TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rebounded strongly on Tuesday following two sessions of heavy losses, as the yen’s relentless rise paused on the eve of a crucial Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy ...
Japan finance minister vows to win market confidence in debt management
TOKYO: Japan will strive to maintain market confidence by conducting responsible debt management, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday, as 10-year government bond yields broke above the ...
Exclusive: Chen backs Salt Lake City to step into breach to host 2030 Winter Olympics
Olympic figure skating champion Nathan Chen believes it "makes a lot of sense" to bring the Winter Olympics back to Salt Lake City and claims it has ... ( read original story ...)
Body of lost whale that died in Osaka Bay may be given sea burial
The Osaka Municipal Government is considering giving an ocean burial to a sperm whale that died recently after swimming into Osaka Bay, appar ... ( read original story ...)
How City-Tech.Tokyo will congregate startups to create a sustainable future
Surya Kannoth The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has taken the first step in the right direction by hosting City-Tech.Tokyo, a global event for startups to support startups’ challenge to create a ... ( read original story ...)
It doesn’t make sense for us to continue operations in Japan, says crypto exchange
Thomas Perfumo of Kraken says the country has been a "very small" part of the business, and the company wants to narrow its focus on areas with the most impact. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s finance minister suzuki: Bond yields are determined by a variety of factors
BOND YIELDS ARE DETERMINED BY A VARIETY OF FACTORS. JAPAN'S FINANCE MINISTER SUZUKI: BOND YIELD INCREASES MAY INCREASE THE COST OF INTEREST PAYMENTS. JAPAN'S FINANCE MINISTER SUZUKI: WE WILL WORK HARD ...
Japan has one ‘last card’ to play to halt weakening yen
While markets look to interest rate differentials to explain the yen’s dramatic depreciation in 2022, deeper structural changes are at work, according to Daisuke Karakama. As long as the existing ...
Japan’s Suzuki: Rises in bond yields could push up costs of interest payment
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said in a statement on Tuesday, “rises in bond yields could push up costs of interest payment.” “Bond yields are set by various factors.” “Will strive to ...
Why Japan Is Rearming Again
Slowly, Japan is turning from a "solid shield" to a "sharp spear," to use the recent description used by Chinese official media. ( read original story ...)
Japan pushes global regulations on crypto
Japan is urging the world’s regulators to treat crypto as strictly as they do banks, adding to the calls for tougher rules following the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX digital-asset ...
Crypto Crash: Why Is Crypto Down Today?
The market capitalization cryptocurrency market has slid from its peak of $3 trillion to nearly $800 billion, in just a span of one year. Most of the top-performing crypto coins have turned red and ...
Founders of Three Arrows Capital pitch platform for crypto bankruptcy claims
The co-founders of the now-liquidated crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital are pitching a new platform focused on digital currency bankruptcy claims. Kyle Davies and Su Zhu, both founders of Three ...
Seriously? The 3AC hedge fund bros are raising $25M for a new crypto exchange
After burning Three Arrows Capital investors, fugitives Kyle Davies and Su Zhu want money to start an exchange for crypto bankruptcy claims.
Bain Capital explores Virgin Australia IPO as aviation market improves
Travelers stand at a Virgin Australia Airlines counter at Kingsford Smith International Airport, following the coronavirus outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Loren El ...
Why the Bank of Japan is the ‘hottest story in town’ for traders
The Japanese yen surges to a seven-month high as traders bet the Bank of Japan will finally give up on ultraloose monetary policy.