Corp A borrows from Bank B to buy the IPO stock of Prop C, which then borrows from Bank D ... When the Global Debt Crisis hit in 2008, Tokyo said no to the American bail out funding. The total ...
Bank of Japan likely to reverse its ultra-loose monetary policy; how will this impact bonds, equities, currencies?
Reports suggested that Japan, touted as the last bastion of negative interest rates, will tighten its monetary policy on March 19.
A touchy AI boost for Reddit IPO
Reddit's AI deal resembles those more traditional media publishers, like Axel Springer, are making with AI providers in an effort to participate in the AI boom. Many media companies believe they got ...
STARDOM Cinderella Tournament 2024 Semi-Final Matches Set
The final four competitors of this year’s STARDOM Cinderella Tournament will advance to the tournament’s final night in Nagoya on March 20th. Quarterfinal Results Following the recent STARDOM show ... ( read original story ...)
New Japan Cup 2024 Results: Day 9 – March 16, 2024
Here are the results from Day 9 of NJPW's New Japan Cup tournament. The event took place at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, and featured one quarter-final match for the yearly ... ( read original story ...)
‘Have I stopped saying anything?’ Rahm Emanuel on China, Japan, and sitting out a historic U.S. election
Emanuel denied he’d toned down his approach in response to concerns his social media posts might unnecessarily provoke China, whose own U.S. ambassador accused him of “seeking limelight for oneself” ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s 2024 new office supply set to be the largest in 20 years
There is 260,000sqm of new supply to enter the market this year. No new projects entered the Osaka office market in 4Q23. According to JLL, for the full year, two buildings offered a total of 18,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Anti-crypto stances becoming politically unsustainable, advocate argues
A recent discussion about shifting regulations for digital assets focused on the growing political power held by crypto investors.
What time is the Bank of Japan decision is actually a very good question
The Bank of Japan may end its eight-year stretch of negative interest rates on Tuesday. But precisely what time it will is a very good question and not just a search engine-optimized headline.
Japanese bank trains staff for a novel scenario: positive interest rates
As Japan nears an end to eight years of negative interest rates, a regional lender in Kyoto is offering e-learning to train up staff who have no experience lending money or collecting deposits in a ...
Japan’s Yokohama proposes smoking ban at parks
TOKYO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese port city of Yokohama, near Tokyo, has proposed a ban on smoking at all roughly 2,700 parks it manages, including popular tourist spots, local media reported ... ( read original story ...)
North Korean World Cup player says Japan qualifier more than football
Yokohama, Japan: An Yong Hak was born and raised in Japan but he will be cheering for his former team North Korea when the two sides clash in a World Cup qualifier in Tokyo on Thursday. An is one of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Stocks close sharply higher amid potential BOJ rate hike
Find out more about subscription packages here. TOKYO shares closed sharply higher Monday (Mar 18), with investors’ eyes on a possible upcoming interest rate hike from the Bank of Japan. The benchmark ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama City proposes smoking ban at its parks
Officials of Yokohama City, near Tokyo, have proposed a ban on smoking at all roughly 2,700 parks they manage, including popular tourist spots. ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Rookie Takerufuji stays perfect, Onosato a win back in Osaka
Outright leader Takerufuji stormed to his ninth straight win at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday, the top-tier makuuchi deb ... ( read original story ...)
Outside Tokyo, a Serene Beach Home Draws on Traditional Japanese Architecture
The newly completed waterfront home is located in a coastal town in Chiba prefecture about 75 minutes from the capital ... ( read original story ...)