JAPAN had more than three million visitors for a third straight month in May, official data showed on Wednesday (Jun 19), as the weak yen helped continue a record pace for inbound tourism. Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin, Crypto-Related Stocks Are Ripe for Institutional Adoption: Bernstein
Crypto markets are on the cusp of further institutional adoption, the broker said. Spot bitcoin ETFs will be approved by major wirehouses and large private bank platforms in the third and fourth ...
Luxury Sneaker Maker Golden Goose Postpones Planned IPO
Most Read from Bloomberg What to Know About the Deadly Flesh-Eating Bacteria Spreading in Japan ‘I Live in Hell’: Anti-Growth ... and had meant the sneaker company was set to price its IPO at the ...
2 Osaka city workers slander colleagues with ‘buraku’ community discrimination
Two employees of the Osaka Municipal Government repeatedly slandered "buraku" discriminated communities in an official vehicle and also talke･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
NHK Party selling candidate poster space in Tokyo election
With a record number of more than 50 candidates expected to run in the Tokyo gubernatorial election and the NHK Party fielding a huge slate, it will have a bevy of spaces to sell. The unusual move by ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs clocks fastest 100m time since Tokyo
Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs clocks fastest 100m time since Tokyo - Jacobs went under 10 seconds for the first time this season in Finland ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Marubeni steps up bets on Southeast Asian consumer business
TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Marubeni is investing more in Southeast Asian consumer businesses, aiming to make two or three investments of over 10 billion yen ($64 million) each annually, turning ... ( read original story ...)
What to expect from Tokyo’s new office supply in 2026 and beyond
New supply will be moderate but will be dominated by large mixed-use projects. Tokyo’s office market will welcome a handful of significant developments in 2026, although it will be moderate compared ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong topples Tokyo as Asia’s costliest city to build, as labour shortage inflates cost
Hong Kong surpassed Tokyo as the most expensive city to build anything in ... according to a survey by the UK-based property consultancy Turner & Townsend. That places Hong Kong in the ninth position ... ( read original story ...)
BlackRock Issues ‘Unprecedented’ Fed Warning After $300 Billion Bitcoin And Crypto Price Crash
Analysts at the world's largest asset manager BlackRock have warned an "unprecedented" scenario is unfolding that could hit the bitcoin price and crypto ...
Japan’s Nikkei edges up as tech shares get Nvidia bump
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose during the morning session on Wednesday, with technology shares rallying as the market reacted favourably to US semiconductor stocks’ gains overnight. US chip ...
Japan Is Said to Consider Issuing Bonds With Shorter Maturities
Japan’s Ministry of Finance is weighing a plan to shift more of its bond issuance to shorter maturities, according to a draft proposal seen by Bloomberg, a major change as the central bank moves to ...
Osaka beaten by inspired Zheng serving display
Naomi Osaka bowed out of the Berlin Open after falling short in a three-set thriller against an inspired serving display from Zheng Qinwen. The former world number one battled, but ultimately came up ... ( read original story ...)
Athletics-Italy’s Jacobs runs best time since Tokyo Games victory
Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs ramped up his preparations for the Paris Games by breaching the 10-seconds mark twice on Tuesday to win gold at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.The Italian ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘beat poet’ Kazuko Shiraishi, pioneer of modern performance poetry, dies at 93
Shiraishi shot to fame when she was just 20, freshly graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo, with her “Tamago no Furu Machi,” translated as “The Town that Rains Eggs” — a surrealist portrayal of Japan’s wartime destruction. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s exports surge 13.5% in May, helped by cheap yen and strong demand in US, Asian markets
TOKYO — Japan's exports surged 13.5% in May, faster than expected growth helped by a weak yen and strong demand in the U.S. and Asia. Finance Ministry data reported Wednesday showed that the trade ... ( read original story ...)