The organizer of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka estimates the construction of prefabricated pavilions for the event could cost an extra 7.7 billion yen ($48.3 million) as it prepares for some countries ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Investment Firm Adopts MicroStrategy-Like Bitcoin Strategy, Set To Purchase $6M Worth BTC Using Funds From Bonds Sale
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet Inc. will purchase Bitcoins (CRYPTO: BTC) worth more than $6 million using the proceeds from an upcoming bond issuance. What Happened: The firm listed on the Tokyo ...
Japan’s Noto quake claims hit $571m. Hyogo hailstorm costs at $355m
According to the latest data release from the General Insurance Association of Japan, insurance claims for the January 1st M7.5 earthquake that hit near ... ( read original story ...)
Claims paid for Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake & Hyogo hailstorm rise: GIAJ
The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released updated insurance claims data for the Noto Peninsula Earthquake on January 1, 2024, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Metaplanet Wants to Buy Another $6M Bitcoin
The firm will purchase over $6.2 million worth of bitcoin using proceeds from an upcoming bond issuance, adding to its BTC coffers.
MinebeaMitsumi, Yokohama Rubber indicate interest in PHL expansion
In a briefing on Monday, Trade Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual identified the potential investors as electronics company MinebeaMitsumi, Inc. and tire and auto parts maker Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. ( read original story ...)
Equinix opens fourth data centre in Osaka
US-based digital infrastructure provider Equinix has opened a new hyperscale xScale data centre in Osaka, Japan. Covering 4,926sqm, ‘OS4x’ is the company’s fourth data centre in the city and is aimed ... ( read original story ...)
Moody’s probably won’t downgrade Japan if Tokyo misses FY2025 fiscal target
Moody's doesn't expect Japan to meet its fiscal 2025 primary budget-balancing target but that won't trigger negative ratings action because the goal is still a "commitment" to fiscal reform, its Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Agriculture Minister Murray Watt suggests ‘earthquakes’ could pose threat to nuclear safety, claims ‘people are right to have concerns’
Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has attempted to link the Coalition's nuclear policy to Japan's Fukushima disaster, suggesting "earthquakes" in Australia could pose a safety risk to reactors. ( read original story ...)
No plans to return to Sapporo this year, says Qantas
The Flying Kangaroo, which last operated a seasonal service from Sydney to Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan, between December 2019 and March 2020, said it had been assessing plans to restart the route this ... ( read original story ...)
Asensus Surgical Announces St. Marianna University School of Medicine Yokohama City Seibu Hospital in Japan to Initiate Senhance Surgery Program
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., June 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NYSE American: ASXC), a medical device company that is digitizing the interface between the surgeon and the patient, today announced ... ( read original story ...)
Yen Weakens Again, Prompting Warning From Tokyo
The yen is again approaching a three-decade low against the dollar Monday, drawing a verbal warning by a Tokyo currency official. Less than two months after Japan [spent more than $60 billion to prop ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Metaplanet plans 1B yen bond sale to buy more Bitcoin
If Metaplanet were to purchase 1 billion yen worth of Bitcoin today, they would receive nearly 100 BTC, approximately 99.84 BTC. Related: Japanese exchange BitFlyer to acquire FTX Japan The planned ...
Nikkei Closes Higher Amid Japan’s Currency Fears
Japanese stocks ended higher, led by gains in auto stocks, as the yen has weakened recently. Toyota Motor climbed 2.5% and Honda Motor gained 1.7%. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group gained 2.1 ...
Japan’s Private Sector Growth Stalls Amid Fall In Services Activity
Japan's private sector growth ground to a halt in June, according to early flash PMI indications. A renewed manufacturing output expansion was offset by lower services activity, marking an end to the ...
Yen Falls Again, Prompting Warning From Tokyo
The yen is again approaching a three-decade low against the dollar Monday, drawing a verbal warning by a Tokyo currency official. Less than two months after Japan [spent more than $60 billion to prop ... ( read original story ...)