The market cap of TrueUSD has more than doubled since March, but some investors are concerned about its opaque ownership structure.
What will trigger the next tech IPO boom? It’s not SoftBank’s chipmaker Arm
Is the IPO dry spell in tech finally over? Not so fast. On the face of it, the news of SoftBank-backed Arm's reported September IPO seemed like it could provide relief to the slumping tech IPO market.
Japan’s Nikkei falls 1% as chip stocks, energy shares weigh
TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Monday as chip stocks followed U.S. peers lower and a retreat in crude oil weighed on energy companies. Worries about the Chinese economy ...
Typhoon forces suspension of bullet train between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka on Aug. 15
The Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line will be suspended on Aug. 15 between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka stations due to the approach of Typhoon L･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks lower in morning on weak tech shares
Tokyo stocks fell Monday morning, dragged down by heavyweight semiconductor-related shares that tracked their U.S. counterparts' decl ( read original story ...)
Blinken to Meet Japan, S.Korea Foreign Ministers Virtually on Monday
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold a virtual meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin on Monday, the U.S. State Department said. ( read original story ...)
Blackstone eyes more Japan property after selling US$4.5 billion
BLACKSTONE is exploring more acquisitions in Japanese real estate, after selling about US$4.5 billion worth in the past year to capitalise on high international interest in property in the island ... ( read original story ...)
Australia news live: mushroom meal survivor’s family ‘deeply moved’ by support, Japanese F-35s to deploy in NT
Follow today’s live news updates. The morning so far 00:58 While things briefly slow down here on the blog, I’ll take a moment to recap what we’ve learned so far this morning: The ... ( read ...
Asia markets set for mixed open as investors look ahead to Japan data
Asia-Pacific markets are set to start mixed on Monday as investors look toward key data from Japan and China later in the week. Japan’s gross domestic product for the second quarter will be out on ...
Football: Nagoya stay unbeaten at home with 1-0 win over Kashima
Third-place Nagoya Grampus maintained their unbeaten home record and kept up the pressure on the teams ahead of them in the J-League ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open mixed amid Bon holidays, weak yen
Tokyo stocks opened mixed Monday in slow trading amid Japan's Bon holidays, with some export-related issues supported by the yen's weakness. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 41. ( read original story ...)
Weak yen gives Japan’s automakers temporary relief from China pain
TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Japanese automakers are getting much-needed cover from ... For instance, Toyota has stuck to its forecast for an average exchange rate of 125 to the dollar this business year ... ( read original story ...)
Yen Within Sight of This Year’s Low on Wide Japan-US Yield Gap
The yen hovered around the psychological 145 level versus the dollar and within reach of its weakest level this year as a persistently wide interest-rate gap with the US weighs on the Japanese currency. ( read original story ...)
How The PayPal Stablecoin Will Change The Crypto Conversation
Lastly, PYUSD is fully backed and redeemable on a 1:1 basis with the U.S. dollar. All these traits combined 1) make sense considering the pivotal role PayPal plays in digital payments, and 2) ...
An 18-year-old girl reveals the shocking situation in Umeda, Osaka, where “you can earn 2 million yen a month” and “some girls look like idols.
In Umeda, one of Osaka's most popular shopping areas, there is now a gathering of "tachimbo" girls. Men are also gathering to buy them, creating chaos in a corner of Togano-cho. We interviewed some of ... ( read original story ...)
US, Japan to develop hypersonic missile interceptor–Yomiuri
Japan and the U.S. will agree this week to jointly develop an interceptor missile to counter hypersonic warheads being developed by China, Russia and North Korea, Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper said on ... ( read original story ...)