Japan's inflation-adjusted wages fell in August after two months of increases during the summer bonus season, while household spending also declined, data showed on Tuesday, knocking chances of the ... ( read original story ...)
Mark Cuban Slams Gary Gensler For Making Crypto Regulations ‘So Difficult:’ ‘If He Had Followed The Same Rules That Japan Did, FTX Would Still Be In Business’
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban has voiced strong criticism against Gary Gensler, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), for making overly complex regulations for ...
Bitcoin Price Prediction: Japan’s MicroStrategy Buys More BTC As Experts Say This Might Be The Best Crypto To Buy Now
The bulls aim to use this pattern to propel the price of Bitcoin even further above as it approaches the immediate resistance on the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at $63,569. BTC price now being ...
Ex-Japan city assembly member gets 10-yr prison sentence over $1.97 mil. COVID loan fraud
A former city assembly member in Japan was sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay 198 million yen (about $1.34 million) in surc･･･ ...
Japan’s corporate governance reform has ‘only just begun,’ says TSE chief
"Corporate governance reform has only just begun," Hiromi Yamaji, CEO of Japan Exchange Group, which owns the TSE, said at the Frontiers of International Finance symposium hosted by Nikkei.
2024 Top Jobs in Japan Week 34
If you’re looking to work in Japan, check back here each week as we review our database of top jobs posted to GaijinPot and showcase some of the most interesting ones. You can apply directly to these ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new finance minister vows to finish the job as deflation czar
“I will put every effort into getting Japan out of deflation,” said Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato, who is also the minister charged with battling deflation.
Japan Sees Most Bankruptcies in a Decade Amid Rising Costs
Japan saw the highest number of bankruptcies since 2013 in the six months through September, as companies were increasingly hit by rising costs. ( read original story ...)
Japan main opposition CDP focuses on separate surnames in election pledge to contrast LDP
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) has made it clear in its campaign pledges for the upcoming general electio ( read original story ...)
Drunk Osaka cop throws bicycle at moving taxi
Osaka Prefectural Police on Sunday arrested a 28-year-old police officer allegedly throwing a bicycle at a moving taxi in Osaka City. Yoshihiro Kusakabe, a sergeant at the Toyonaka Police Station ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Metaplanet Goes All-In on Bitcoin, Grabs $6.92M in BTC and Sees Stock Rocket by 11%!
Japans Metaplanet is making waves again with a bold $6.92 million Bitcoin acquisition, propelling its BTC reserves to 640. The companys aggressive approach pushed its stock price up 11%, establishing ...
Crypto relationship scams pose ‘catastrophic harm,’ SEC official says. Here’s how to avoid them
Criminals are using social media, networking and dating sites to lure people into buying fake crypto investments.
Stock market today: Chinese shares soar, then fade as Beijing outlines details of stimulus
Shares soared Tuesday in Shanghai as Chinese markets reopened after a weeklong holiday but then gave up a chunk of their initial gains as officials in Beijing outlined details of ...
Women in Asia are slowly starting to break through historic barriers to the top of the corporate world
On Japanese boards, women occupy 13% of the seats at the exchange’s prime market companies, compared with 32% and 33% respectively for firms listed on the U.S.’s Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange, ...
Japan’s Super-Long Yield Gap Near Biggest in Two Decades on BOJ
Yields on Japan’s longest-maturity government bonds relative to shorter debt have climbed to near two-decade highs as investors position for the central bank to delay further interest-rate hikes. ( read original story ...)
15-yr-old north Japan boy arrested on suspicion of killing his mom
Police here on Oct. 7 arrested a 15-year-old junior high school boy on suspicion of murdering his 40-year-old mother, after he made an emer ( read original story ...)