Toyota is reporting a nearly doubling of profit for the fiscal first quarter as solid demand in the U.S. and India combined with a favorable exchange rate to boost results. ( read original story ...)
Global market: Japan’s Nikkei slips as intervention fears weigh; Toyota earnings in focus
Japan’s Nikkei edged 0.11% lower, while the Topix fell 0.26%, as investors remained cautious over possible further yen-buying intervention by authorities and awaited Toyota’s quarterly earnings. The ...
Watch: Takashi Miike’s ‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ explores corruption, violence
Neon released the teaser trailer for "Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo" on Monday. Takashi Miike directs the Japanese entry in the police corruption series. ( read original story ...)
A Currency Trader at Heart, Bessent Bets on Japan’s Yen
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made $1 billion betting against the yen as the top investor for George Soros more than a decade ago. Now, he is using the might of the U.S. economy to prop up the Japanese currency. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s prime minister tours earthquake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures
Prime minister Sanae Takaichi visited Kumamoto prefecture almost a week after a magnitude 7.1 quake hit, killing 38 people ( read original story ...)
Japan outlines its military build-up plan, citing threats from China, Russia and North Korea
Japan’s government is portraying its accelerating military buildup not only as a way to protect the country but as a route to greater prosperity, arguing in its latest defence white paper that arms production can support economic growth. ( read original story ...)
Why the U.S. Stepped In to Prop Up Japan’s Yen Currency
The two countries “will not hesitate to conduct further joint intervention," vowed Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama.
Balyasny’s $30 million pay package shows race for Japan rates traders
Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. A talent war is intensifying in the yen rates space, as ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase vice chair says he’s hopeful Senate will pass crypto regulation bill ahead of recess
The Senate heads to recess this weekend, meaning time is running out to consider a big crypto regulation bill. The CLARITY Act, which passed the House with bipartisan support in 2025, would give ...
‘Never Punished For Winning’—Crypto’s Fight Over Who Pays For A Crash
Onchain perp exchanges now compete on auto-deleveraging, the mechanism that closes profitable traders to cover other people's losses in a crash.
Osaka Protocol USD Price (OSAK-USD)
As of 7:22:02 pm UTC. Market open. Fully-diluted value (FDV) is an estimate of a cryptocurrency’s ‘Market cap’ if the maximum supply were in circulation. FDV = Current price × Maximum supply 14.84M ...
Analysis: Federal Reserve may be pulled into Bessent’s effort to support Japan’s yen
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to defend the yen without selling Treasurys into a sensitive U.S. bond market. The Federal Reserve could help. ( read original story ...)
Osaka out to improve Toronto fortunes with eye on US Open
Naomi Osaka is hoping her success last year in Montreal, where she finished runner-up to Victoria Mboko, will translate as the WTA's 1000 event in Canada shifts to Toronto. "I can try to recall ... ( read original story ...)
‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ Trailer: Takashi Miike Sends Shun Oguri & Lily James Into A Corrupt Neo-Noir Underworld
Takashi Miike brings the crime franchise to Japan, with Shun Oguri and Lily James navigating corruption, addiction, yakuza violence and more. ( read original story ...)
‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ First Look: Takashi Miike Returns with a Japanese Neo-Noir Saga
Takashi Miike's latest film will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before Neon releases it stateside. ( read original story ...)
BlockDAG’s $0.00000017 entry gives buyers 135x ROI advantage while SOL price struggles & hype crypto price drops
Looking across the market, major crypto projects are showing very different paths right now. The Solana price struggles ...