Japan's budget proposal for the 2023-2024 fiscal year could be as high as 114 trillion yen, the Nikkei reported, adding that the government could issue more than 35 trillion yen in bonds. On Friday, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to keep ultra-low rates but doubts over yield cap grow
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to maintain ultra-low interest rates on Tuesday and reassure markets it will be in no rush to withdraw stimulus, even as rising inflation prods investors to price in the ...
The Biggest Story in Crypto in 2022: Contagion—From Terra to FTX
The lucky ones are ending the year having had to downsize their workforce to weather what seems to be an increasingly severe crypto bull market. The unlucky ones—and there have been many—are facing ...
Crypto And Blockchain Predictions For 2023
Financial instruments, crypto or not, must have a business use case and fundamental economic value to be traded, utilized, and accurately valued by the marketplace. What was clearly demonstrated ...
Forecasts for 2023 from five visionary VCs
This guest post is authored by Mark Bivens. Mark is a Silicon Valley native and former entrepreneur, having started three companies before “turning to the dark side of VC.” He is a venture ...
Naomi Osaka Is Set To Invest In The ‘Fastest-Growing Sport In America’
Naomi Osaka has built is charting a path as a successful businesswoman and her latest smart investment is proving that. Per a Front Office Sports report, she joins Lebron James and Draymond Green in ... ( read original story ...)
S Jaishankar says Japanese businesses make ‘more serious investments’ in other ASEAN countries, China than in India; tells why
"There were a number of reasons for this. I think partly the enabling environment did not meet Japanese expectations which essentially meant that the Indian system did not particularly make an effort ... ( read original story ...)
Aston Martin to design high-end homes
Aston Martin is set to apply its design mastery to the world of Japanese real estate, as part of a new partnership that will see the first luxury home in Asia to be designed by ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to Require Solar Panels on New Residential Buildings in 2025
Under the mandate, large construction firms will have to install solar panels on homes with less than 21,527 square feet of interior space. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Industry Is Going Through Growing Pains – Maturing Into A Robust Ecosystem
DeFi offers a framework to move forward in building a solid foundation for the industry. Impressively, in a few years, Crypto finance has achieved what took decades to build in the traditional financial services industry.
VCs say a funding dry spell, a death of exchanges and the rebirth of NFTs are among crypto and Web3 trends to watch in 2023
After several crypto bankruptcies, centralized exchanges will lose ground in 2023. But NFTs will find new life in areas such as real estate, VCs said.
Foundation raises $7M to return ‘sovereignty’ to a chaotic crypto world
Foundation Devices announced it has raised a $7 million seed round to double down on its "sovereign computing platform."
Binance’s books are a black box, filings show, as crypto giant tries to rally confidence
The world's biggest crypto exchange, Binance, is battling to shore up confidence after a surge in customer withdrawals and a steep drop in the value of its digital token. After the collapse of rival exchange FTX last month,
Sharp at CES 2023
Sharp Corporation (TOKYO:6753) is set to return to CES 2023 with an advanced technologies and products that embody the company’s ESG-focused management under the four themes of New Energy, Automotive, ...
Explained: Why pacifist Japan is doubling its military spending
This is a big change for Japan as the country's post-World War II constitution limits it to nominally self-defensive capabilities. The new strategy is set to catapult Tokyo into the position of the wo ...
Ha Nam, Japanese prefecture consider more business opportunities
Director of the Mayoral Office of Izumiotsu city of Japan’s Osaka prefecture Nakayama Hideto paid a working trip to the northern province of Ha Nam on December 19 to learn about its investment ... ( read original story ...)