Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, a prime ministerial hopeful running in the ruling party's leadership race, on Wednesday endorsed the Bank of Japan's policy of gradually normalising ...
MUFG Bank to open retail outlet for first time in 20 years
Staff at the new retail outlet will chiefly help customers open accounts or give them advice on asset investment.
Man delayed arriving at hospital dies after ambulance involved in accident in central Japan
A 77-year-old man has died after the ambulance carrying him was delayed in reaching a hospital after it was involved in an accident, the loc ... ( read original story ...)
Revisiting the Tokyo Olympics as the track and field world championships open in Japan’s capital
Japan’s National Stadium was fanless four years ago during the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics. There was zero atmosphere for the globe’s greatest track and field athletes. ( read original story ...)
Fate of animals at closing Sapporo zoo remains uncertain
Over 300 animals including some predators at a privately owned zoo in northern Japan's Sapporo face an uncertain future as they have yet to be moved from the facility due to shutter at the end of this ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese-listed Metaplanet is raising more capital to bolster its Bitcoin Treasury
Japanese-listed Metaplanet on Wednesday announced that it is raising 213 billion yen, approximately $1.4 billion, through new share offerings to boost its Bitcoin treasury. The capital raise, ...
Japan’s Metaplanet shares slide after pricing overseas offering
Metaplanet Inc. shares dropped in Tokyo after the Japanese crypto treasury firm priced its international share sale at a discount, in its latest effort to secure more funding to buy Bitcoin. The stock ...
MetaPlanet and Convano Buys More Bitcoin
Japanese firms Metaplanet and Convano expand Bitcoin treasuries, reflecting growing corporate adoption amid yen weakness and economic uncertainty.
Former Clifford Chance Tokyo Finance Head Moves In-House
Clifford Chance's former Tokyo head of its banking and finance practice has left the firm and moved in-house to a Japanese online brokerage. Masayuki Okamoto joins Tokyo-listed Monex Group Inc ...
Meet the Artist Who Bedazzled Naomi Osaka’s Labubus
Every match of a thrilling U.S. Open run featured a custom crystal-clad creation. Kerin Rose Gold took us behind the scenes. ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers’ mood the best in three years after tariff deal – Reuters poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese manufacturers' sentiment was its best in more than three years in September, the Reuters Tankan poll showed, with trade uncertainties easing after Japan ...
‘Rewrite The Rules’—$37 Trillion U.S. Debt Sparks Wild Crypto And Gold Reset Theory As Bitcoin Price Soars
A top advisor to Russia's president Vladimir Putin has said that the U.S. under president Donald Trump wants to use crypto to "erase its massive debt at the world’s ...
Experts urge Japan to bolster Africa partnership amid China, US moves
Japan's role as a stable partner for Africa, a key region for its economic security, has grown increasingly important amid concern ... ( read original story ...)
How to watch USMNT vs Japan live: Stream link, TV channel, team news, prediction
USMNT v Japan live on Peacock en EspanolOnce again Pochettino's side struggled against a top-tier team in that defeat to South Korea in New Jersey, and even though they're missing some key players for ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Treasury Companies: The Next Big Investment or a Meme-Stock Trap?
In 2020, Michael Saylor’s Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) (formerly MicroStrategy) pioneered the crypto treasury company model by acquiring 21,454 Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) for $250 million, sparking a corporate ...
World Track and Field Championships event previews: key athletes, storylines for Tokyo
That contrast is evident with the two biggest U.S. sprint stars — Noah Lyles, the Olympic 100m champion looking to repeat as world champion in the 100m and 200m — and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, ... ( read original story ...)