The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI was revised upward to 49.8 in August 2024 from flash data of 49.5, higher than July's reading of 49.1, indicating that factory activity moved closer to stabilization as output grew for the second time in three ...
Why Japan Bounced Back
Having tumbled to a historic low, the yen spent July and August soaring 12% against the U.S. dollar. Click to read.
Tokyo Gas to invest $25m in nature-based carbon fund
Japan’s largest natural gas provider Tokyo Gas has announced plans to invest up to $25 million in Climate Asset Management’s Nature Based Carbon Fund. The fund, which previously raised around $650 ...
Japan’s Nikkei touches one-month high in choppy trade
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Monday to touch the 39,000 level for the first time since late July, helped by a softer yen and Wall Street's gains at the end of last week.The Nikkei .N225 closed ...
Japan Inc. posts record ordinary profits for Apr.-Jun. quarter
The combined ordinary profits of Japanese companies have set a new record for the April-to-June period. The weaker yen and a growing number of overseas visitors helped push up the overall figure.
Japan looks to bring in four-day week to tackle staff shortages
Japan is attempting to address staff shortages by coaxing more ... The trend even has gained traction in the notoriously consuming finance industry. Brokerage SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. started ...
Tokyo Metro headed for IPO as soon as October
TOKYO -- Japan's central and Tokyo metropolitan governments are preparing ... in what could be the Tokyo Stock Exchange's biggest initial public offering since 2018. The IPO could value Tokyo Metro at 640 billion yen to 700 billion yen ($4.37 billion ...
Tokyo Metro headed for IPO as soon as October
TOKYO -- Japan's central and Tokyo metropolitan governments are preparing ... in what could be the Tokyo Stock Exchange's biggest initial public offering since 2018. The IPO could value Tokyo Metro at 640 billion yen to 700 billion yen ($4.37 billion ...
Japan’s manufacturing PMI remains contractionary in August, softer than initially thought
The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI was revised upward to 49.8 in August 2024 from flash data of 49.5, higher than July's reading of 49.1, indicating that factory activity moved closer to ...
Ovialand delays anew planned IPO
The Olivares family-led housing developer Ovialand Inc. is still on wait-and-see mode for its P2.2-billion initial public offering (IPO), pushing it back again, this time to 2025 depending on the market conditions.
Japan’s Nikkei hits 1-month high on Wall Street gains, weaker yen
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Monday to touch the 39,000 level for the first time since late July, helped by a softer yen and Wall Street's gains at the end of last week. The Nikkei had risen 0 ...
Exploring Japan’s High Growth Tech Stocks September 2024
As Japan's stock markets wrap up a volatile month with gains, the Nikkei 225 Index and the broader TOPIX Index have shown resilience despite earlier sell-offs driven by renewed U.S. growth fears and a ...
Japan capital spending in April-June up 7.4% on year
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Capital spending by Japanese companies in the April-June quarter increased 7.4 percent from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Monday. Investment in all nonfinancial sectors ...
Crypto Policy Conversations Need To Include The U.S. Treasury
Let’s take a look at a few of the ways that the U.S. Treasury has already influenced crypto policy, and how crypto investors and advocates could leverage that influence to pursue pro-crypto positions moving forward.
How to Create a Crypto Wallet
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Japan wants more rural data centers, and light-based networks may help
TOKYO -- Japan's government is planning support for high-speed, light-based communications technology that could help with building more data centers outside of big cities, Nikkei has learned.