on suspicion of abandoning a corpse after the body of a man was found in an apartment in Nagoya's Naka Ward. Nagoya-based Tokai Television Broadcasting Co. announced that the ... ( read original story ...)
Woman who said she was stabbed at Yokohama music hall confesses to self-injury
A woman who claimed to have been stabbed in the abdomen at a music event venue here last week turned out to have made a false report, as s･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama sees surge in foreign ‘ladyboys’ on its backstreets
YOKOHAMA--The lifting of travel restrictions in a post-COVID world had the desired effect of a surge in tourist numbers. But nobody seems to have counted on an influx of “ladyboy” male prostitutes to ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Outing With Daughter Springs a Surprise as She Catches a Glimpse of Her Creation
The whole tennis world awaits Naomi Osaka‘s comeback! Her fans eagerly await to see her back in action while she spends a little more time with her daughter. As she will be seen playing at the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Tech Leaders Accelerate Its Climate Actions, Ex-PM Says
Innovation by Japan’s companies to advance clean energy technology can speed up the country’s efforts to curb emissions, according to former prime minister Yoshihide Suga. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s corporate service inflation climbs in sign of broadening price pressures
Japan's business-to-business service inflation accelerated in October as a tight job market lifted labour costs, underscoring a broadening of price pressures that could heighten the chance of a ... ( read original story ...)