The service-sector mood, by contrast, recovered as easing border controls and an end to COVID-19 curbs heightened hopes for a rebound in tourism and consumption, the Bank of Japan's tankan survey ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Liquidity is Drying Up as Crypto ‘Tourists’ Recoil From Industry Disorder
By just about any measure, Bitcoin liquidity remains low, despite the cryptocurrency’s eye-catching upsurge this year.
Booming Jakarta IPO market leaves major global exchanges behind
Indonesia’s IPO proceeds between January and March exceeded that of Tokyo and London. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Nikkei May Rise as Concerns Ease About U.S. Inflation
Japanese stocks may rise as concerns ease about U.S. inflation and policy tightening by central banks.
Asia markets set to rise ahead of key manufacturing data; oil surges after OPEC cut
Asia-Pacific markets are largely set to rise at the open on Monday ahead of key manufacturing data in the region, as well as surprise oil cuts over the weekend. Brent crude and WTI futures surged as ...
RMB Capital Issues Statement on Tokyo District Court’s Decision to Raise Share Price of Itochu-FamilyMart Tender Offer
RMB Capital issues statement on Tokyo District Court’s decision to raise the share price of Itochu-FamilyMart tender offer.
Seeing Machines’ world-leading interior sensing technology on show in suite and in car at 27th ESV 2023 in Yokohama, Japan
Seeing Machines Limited (AIM: SEE), the advanced computer vision technology company that designs AI-powered operator monitoring systems ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall St. gains, hopes Fed rate hikes over
Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday tracking gains on Wall Street late last week as weaker-than-expected U.S. inflation data raised hopes the Federal Reserve could soon halt its interest rate hike cycle ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business mood sours as global slowdown bites – tankan
Japan's business sentiment soured in January-March to hit the worst level in more than two years, a closely-watched central bank survey showed on Monday, as slowing global growth clouds the outlook ... ( read original story ...)
Japan buys Russian oil above $60-a-barrel cap, breaking with US allies: report
Japan has been buying Russian oil beneath the western-imposed price cap of $60 a barrel, though Russian-sourced imports remain relatively small. ( read original story ...)
Your ultimate guide to Osaka
Known within Japan as the home of many a comedian, this city is louder, brasher and often more ... ( read original story ...)
Japan targets adoption of flexible solar panels by 2030
One pillar of the plan involves commercializing next-generation panels called perovskite solar cells by 2030. Lighter and more flexible than conventional silicon products, they can be attached to ...
China presses Japan to change course on chip export curbs
China has attempted to dissuade Japan from imposing big curbs on exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, as part of a fast-evolving geopolitical battle over access to the world’s most advanced chips. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group may buy 20% in DMI Finance
DMI is registered as a non-banking finance company (NBFC) with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). While it was mainly engaged in secured corporate lending - largely to real estate builders - till a few ...
Japan protests China’s detention of citizen, maritime action
Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi protested in a meeting Sunday with his Chinese counterpart the detention of a Japanese national in Beijing and raised “strong concern" about China's escalating military activity near Taiwan and around Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ryuichi Sakamoto, composer of ‘The Last Emperor’ film score, dies aged 71
Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Oscar-winning Japanese composer famed for his scores for "The Last Emperor", "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" and other films, has died aged 71, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported on Sunday. ( read original story ...)