to launch an institutional crypto service offering in Japan. Through the partnership, the companies will provide a secure, reliable platform for the management of digital assets across their lifecycle ...
‘Awfully easy money’: Charlie Munger praises Warren Buffett’s big bets on Japan
Japan’s Nikkei and Topix indexes are each up more than 20% so far this year. The firms backed by Berkshire — Itochu, Marubeni, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui & Co., and Sumitomo — are known as “sogo shosha” or general trading companies in Japan.
Samurai trash collectors clean Tokyo streets after Halloween revels
Trash collectors in samurai costumes took to Tokyo's streets on Wednesday, theatrically wielding garbage tongs and flicking litter left from an evening of Halloween revelry into wicker baskets on their backs. ( read original story ...)
Japan police detain 86-year-old suspected gunman who had barricaded himself in post office with hostages
Japanese police arrested an 86-year-old suspected gunman Tuesday who had barricaded himself in a post office with two hostages after injuring two people at a hospital earlier in the day. ( read original story ...)
Japanese automaker Toyota’s profits zoom on cheap yen, strong global sales
Toyota’s July-September profit jumped nearly threefold from a year ago as vehicle sales grew around the world and a cheap yen boosted the Japanese automaker’s overseas earnings. ( read original story ...)
Urgent: 5.1-magnitude quake hits 15 km SW of Gobō, Japan — USGS
BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 15 km SW of Gobō, Japan at 2234 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. ■ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei jumps on BOJ decision, Toyota earnings
The BOJ on Tuesday further loosened its grip on long-term interest rates by tweaking its bond yield control policy again ...
Asian stocks trade mixed, Japan’s Nikkei leads gains ahead of Fed rate decision
Japan’s Nikkei leads gains after the Japanese top currency diplomat came out with verbal intervention.
Japan’s Nikkei jumps after dovish shift in BOJ policy
Japan's Nikkei share average traded sharply higher on Wednesday as investors scooped up stocks after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) adopted a dovish monetary policy stance a day earlier. The Nikkei was up 2% ...
Japan says it’s on standby to deal with ‘one-sided’ currency moves as yen tumbles
Japan's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Wednesday authorities were on standby to respond to recent "one-sided, sharp" moves in the yen, escalating his warning against speculators as the ...
Labor authorities rule young man’s suicide in Japan caused by workplace bullying
A labor standards office in central Japan has certified that the suicide of a young man who worked for a high-pressure gas manufacturing and･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
5.1-magnitude quake hits 15 km SW of Gobō, Japan — USGS
BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 15 km SW of Gobō, Japan at 2234 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 39.3 km, was ... ( read original story ...)
Top Crypto gainers on 31 October- RUNE, BTT, And SOL
The global crypto market remains in an uptrend today with Bitcoin leading the altcoins and meme coins to rally. As the 2024 halving
Kung-fu shoe flipping tournament coming back to Yokohama Chinatown
That’s why we should all head down to Yokohama Chinatown on 3 November and take part in the 2023 Kung-fu Shoe Flying World Championships. This is quite likely the only organized tournament devoted to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Philippines in Final Stages of Talks on Security Aid – Japan Govt Spokesperson
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top government spokesperson said on Wednesday that Japan is in the final stages of negotiations with the Philippines on what equipment to offer to Manila and when to sign an agreement under Tokyo's official security assistance programme. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s yen slides broadly as BOJ policy tweak seen inadequate
The yen slumped across the board on Tuesday, dropping to a fresh 15-year low against the euro and a new one-year trough versus the dollar, after a small step by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) toward ending years of monetary stimulus failed to appease some investors who had expected a bigger move. ( read original ...