SpaceX secured $2.2 billion from Japanese investors in its record-breaking global IPO, reserving 3% of its Class A shares for the offering. This marked Japan's largest first-time share sale since JX ...
Japan’s Nikkei ends nearly 3% higher on renewed hopes for Middle East peace
Japanese stocks surged on Friday, with the Nikkei index climbing close to 3 percent. Investors reacted positively to news of a potential peace deal between the United States and Iran. Chip-related ...
Nikkei 225 trims gains amid caution over Iran peace deal
Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index trimmed some of its gains on Friday after an initial surge on renewed hopes for a US-Iran peace deal.
Bank of Japan set to hike rates to 31-year high, drop hawkish signals
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, June 12 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates to a 31-year high next week and signal its readiness to keep pushing up borrowing costs, undeterred by the ...
Osaka Statutory Council Holds 1st Meeting on Metropolis Plan
The Osaka prefectural and city governments Friday held the first meeting of a statutory council discussing a system for the so-called Osaka metropolis plan, with an eye toward an envisioned third ... ( read original story ...)
Time Out Market Osaka is adding 4 new kitchens this June
Classic takoyaki, exclusive monthly specials, Thai street eats and Korean comfort food, all coming soon to the city’s hottest food and cultural market ... ( read original story ...)
Japan revises megaquake preparation plan for Tokyo area
The government intends to reduce the number of deaths and the number of buildings destroyed or burned down due to an earthquake to at least half of the latest estimates. ( read original story ...)
Family of Auburn student Weston Higginbotham found dead in Japan announces scholarship, funeral plans
James Weston Higginbotham’s family set up an Auburn scholarship and shared funeral plans after his death during a Japan trip ... ( read original story ...)
Sanae Takaichi’s government passes bill to cut taxes on Bitcoin, Ethereum taxes in Japan from 55% to 20%
Japan’s lower house passed a bill on Thursday that puts cryptocurrency in the same legal category as stocks and other financial instruments. Big Catalyst For Crypto In Japan The bill advanced after ...
BOJ rate hike to 1% could reshape Japan’s position in global crypto markets
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is expected to increase interest rates to a level that has not been seen since 1995 at its upcoming policy meeting scheduled on June 15-16. The increase in rates will mark an ...
Cathie Wood sells her favorite crypto stock despite surge
Even so, Cathie Wood's ARK Invest sold its stake in one of her favorite names. The advance came on the back of several events between June 9 and June 10. A regulatory filing dated June 5 showed that an entity tied to Robinhood director and Ribbit Capital founder Meyer Malka bought 250,
Japan finance minister: Ueda’s absence won’t affect BOJ meeting
Japan's finance minister says she does not expect the Bank of Japan governor's hospitalization to affect the bank's monetary policy meeting next week.
Japan Set For 30-Year Rate High: Leadership Turmoil Raises Uncertainty
The BOJ rate hike is set to hit 1%, Japan's highest rate since 1995, with its governor in hospital and the outlook murky.
NPB’s Yokohama BayStars sign Jerar Encarnacion
The Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Japan confirmed the signings of right-hander Osvaldo Bido and outfielder Jerar Encarnacion on Friday. MLBTR covered the Bido signing in the middle of May. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks jump on Iran peace hopes, then pare gains
Tokyo stocks surged in Friday morning trading after US President Donald Trump said an agreement to end the conflict with Iran is close. They later lost some of the gains as investors turned cautious. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s struggling flagship H3 rocket returns to flight with the debut of a low-cost variant
Japan’s H3 rocket has returned to flight with the debut of its new low-cost variant. The H3 took off Friday from the Tanegashima Space Center on a southwestern Japanese island. ( read original story ...)