The UN’s refugee agency has partnered with blockchain and money transfer companies to get vital aid to people displaced by conflict.
SVB Financial Collapse Triggers Experts Fear Of Softbank Buyback, Alibaba Mark Down, Arm IPO Valuation Cut
an analyst at CLSA Securities Japan Co, wrote in his Tuesday note. According to Bloomberg Intelligence, the latest tech valuation rethink could wind up lowering the amount the company can raise in the ...
Exclusive: Britain and Japan to pay for most of fighter project agreed with Italy-sources
Britain and Japan are set to dominate a three-nation project with Italy to build an advanced jet fighter, with Rome set to pay around only a fifth of the overall development cost, two sources said.
Osaka Gas to secure more LNG than usual in FY23/24 amid tight global supply
Osaka Gas declined to comment on whether it would extend the contract. Read also Italian court delays decision on Tuscan LNG terminal to July US natgas futures fall 4% to 2-week low on less cold ...
Japan’s workers get biggest pay rises in decades as inflation surges
A number of Japan's biggest corporations - including Toyota Motor Corp and Hitachi Ltd - said they had agreed to the requested increases from unions, results that were widely flagged in recent weeks. ... ( read original story ...)
Terrifying moment Japan tsunami flattened entire towns and villages as it burst banks
The catastrophe was triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the shores of Japan in 2011, creating towering tsunami waves that battered the nuclear plant on the coast of Fukushima ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka court recognizes Ugandan woman fearing imprisonment for being gay as refugee
The Osaka District Court on March 15 scrapped the Japanese government's decision to deport a Ugandan woman who had fled her home country for ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Flying car has first test flight in aiming for use at ’25 Osaka Expo
OSAKA–-A piloted test flight of a “flying car” here on March 14 was judged a success and a step toward making its first commercial flight in Japan at the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo coffee shop made famous on Tiktok draws returning tourists hungry for pudding
With a rapid, right-hand swoop, Shizuo Mori served the last of about 50 puddings on Wednesday, a treat that's made his tiny Tokyo coffee shop a destination for tourists flocking to Japan after the end ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc delivers largest wage increases in decades
Top Japanese companies offered their largest pay increases in a quarter century at annual labour talks which wrapped up on Wednesday, heeding, at least for now, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's calls ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: China, North Korea loom large as South Korea and Japan try to make amends
A senior Japanese Defense Ministry official said officials from the ... article with image 8:11 AM UTC China's embattled property sector made new progress in its climb out of a months-long slump as ... ( read original story ...)
SVB Crisis Unlikely to Spread to Japan, Regional Banker Says
Concerns about Silicon Valley Bank’s failure are “extremely unlikely” to spread to Japan, according to the nation’s top regional banker.Most Read from Bloomberg‘Old-School’ Signature Bank Collapsed ...
Japanese companies likely to spurn Saudi Aramco IPO
Japanese companies are unlikely to invest in Saudi Aramco's blockbuster initial public offering (IPO) because it is difficult to evaluate the value of the world's biggest oil company, the head of ...
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.03%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Retail, Transportation Equipment and Mining sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.03%. The ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends fractionally higher as banking stocks recover, contagion fears remain
TOKYO, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index ended fractionally higher Wednesday as banking stocks bounced back after a two-day selloff on concerns over the health of the U.S.
Nikkei snaps 3-day losing run as Japan banks rise on easing contagion fears
The Nikkei had a volatile session, but recovered in the final 15 minutes of trade to close steady at 27,229.48. Over the previous three days, the benchmark had slumped nearly 5%.