The number of vacant houses in Japan has topped nine million. Government figures released on Tuesday show the number of empty houses, as of October 2023, was up by more than half a million since the ... ( read original story ...)
Aspen: IPO prospects where there is no sector wave to ride
Aspen shelved work on its IPO in New York last week in a move that signals that listing insurers will likely have to rely on the strength of their own individual stories from here. The Bermudian ...
Japan’s Kansai Airport World Record—No Luggage Lost In 30 Years
Airlines lose 7.6 pieces of luggage per every 1,000 travelers but Japan's Kansai airport has not lost anyone's bags in the last 30 years, and it's one of the busiest.
If Japan exhausts intervention slush fund, Treasuries may wobble: McGeever
Japan's yen-buying currency market intervention may not be sending tremors through the U.S. bond market just yet, but that calm could be disturbed if Tokyo gets drawn into a drawn-out battle to ...
Japan has had so many bear attacks in the past year it’s turning to AI to act as a warning system
Over 200 people have been injured in the past year by bears and there have been six reported fatalities, according to the Japanese Ministry of Environment. Most of those attacks have come in the Tohoku region of the country—the northern part of Japan's largest and most populated island. In 2022, some 158 people were attacked. ( ...
I’m an American who visited Tokyo for the first time. Here are the expectations I had that were completely wrong.
Business Insider's reporter was surprised Japan's subway pushers don't exist and unique vending machines aren't as popular as she had heard. ( read original story ...)
Japanese town builds giant screen to block views of Mount Fuji and deter tourist crowds
A Japanese town, known for its near-perfect views of the iconic Mount Fuji, is fighting back against hordes of tourists. Fujikawaguchiko, in the northern foothills of the mountain, boasts a number of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.34%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Automobiles & Parts and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.
Japan’s Cautionary Economic Tale
Troubles are coming to the Japanese economy not as single spies but in battalions. Its economy is in recession, its public finances are on an unsustainable path, and its currency keeps plumbing new ...
Ripple Enhances Presence in Japan: Collaborates with HashKey DX for XRP Ledger Solutions
SBI Group, Ripple, and HashKey DX collaborate to introduce XRPL-powered solutions to Japan and the partnership aims to replicate the success of blockchain-powered supply chain finance solutions in ...
‘Exponential decay’ shows $73K bitcoin price record could be peak, per analyst
Close analysis of the bitcoin price in the wake of halving events suggest the top of this crypto cycle might have already been reached.
Groundhog Day for the Crypto Wars: The DOJ on Bitcoin Prowl
It's a stunning flashback to the 1990s "crypto wars," when the feds last went after cryptographers and others writing code. Thirty years later, politicians are now worried less about technical data leaking to foreigners and more about those foreigners ...
Crypto Users Demand SEC, Chair Accountability Over ‘Misleading’ ETH Stance; Congress Sets Hearing
Under increasing pressure over the revelation that Gensler's SEC had viewed Ether as a security before it refused to answer Congress regarding the matter, the House Committee on Financial Services has scheduled a hearing on SEC enforcement next week.
Crypto washout sends bitcoin below $58,000 into bear market
Bitcoin fell for a third day on Wednesday, having posted its worst monthly performance in April since late 2022, as investors pulled money out of cryptocurrencies ahead of an interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve later.
Bank of Japan’s hawkish whispers drowned out by rowdy yen selloff
The Bank of Japan's decision to keep policy unchanged last week gave yen bears plenty of sell cues, but largely overlooked in the stampede were signals the central bank could raise rates in several ...
Japan’s SSAs bounce back as funding conditions stabilise
Japan’s major government-backed borrowers issued well-supported international bonds during the fiscal year that ended in March, after putting the previous torrid year behind them. Navigating an ...