Metaplanet launched a Bitcoin, JPYC and security token digital credit initiative in Japan, exploring tokenized bonds and 24/7 settlement.
Metaplanet explores bringing bitcoin-backed digital credit to Japan
Metaplanet announces a joint study with JPYC and Progmat to develop Bitcoin-backed digital credit products in Japan. The collaboration explores tokenized credit instruments using bitcoin as collateral ...
Japan signals massive pension shift to domestic assets, sparking rally in yen, bonds
By Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 10 (Reuters) - Japan's finance minister said on Friday the government aims to steer the country's vast state pension funds to "substantially" increase ...
Japan’s finance minister urges pension funds to invest more at home to boost yen
Japan’s finance minister Satsuki Katayama called on pension funds to increase investments in domestic assets, boosting the yen from near four-decade lows and spurring a rally in bonds.
Tokyo stocks gain on AI enthusiasm, hopes for pension boost
Tokyo shares gained ground on Friday, with the Nikkei 225 climbing on renewed AI sector optimism and hopes for greater pension investment. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rises 2% on AI rally as pension asset shift hopes lift yen, bonds
TOKYO: The Nikkei share gauge rose on Friday, underpinned by a rally in AI-related stocks, while the country’s bond market and currency also advanced on a potential redirection in the investment ...
transcosmos donates to Sapporo City via corporate furusato nozei, receives the Medal of Dark Blue Ribbon and a certificate of appreciation
Sapporo City through the corporate version of furusato nozei, Japan's hometown tax donation program. On July 7, 2026, transcosmos received the Medal of Dark Blue Ribbon in recognition of its fiscal ... ( read original story ...)
Uncertain health of main stars sets the stage for wild ride in Nagoya
It won’t be until a few days into the upcoming meet that we’ll really know whether or not the two yokozuna, or now-sekiwake Aonishiki, will be in the title race. ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Grand champions return, Aonishiki fights for ozeki status in Nagoya
Grand champions Onosato and Hoshoryu are set to return from injury, while Ukrainian star Aonishiki will begin his battle for re-prom ... ( read original story ...)
VOX POPULI: A century-old Okinawan community holds fast in Yokohama
In a park tucked among the factories and warehouses of a waterfront industrial district, 32 contestants confident in their strength had gathered. ( read original story ...)
Meet Naomi Osaka’s Business Partners Behind Her Wimbledon Comeback
Naomi Osaka has returned to IMG while continuing to build Hana Kuma, KINLÒ and an investment portfolio spanning sports and startups. ( read original story ...)
Osaka named Asia’s most liveable city for the second year running
The city was named one of the world’s best cities for food just a few weeks ago, and has now held onto seventh place in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index for the second year running. ( read original story ...)
Fast Retailing shares slide in Tokyo after Uniqlo operator’s results, yen warning
By Rocky Swift and Noriyuki Hirata TOKYO, July 10 (Reuters) - Shares in the Japanese owner of clothing brand Uniqlo slid sharply on Friday after the company raised its profit forecast but warned about ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Lifestyle Co., Ltd. to Report Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results on Friday, July 10, 2026
Earnings Call Scheduled at 8:30 am U.S. Eastern Time on July 10, 2026 Tokyo, Japan, July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tokyo Lifestyle Co., Ltd. (“Tokyo Lifestyle” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: TKLF), a ...
Japan signals pension push into domestic assets, sparking rally in yen, bonds
By Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 10 (Reuters) - Japan's finance minister said on Friday the government aims to steer the country's vast state pension funds to "substantially" lift ...
Japan’s southwestern islands on high alert as powerful Typhoon Bavi approaches
By Joseph Campbell and Kim Kyung-Hoon ISHIGAKI, Japan, July 10 (Reuters) - A large and powerful typhoon approached a remote chain of islands in Japan's southwest on Friday, prompting authorities to ... ( read original story ...)