Nominal cash earnings rose 2.1% from a year earlier, decelerating from a revised 2.7% pace in February and below a median economist forecast of 2.5%. ( read original story ...)
DHLT’s 1QFY2025 distributable income down by 9.9% to $8.2 mil on lower exchange gains and higher interest expenses
In JPY terms, NPI fell by 1% y-o-y to 1.19 billion yen ($10.59 million) as the REIT’s contribution from DPL Ibaraki Yuki, which was acquired on March 15, was offset by vacancies in the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Senate vote to advance crypto bill fails after bipartisan talks stall
Democrats united against the current version of the bill as they've raised concerns over Trump’s ties to the industry.
TradeStation exec reveals surprising truth about $10 trillion crypto market cap
Regulated platforms are opening the door to institutional-grade strategies in crypto, but warns that most of the market remains limited—and overwhelmingly Bitcoin-focused.
Nissan abandons plan for EV battery plant in southern Japan, Nikkei reports
Nissan Motor has decided to abandon a plan to build a factory for electric vehicle (EV) batteries in Kitakyushu, southern Japan, only months after announcing the project, the Nikkei business daily ...
Japan’s Wage Growth Slows, Backing Case for BOJ Caution
Growth in Japan’s nominal wages slowed more than expected in March, adding to the case for the Bank of Japan to proceed cautiously with interest-rate hikes as economic risks at home and abroad ...
Japan March real wages down for third month, overtime pay falls
Japanese real wages decreased for a third consecutive month in March against the background of relentless inflation, while overtime salaries fell at the fastest pace in almost a year, government data ...
Japan’s Early Exports in April Slow as US Tariffs Hit Firms
Japan’s exports slowed in the first 20 days of April as the US tariff campaign intensified with new car and across-the-board levies. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo luxury hotels warned against cartel-like price info sharing
Japan's antitrust watchdog on Thursday warned more than a dozen high-end Tokyo hotel operators over regularly sharing their room rates and occupancy data, deeming the practice as bordering on cartel ... ( read original story ...)
At Tokyo Disneyland, I Found a New Collecting Obsession
(On the top level, you’ve got, from left to right, Haunted Mansion, Indiana Jones and Beauty and the Beast, Frozen and Peter Pan, and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Jungle Cruise. On the bottom, you ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Industrial Heartland Warming Up to Winds of Change
Signs are emerging that Japan’s much-touted corporate reforms are reaching the industrial heartland of Nagoya, after sweeping through Tokyo and helping lift share prices. ( read original story ...)
The Best Wellness Treatments in Japan’s Kansai Trio, From Private Onsens to Cutting-Edge Facials
Japanese spas are in a league of their own. In the Kansai Trio (Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka), there are plenty, but these are the high-end standounts. ( read original story ...)
Rich Dad Poor Dad author warns of market crash amid Japanese carmakers’ exit
Robert Kiyosaki warns of economic collapse following reports of Japanese carmakers exiting the U.S. market, calling gold, silver, and Bitcoin the best defense against rising global instability.
Japan’s insurers disbursed $730m on disasters including Noto quake
Ishikawa Prefecture recorded the highest payouts. Japan’s insurance claims paid for the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, and typhoons, windstorms, floods summed to $0.73b (¥104.8b) last year, data from ... ( read original story ...)
SEC Commissioner Peirce: Trump admin interested in moving quicker on crypto
After years of tension between crypto founders and federal regulators, the pro-crypto shift in the United States led by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is accelerating. And this time, it’s coming with support from the top.
Va. man convicted of sending thousands of dollars in crypto to ISIS
A Virginia man has been sentenced spend more than 30 years in prison for a crypto scheme that poured thousands of dollars into the hands of ISIS.