Investing.com-- Japan’s Nikkei 225 index opened at record highs on Monday, extending a strong run from last week as investors piled into local stocks amid hype over artificial intelligence and the ...
Three Men Of Color Living In Japan Sue Government Over Racial Profiling
Three foreign-born men now living in Japan have filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government over racial profiling. Each of the men claims to have been targeted by police because of his race, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan January corporate service prices rise 2.1% yr/yr, BOJ says
Japan's business-to-business service prices rose 2.1% year-on-year in January, slowing from a 2.4% annual gain in December, central bank data showed on Monday. The Bank of Japan is closely watching ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul hopes Japan stock playbook can narrow ‘Korea discount’
By Jihoon Lee and Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea hopes to mirror Japan's efforts to boost the value of its companies as the neighbour's stock market surges to a record high, with measures ... ( read original story ...)
What Should Crypto Investors Should Know About Points Trading
The last bull market, within which bitcoin and other crypto traded at all-time-highs, coincided with the rise of the non-fungible token market, a large number of decentralized finance initiatives, ...
5 Layer-2 Tokens Poised for 50X Returns in the Next Crypto Surge
In a groundbreaking development, global crypto behemoth Binance has received approval for its staggering $4.3 billion payment in a US plea deal. This ...
Crypto executive questions if SEC will consider ethereum’s consensus model in ETF decision
The anticipation surrounding spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is mounting, with the crypto community closely watching the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for pending decisions ...
Potential Trump Return Stirs Japanese Businesses, Wealthy Americans Evading Taxes, Saudi Arabia’s Economic Challenges And ‘Swiftonomics’: Top Economics News This Week
This week was brimming with impactful news stories. From potential political shifts triggering business concerns in Japan, to the IRS cracking down on tax evasion among the wealthy, there was no ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to spend extra $660 million in quake relief
Japan will spend an additional $660 million rebuilding areas ravaged by a devastating New Year's Day earthquake, its prime minister said, taking the total amount of quake relief ...
People gather in Tokyo to demand Russia end its invasion of Ukraine
More than 100 people, including Ukrainan refugees, held a demonstration in front of Shibuya Station on Saturday. They carried Ukrainian flags and placards reading "Stop Russia" to protest Moscow's ... ( read original story ...)
A whale that died in a port in Osaka is set to be buried to become skeletal specimen for museum
A whale as long as a train car that died after straying into a port in Osaka last month is set to be buried until it naturally becomes a skeletal specimen for a local museum. ( read original story ...)
One dead after stabbing at convenience store in Sapporo
A convenience store employee died after a man stabbed him and two other store staff members in Sapporo on Sunday. Police arrested the suspected assailant at the scene. The incident happened at a ... ( read original story ...)
Worker dies after falling through roof of station building in Yokohama
A 56-year-old male worker died after falling through the roof of the station building onto the concourse seven meters below at Nakayama Station on the JR Yokohama Line in Yokohama on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
$100mn in crypto payments traced to Myanmar-based ‘scammers’
Heintz said former workers involved in pig-butchering scams had provided IJM with information regarding the two crypto wallets used by the company to receive illicit funds. IJM said KK Park, which is ...
Convenience store stabbing in Japan’s Sapporo kills 1, injures 2
One person has died and two more were injured on Sunday morning in a stabbing incident in a convenience store in Sapporo on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, NHK broadcaster reported. A Seicomart ... ( read original story ...)
‘Reality remains tough as ever’, says Japan PM as extra $660m pledged for Noto earthquake rebuild
The earthquake hit parts of the Ishikawa region on New Year’s Day killing 241 people and sparking a major fire, water remains cut off to some areas ... ( read original story ...)