Shohei Ohtani has visited the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel presented the new Los Angeles Dodgers superstar with a supersized visa for his dog. ( read original story ...)
The good times are almost over for Japan
The Japanese stock market is on a roll, hitting consecutive 34-year highs this week. The last time the Nikkei 225 index was at Wednesday’s closing level of 34,442 was in March 1990, a few weeks after ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fujitsu faces questioning over British Post Office scandal
Japan's Fujitsu is under growing pressure over its role in a scandal in which hundreds of Post Office workers in Britain were convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting because of glitches in ... ( read original story ...)
Australian Open: Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff and Osaka are among the women to watch in 2024
Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff are some of the top women and past Grand Slam champions entered in the 2024 Australian Open. ( read original story ...)
Hestiia wants you to mine for crypto to heat your house
A lot of this energy is output as heat, which needs to be cooled back down in data centers. The company's unique home heater uses recycled data center chips to generate heat, making it a smart, eco-friendly solution for modern homes.
Crypto fans are cheering the SEC for expanding access to bitcoin – but critics are sounding the alarm
The SEC approved spot bitcoin ETFs for the first time, fueling hopes of wider crypto adoption as well as fears of future losses for investors.
The good times are almost over for Japan’s surging Nikkei
The Japanese stock market is on a roll, hitting consecutive 34-year highs this week. The last time the Nikkei 225 index was at Wednesday’s closing level of 34,442 was in March 1990, a few weeks after ... ( read original story ...)
Investigation at Shika nuclear power plant damaged by Japan earthquake
The 7.6 magnitude tremor caused more stress than the plant was designed to withstand, with thousands of litres of water and oil spilt ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar eases ahead of US inflation data, bitcoin stands firm
The dollar drifted lower on Thursday as traders waited for U.S. inflation data to confirm whether bets on as many as five Fed interest rate cuts this year were justified, while weak Japanese wages ...
Futures rise before inflation data, crypto stocks up after ETF approval
U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Thursday ahead of a consumer inflation print that could test hopes of an early start to interest-rate cuts, while crypto stocks rose after regulatory approval for exchange-traded funds tracking Bitcoin.
Is India done with crypto?
Over a dozen VC firms scrambled to publish their own web3 investment theses, some even lowering their high bar for credentials to hire young analysts well-versed in crypto. Several young partners, fearing they would miss out on potentially life-changing deals,
Wall Street firms getting excited over Japan as Nikkei keeps hitting records
Japanese stocks were back in the spotlight from top Wall Street firms, as the benchmark Nikkei 225 crossed the 35,000 mark for the first time in nearly 34 years. The Nikkei 225 ended up 1.8% to 35,049.
Japan’s Nikkei soars to close at near 34 year high
Japan's Nikkei index - which had its best year for a decade in 2023 - climbed 2% to break above 34,000 for the first time since 1990. Japanese exporters led the charge, helped by a softening yen. The broader Topix index also hit its highest since 1990.
Business leaders, experts call on gov’t to stabilize Japan’s population at 80 mil. in 2100
A group of Japanese private-sector leaders and population decline experts met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Jan. 9 and submitted a pro･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Eneos invests into U.S. clean hydrogen company
Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp , said on Thursday that it had invested in MVCE Gulf Coast, which aims to produce clean hydrogen in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rallies past 35,000 for the first time since bubble era
Japanese stocks soared on Thursday, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index (NKY:IND) crossing 35,000 points for the first time since the economic bubble over 30 years ago, while a weaker yen boosted ...