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Japan’s ruling party picked Shigeru Ishiba as its next leader, choosing a backer of the Bank of Japan’s efforts to normalize policy instead of a candidate who opposed rate hikes. The yen surged.

Danila Yakovlev, 19, tried to transfer about 5,000 rubles to the Freedom of Russia Legion, Mediazona reported, citing a source familiar with the case.

Japan’s ruling party chooses a new leader for the nation Friday as its members decide whether to continue inching away from an over-reliance on central bank support, speed up a sluggish reform process ...

Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister more popular with the rank and file than with his lawmaker colleagues, had sought his party leadership four times before.

The Payment Services Act (PSA) has played a pivotal role in shaping the Japanese crypto industry. It mandates strict compliance from crypto exchanges, including measures like anti-money laundering ...

Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average was near levels seen before the market tumbled on the Bank of Japan’s interest-rate hike at the end of July.Most Read from BloombergVanderbilt Leases Struggling NYC ...

The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for March delivery closed up 4 yen, or 1.03%, at 391.0 yen ($2.70) per kg. The rubber contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) for January delivery, ...

Political uncertainty and the surprise prominence of a reflationist-minded candidate in Japan's ruling party leadership race may add pressure on the central bank to go slow on raising interest rates ...

Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average headed for a full recovery from a rout set off by the Bank of Japan’s decision to raise interest rates at the end of July.

Tokyo inflation and US income data drive USD/JPY outlook. Lower Tokyo inflation may dampen BoJ rate hike bets, while US inflation could shift Fed rate cut expectations.

A recent House Financial Services Committee hearing featured SEC Chair Gary Gensler and all five commissioners discussing the agency's approach to crypto regulation. Pro-crypto Commissioner Hester Peirce criticized the SEC for not recognizing that many tokens are not securities,

A fake WalletConnect app has been installed over 10,000 times on Android devices via the Google Play Store, successfully swiping over $70,000 in crypto thus far.

(Reuters) -Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi will acquire a 10% stake in a natural gas facility operated by Malaysian state energy giant Petroliam Nasional for a 10-year period, the Nikkei reported on ...

Japan's stock market has recently become a focal point of both concern and opportunity. As the world's third-largest economy grapples with monetary policy shift ...

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose more than 2% on Thursday, as chip giants Tokyo Electron and Advantest tracked their US peers higher and a weaker yen boosted exporters. The Nikkei had gained 2.49% to 38,812.94 by the midday break, rising for a fifth session in six. The broader Topix was up 1.96% at 2,702.38.

The Nikkei stock index soared over 2 percent Thursday as investors snapped up semiconductor-related issues on hopes for robust chip d