As per the DRHP, the startup’s initial public offering (IPO) will comprise a fresh issue of shares worth ... filed in December last year. Japanese tech investor SoftBank, US-based private equity firm ...
Japan just spent billions to boost the flailing yen — and the US may get involved too
Japan spent about $35 billion to prop up the yen on Monday and intervened again on Wednesday. A leading economist says the US may step in, too.
Is the buzz about Gorilla Crow real?
A peculiar sight in Nagoya, Japan, sparked global fascination as a crow strikingly resembling a gorilla went viral on social media. Speculation ran rampant until experts weighed in, revealing the crow ... ( read original story ...)
Who will be racing at WTCS Yokohama 2024?
After the unfortunate cancellation of WTCS Abu Dhabi, the WTCS season will begin in earnest with the classic race in Yokohama. An institution of the World ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-BOJ official predicts Japan will keep intervening to prevent yen free-fall
Japan will likely keep intervening to prop up the yen until the risk of speculators triggering a free fall in the currency has been eliminated, said a former central bank official who was involved in ... ( read original story ...)
LG Energy seeks to expand business in Japan with sales subsidiary
LG Energy announced that it forming a sales team in Japan to expand its business with automakers in the country as they shift to EVs. ( read original story ...)
OpenAI launches Tokyo center, proudly introduces GPT-4 version tailored for Japanese
This strategic move not only solidifies OpenAI’s commitment to its global outreach but also introduces plans to develop a GPT-4 model specifically optimized for the Japanese language. The decision ... ( read original story ...)
How Mapletree REITs weather the interest rate storm
Astute capital management strategies, divestments, recycling programmes by the three Mapletree S-REITs could attract investors ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei stumbles as yen gains, mixed US peers
Japan's Nikkei share average finished lower for a second consecutive day on Thursday, with the yen's sudden appreciation and a mixed performance on Wall Street dragging on sentiment. The Nikkei ...
Japan’s Nikkei squeezes out modest gains as yen, Wall Street weigh
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average eked out meagre gains on Thursday, with the yen’s sudden appreciation and a mixed performance on Wall Street dragging on sentiment.
Yen Intervention Risks Force Tokyo Traders to Scrap Holidays
For currency traders in Japan the long weekend starting Friday won’t be much of a break as the market stays on high alert for official action after two suspected interventions this week.Most Read from ...
Yen Intervention Risks Are Forcing Tokyo Traders to Scrap Breaks
For currency traders in Japan the long weekend starting Friday won’t be much of a break as the market stays on high alert for official action after two suspected interventions this week.
Japan’s FX intervention signals 160 yen line in the sand, says ex-official
Japanese authorities likely intervened in the currency market to signal they see 160 yen to the dollar as their line in the sand, Columbia University academic and former finance ministry executive ...
No place like Dome: Boxing back at Tyson-Douglas Tokyo upset venue
Boxing returns to the famous venue on Monday for the first time since that unforgettable encounter when Japan's undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue puts his belts on the line against Mexican Luis Nery. ( read original story ...)
Japan household spending likely accelerated pace of declines in March: Reuters poll
Japanese household spending probably accelerated its pace of declines in March, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, underscoring the difficulties facing policymakers keen to engineer self-sustaining economic growth and normalise monetary policy. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s property insurers stay afloat post-earthquake – GlobalData
Property insurers in Japan are to keep their heads above water despite losses initiated by the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, on 1 January, said ... ( read original story ...)