A Japanese college student named Takashii creates YouTube videos where he interviews random strangers on a host of different topics. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka shows glimpse of Beyonce’s birthday party in Instagram post
In a post on Osaka’s Instagram, the four-time Grand Slam winner and Cordae are pictured in a photo booth print-out, with the words “Beyoncé’s 41st Birthday” clearly writt ... ( read original story ...)
Japan warns of intervention, BOJ conducts ‘rate check’ amid yen fall
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Wednesday issued his strongest warning yet about the yen's sharp drop against the U.S. d ...
Yen Rallies as Japan Intervention Threat Hangs Heavy Over Market
The yen rebounded from near a 24-year low on signs the Bank of Japan is preparing an intervention to prop up the currency. Most Read from BloombergUS Inflation Tops Forecasts, Cementing Odds of Big ...
Kaszek, YC back DolarApp’s mission to ‘dollarize’ Latin America’s finances with crypto
With DolarApp, users can open a bank account going from peso to dollar dominated stablecoin USD Coin (USDc) and back in seconds.
Afghanistan’s Crypto Lifeline
Apart from the Hawala system, an informal money transferring service popular across the Middle East and South Asia, crypto has become one of the only ways to reliably send money in and out of ...
Daily Dozen | Forbes: Crown Closures; Inflation Stings Investors; Crypto’s Deep Freeze
Ukraine calls for more military aid; the first bill looking to nationally restrict abortion; stocks' worst day in 2022; and more.
Japan’s Shinsei inches up Latitude Financial’s register
Shinsei Bank helped get Latitude’s float away last year, now it’s picking off stranded institutional investors.
Fed angst keeps stocks on edge, yen jumps on Japan intervention hint
World stocks were stuck in a sea of red on Wednesday as markets braced for an even more aggressive U.S. Federal Reserve to tame inflation, and the yen jumped as Japan gave its strongest signal yet ...
Yokohama’s Heather Adelman: Grow People to Grow the Business
As a former college athlete, Heather Adelman is competitive by nature. She’s always striving to get to the next level, adding to her skillset and isn’t afraid to pick up the work when things need to ... ( read original story ...)
These are the latest additions to Greater Tokyo’s logistics supply
Nearly 1.7m sqm of new space was introduced in H1 2022. In Greater Tokyo, nearly 1.7 million sq m of new logistics space was introduced to the market in the first half of 2022, indicating that the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suzuki: If Tokyo were to intervene, it will do so swiftly, without pause
If Tokyo were to intervene, it will do so swiftly. If Tokyo were to intervene, it will do so without pause. Govt watching fx moves with high sense of urgency. If yen continues to make such moves, we ... ( read original story ...)
Yebisu beer brewing to return to Tokyo’s Ebisu in 2023
Sapporo Breweries Ltd. will brew the premium Yebisu beer brand at its birthplace of Tokyo’s Ebisu district for the first time in 35 years. ( read original story ...)
JR Tokai, Shizuoka leader still at odds over maglev line plan
SHIZUOKA--The president of Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) and the prefectural governor met on Sept. 13 but failed to resolve an impasse that is delaying construction work on the maglev Chuo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo doctor accused of fake COVID vaccine documents says he gave saline shots
A doctor suspected of defrauding a municipal government for coronavirus vaccination commission payments has reportedly told Tokyo police that he administered saline solution to some people who came ... ( read original story ...)
Japan steps up yen ‘psychological warfare’ with calls to traders
A fresh collapse in the Japanese yen halted on Wednesday after authorities cranked up their warnings over a drop in the currency and called traders to quiz them on market conditions. The yen has ... ( read original story ...)