Organisers of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards have opened the call for entries for Greater Niseko at an opportune time for the world-renowned Japanese holiday property market. The 5th ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Data Firm Nansen to Lay Off 30% of Staff
Blockchain analytics platform Nansen said it is laying off 30% of its workforce, citing broader difficulties in the crypto market.
Pro Take: Crypto Runs Raise Urgent Policy Questions, Says Chicago Fed Paper
Fed research examines just how quickly customers withdrew money from crypto platforms during last year’s digital runs that led to bankruptcies.
Bitcoin Faces First Monthly Drop of 2023 as Crypto Revival Cools
The crypto rebound is losing steam, leaving Bitcoin on course for its worst month since the FTX exchange collapsed in November last year.Most Read from BloombergWinklevoss Twins Attempt Pivot After Ge ...
Japan Inc. Sells Record $13.4 Billion of Bonds for Month of May
The current month is proving to be the strongest May on record for Japanese corporate issuance, with borrowers taking advantage of a drop in yen spreads after the Bank of Japan recently maintained its ...
Bank of Japan policy shift risks causing eurozone bond turmoil, warns ECB
The ECB said the risk of “Japanese investors withdrawing abruptly from the euro area bond market” was among the myriad possible threats to the eurozone financial system, while it judged the bloc to be ...
Female doctor at Osaka Immigration Bureau suspected of working while drunk
The Osaka Regional Immigration Services Bureau says that a full-time female doctor may have examined detainees while intoxicated in January. The doctor has since been suspended, the bureau said ... ( read original story ...)
Japan allows nuclear plants to operate beyond 60 years
Japan on Wednesday passed a law allowing nuclear reactors to operate beyond 60 years, as it tries to reinvigorate the sector to meet energy challenges and climate targets.The bill intends to "establish an electricity supply system that will achieve a carbon-free society", ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Orders $26 Billion to Be Set Aside for Childcare, Tad More Than Expected
Kishida has vowed to double childcare spending over the next three years in a bid to help reverse the country's dwindling birth rate. The government had previously estimated that it needed to secure around 3 trillion yen per year to cover the expansion of childcare allowances and other related benefits. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM orders about $26 bln to be set aside for childcare
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed his government on Wednesday to set aside around 3.5 trillion yen ($26 billion) in the annual budget for child care, Economy Minister Shigeyuki Goto ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian copper miner Amman plans $880m IPO by July
Indonesian copper miner Amman Mineral Internasional aims to raise up to 12.94 trillion rupiah ($880.6 million) in an initial public offering scheduled for June 28 to July 3, according to the company's ...
Video Games Pioneer Kenzo Tsujimoto Enters Ranks Of Japan’s 50 Richest
This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Japan’s Richest 2023. See the full list here. ( read original story ...)
Indonesian copper miner Amman plans $880 mln IPO by July
Amman Mineral Internasional acquired the Batu Hijau mine from U.S. miner Newmont Mining Corp and Japan's Sumitomo Corp and its partners in 2016. Indonesia's IPO market has raised $1.58 billion as of ...
Japan April factory output unexpectedly falls on weaker machinery orders
Japan's factory output unexpectedly fell in April, government data showed on Wednesday, as production machinery orders slowed amid weakening global demand, casting doubts about recovery in the world's third-largest economy. ( read original story ...)
Young South Koreans drive shift in attitudes to Japan as ties thaw
Jeong Se-ah feels happy to see Tanaka, a Japanese bar host character from the early 2000s created by a South Korean comedian, because he revives her teenage memories of watching animations from the neighbouring nation. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 50 Richest 2023: Buoyant Stock Market Boosts Combined Wealth To $192 Billion
The return of tourists following the post-pandemic reopening of its borders and a consumption rebound helped to revive Japan’s economy in the first quarter of 2023. A buoyant stock market—the ... ( read original story ...)