A prized R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R that once basked in the limelight alongside Formula 1 legend Lewis Hamilton has been recovered following its earlier theft. The iconic car nearly escaped justice by ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s next rate hike likely in July or October, Nikkei reports
The Bank of Japan is expected to hike the interest rate in either July or October, though an October hike is considered more likely, as it would give the BOJ around half a year to evaluate the impact, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan v North Korea World Cup qualifier resumes rivalry that extends beyond football
The fixture between the two nations taps into a complicated underlying political history, with 150,000 North Korean people living in Japan. ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan’s tricky path to normalisation
The BoJ made a significant step on Tuesday. But the journey to normalising Japan’s monetary policy remains a long slog. Financial threats lurking after years of sub-zero rates have so far been tamed — ...
Bank of Japan ups interest rate first time in 17 years
When most of the central banks in the world have been raising interest rates, or refusing to bring them down, because of spiralling inflation and uncertain growth, Japan’s central bank, Bank of Japan, ...
End Of An Era – Bank of Japan Reverses Negative Interest Rate Policy
Bank of Japan raises short rates from -0.1% to 0.1%, becoming the last central bank to exit a Negative Interest Rate Policy. Read the implications of BOJ's move.
‘Never stand still’: Carlsberg eyes top premium beer ranking in Malaysia with Sapporo partnership
Carlsberg Malaysia is optimistic about its chances to conquer the country’s premium Japanese beer market this year with new partner brand Sapporo, with the latter formally replacing Asahi as the ... ( read original story ...)
How ‘Shogun’ Pulled Off that Wild Episode 5 Earthquake
Shōgun Episode 5 “Broken to the Fist” features one of the show’s most jaw-dropping moments of horror yet. After Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) tires of listening to Mariko (Anna Sawai) and Blackthorne’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s $1.4 Trillion Government Pension Fund Requests Information On Bitcoin As It Mulls Diversification
The GPIF is requesting information on Bitcoin and other “illiquid assets” as it explores ways to diversify its trillion dollar portfolio.
Japan’s GPIF issues request for information on crypto, other illiquid assets
Government Pension Investment Fund, Tokyo, issued a request for information on illiquid assets in response to an “entrenched” global low-yield environment. The RFI called for information and ...
The crypto market lost $400 million — and Bitcoin had its worst day since the FTX collapse
Bitcoin’s value fell below $61,000 on Wednesday morning, dropping 8% in the past 24 hours after reaching its weekly peak. The decline is the biggest slide in a day since FTX’s collapse in November ...
Japan, Awash in Debt, Is Raising Interest Rates. Americans Should Watch Closely.
The Bank of Japan recently put an end to its negative interest rate ... After all, they ask, couldn’t the government always finance itself at close to zero interest rate? The spike in bond yields that ...
Refocused Naomi Osaka closing in on 2022 tennis form at Miami Open
New mother Naomi Osaka says her morphed perspective prioritizes fun, sociability and time management, but her competitiveness is imminent and a Miami Open return reminded her of how close she is to ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Reddit’s IPO as much as five times oversubscribed, sources say
The sources said the marketing of the IPO was continuing and asked not to be identified because the details are confidential. A Reddit spokesperson declined to comment. Reddit has already curbed ...
Fresh off his Oscar win, Godzilla has been made a police chief in Tokyo… because of course, he has
The people of Tokyo have honored Godzilla in the best way they know how... by making him chief of a police station for 24 hours. ( read original story ...)
8 dead, 2 missing as South Korean-flagged tanker capsizes off western Japan
A South Korean-flagged chemical tanker anchored off western Japan capsized Wednesday, according to authorities who have launched a search-and-rescue mission for two crew members still missing. ( read original story ...)