Yuichiro Tamaki, the leader of Japan’s Democratic Party for the People (DPP), has outlined a significant proposal to amend cryptocurrency taxation, promising to reduce the tax on crypto gains to 20% ...
Tokyo Metro gets retail investors on board Japan’s biggest IPO since 2018
The long-awaited listing, which was heavily oversubscribed and has raised ¥348bn ($2.3bn), is Japan’s first privatisation of a government-owned company since the IPOs of JR Kyushu, which raised $4bn ...
Tokyo Metro’s Solid Demand Boosts Bull Case for Japan Stocks
The trading debut of Tokyo Metro Co., which runs one of the world’s largest subway systems, is set to support the bull case for the Japanese stock market after an oversubscribed public ... ( read original story ...)
Video shows anti-war protests in Osaka and Tokyo, not residents demanding ‘Ryukyu Islands’ return to China’
Social media users have shared a video with a false claim it shows residents of Japan's Okinawa region "demanding the Ryukyu Islands' return to China", but it in fact shows anti-war protests held in ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis-Japan’s general election outcome could muddle BOJ plans
The risk of Japan ending up with a minority coalition government after the upcoming general election is raising concerns that the central bank could face complications in its quest to gradually wean the nation off decades of monetary stimulus. ( read original story ...)
What to expect from Japan’s Oct 27 general election
Japan's general election on Sunday will be a test for new prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is seeking to solidify his position atop a scandal-plagued party. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s governing party headquarters is attacked with firebombs and suspect is arrested
A man has thrown several firebombs into the headquarters of Japan’s ruling party in Tokyo, according to public broadcaster NHK and other Japanese media. ( read original story ...)
US Navy ousts top commanders of ship repair facility in Japan
Capt. Dan Lannamann, the former commanding officer of Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center in Norfolk, Virginia, is now leading the facility while Cmdr. Timothy Emge, the center’s operations ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s DMM Crypto Secures Funding, Eyes ‘Global Expansion’
The Japanese crypto exchange operator DMM’s blockchain gaming arm DMM Crypto has received funding as it eyes “global expansion.” ...
Japan’s Retail Investors To Snap Up Shares Of Train System
"The company might have slow capital growth, but it's a very, very safe investment," Francisco Betancourt, a French retail investor told Bloomberg. Betancourt plans to buy shares in the metro, noting ...
Morning Bid: Yen-Nikkei Link Intensifies as US Yields, Dollar Spike
The dollar leaped nearly 1% to 150.90 yen, its highest since Aug. 1. It was the most notable aspect of the greenback's broad rise on Monday to its strongest level against a basket of major currencies ...
Japan’s general election outcome could muddle BOJ plans
The risk of Japan ending up with a minority coalition government after the upcoming general election is raising concerns that the central bank could face complications in its quest to gradually wean ...
Zambian Youth Calls for Urgent Action at Global Biodiversity Conference in Yokohama, Japan
In the wake of the climate crisis, which has plunged many countries into multifaceted economic and social challenges, young people play a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-area condo price hits new high in first half of fiscal 2024
The average price of new condominiums in the Tokyo metropolitan area logged a new record high of ¥79.53 million per unit in the first half of fiscal 2024, Real Estate Economic Institute said Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Look for Investors Piques Foreign Law Firm Interest
“Japan’s ‘lost decades’ of the last 20 or 30 years are finally coming to a close,” said Jun Usami, a corporate lawyer who runs White & Case’s Tokyo office. “Foreign investors are more keen on ... ( read original story ...)
Ishiba’s drastic wage hike push may hurt small firms in Japan
Takayuki Okuyama, president of a plastic parts company with nine employees, questions whether Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's pledge to significantly raise Japan's national average wage is the right ... ( read original story ...)