stablecoin to bitcoin, ether (ETH), bnb coin (BNB) and other unspecified tokens – which also likely contributed to the price rise. Meanwhile, Asian companies mirrored the U.S. market movement on ...
Hang Seng Index, ASX200, Nikkei 225: Under Pressure as SVB Collapse Sparks Contagion Fears
Global markets hit by SVB collapse, banking shares take significant hit as China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Australia experience sharp declines.
Japan’s policymakers play down contagion risk from SVB collapse
Japanese policymakers on Tuesday played down the risk of the economy taking a hit from the collapse of U.S. lender Silicon Valley Bank, even as fears of a contagion hit financial stocks and sent ...
Japan banks, JGB yields plunge as traders assess SVB fallout
Japanese banking shares on Tuesday were set for their biggest tumble since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, dragging the Nikkei share average down more than 2%, as investors tried to gauge the ...
Lawmaker protests after Japan immigration official says gay detainee has ‘mental problem’
A Japanese lawmaker is demanding answers after an immigration official told a gay Brazilian detainee in his 20s that he has ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Yoon to meet Japan’s Kishida in Tokyo on Thursday
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will travel to Japan for talks on Thursday with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, a South Korean official said, days after South Korea announced a plan to end a row between the U. ( read original story ...)
Hot spring baths block Japan’s geothermal potential
With over 100 active volcanos, Japan has the world's third largest geothermal resources, but also a powerful industry that has steadfastly opposed developing the sector: hot springs. But the hot ... ( read original story ...)
Masatoshi Ito, Japanese billionaire behind the rise of 7-Eleven, dies at 98
Masatoshi Ito, the Japanese billionaire who turned 7-Eleven convenience stores into a global empire, has died aged 98, closing the chapter on one of Asia's most storied retail entrepreneurs. ( read original story ...)
Is Crypto A Scapegoat For Fed Policy?
The move has sparked controversy and raised concerns about the relationship between traditional financial institutions and the emerging world of cryptocurrency.
Japanese banks slide as SVB contagion fear rattles markets
Asia's share markets slid on Tuesday, with Japan's financial stocks leading losses as fear of a U.S. banking crisis gripped investors ahead of crucial inflation data due later in the day. Fallout from ...
Japan bank shares plunge with JGB yields amid SVB risks
Expectations for further Federal Reserve rate increases have also been slashed, along with the chances for a hawkish shift at the Bank of Japan, which had been the driver for a nearly 28% surge in the ...
Trevor Bauer signs with Japan’s Yokohama BayStars
Trevor Bauer has agreed to a contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Japan's Central League. The 2020 NL Cy Young Award winner was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Jan. ( read original story ...)
Japan, Britain, Italy defence ministers to meet in Tokyo this week
Britain and Italy's defence chiefs will visit Japan this week to hold meetings with their local counterpart, Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada, Japan said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan, Canada in talks over collaboration in battery metals supply chain
Japan and Canada are discussing collaboration on building strong supply chains for battery metals, Japan's industry minister, Yasutoshi Nishimura, said on Tuesday. A public-private mission led by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Weighs Defense Exports as It Shows Off Fighter Jet Plans
Japan’s joint fighter jet project with the UK and Italy will take center stage at a defense show near Tokyo this week, as the country bolsters its defense ties with NATO members and mulls loosening ... ( read original story ...)
Retrial ordered for 87-year-old ex-boxer on Japan death row
Tokyo’s high court on Monday ordered a retrial for an 87-year-old former boxer who has been on death row for more than five decades after his murder conviction that his lawyers said was based on ... ( read original story ...)