League first-division side Yokohama FC, the teams announced jointly Wednesday. “I’m going to make an effort so that people will be able see me playing my kind of football, even in new surroundings,” ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Is Loosening Rules on Masks. Here’s Why People Still Wear Them.
Many other countries dropped pandemic mask requirements months ago. But in places like South Korea, which got rid of its rule this week, masks remain common. ( read original story ...)
SOCCER/ Kagawa returns to former club Cerezo Osaka after 13 years
Former Japan international Shinji Kagawa has rejoined his first club Cerezo Osaka from Belgium's Sint-Truiden, the J-League side said on Wednesday, ending a 13-year spell in Europe which included ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean court says stolen statue must return to Japan
A South Korean court has ruled that a 14th century Korean Buddhist statue should be sent back to a Japanese temple from where it was stolen in 2012 ... ( read original story ...)
MUFG, Japan’s largest bank, launches $100M fund for Indonesian startups
MUFG, Japan’s largest bank by market cap, announced today the launch of a $100 million fund focused on Indonesian startups. The fund, a collaboration between MUFG subsidiaries MUFG Innovation Partners ...
Bank of Japan breaks monthly record for govt. bond purchases
The Bank of Japan broke its monthly record for purchases of long-term Japanese government bonds in January. It has been on a massive bond-buying spree to curb a rise in interest rates to stimulate the ...
Japan central bank buys record $182bn of bonds in January
The Bank of Japan bought 23.69 trillion yen of bonds in January, the largest amount on record, topping the previous high of 16.2 trillion yen reached in June last year. TOKYO (Reuters) -- The Bank of ...
Nomura’s Q3 Profit Grows Despite Investment Banking Slump
Nomura's wholesale division, which houses its investment banking trading and businesses, logged a pretax loss of 1.9 billion yen ($14.58 million), its first loss since the April-June quarter of 2021.
Tokyo’s Nikkei Index Ends Flat As Fed Meets
Tokyo stocks trimmed earlier gains and ended nearly flat Wednesday as investors waited for the US Fed to conclude its policy meeting.
Yokohama’s acquisition of Trelleborg Wheels Systems investigated by UK regulators
England's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced an inquiry into to Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd / Trelleborg Wheels Systems H ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nomura Q3 net profit rises 11%
Nomura Holdings Inc , Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank, reported an 11% rise in quarterly net profit on Wednesday, as a partial stake sale in an affiliate lifted otherwise weak earnings. ( read original story ...)
Like FTX, Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Used QuickBooks
The use of QuickBooks is redolent of the collapse of another bankrupt crypto firm, FTX. On Tuesday, it was revealed that Celsius, a New Jersey-based crypto lender that declared bankruptcy last summer,
Bankrupt Crypto Firm Celsius Says Some Users Can Withdraw Assets
Some users of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network’s Custody program will be able to withdraw 94% of their eligible assets, according to a court filing.
Nikkei hits 1-1/2-month high, Fed nerves cap gains
Japan's Nikkei share average touched a 1-1/2-month high on Wednesday, buoyed by broad Wall Street gains overnight, although caution before a crucial Federal Reserve policy decision later in the day ...
2 ‘underground idols’ in Tokyo arrested for allegedly molesting female high school fans
Two male "underground idols," who perform small-scale concerts and other activities, have been arrested for allegedly committing lewd acts against female high school fans, the Metropolitan Police ... ( read original story ...)
Body cam video: Man who fired into Asian grocery store says he’s ‘chief of Tokyo’
A Hamilton County grand jury indicted 33-year-old Daniel Beckjord Wednesday on two counts of vandalism, one count of inducing panic and three counts of having weapons while under disability after ... ( read original story ...)