House Democrats revealed the split Wednesday at a Financial Services Committee meeting on a GOP-led bill that would mandate in federal law for the first time how two key market regulators — the SEC and the CFTC — police digital asset trading.
Bank of Japan Will Eventually Let Interest Rates Rise. Watch Out When It Does.
Japan's central bank is expected to retain its easy-money policy this Friday. But it will be forced to change course at some point, disrupting global markets.
Mom and son dead, daughter hurt after fall from Osaka Pref. condo in alleged murder-suicide
A suspected murder-suicide left a woman and her 3-year-old son dead and her 7-year-old daughter injured after they fell from a condomi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takeda Pharma posts 12% rise in first-quarter profit
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical said on Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 12% from a year earlier, citing momentum in its growth and the launching of new products. ( read original story ...)
‘Foreigners are disgusting’: Osaka school rapped over response to student’s bullying
OSAKA -- The case of an elementary school student who was abused with racially charged comments from classmates such as "foreigners are disgusting" was recognized as bullying by a third-party ... ( read original story ...)
Weaker yen, Osaka casino bet spark Singapore property investors’ rush to Japan
Agents said buyers are snapping up residential units and tourist accommodation in Osaka, where a casino resort is expected to open in 2029. ( read original story ...)
Hoshoryu’s Nagoya triumph shows enduring power of Mongolian rikishi
Kirishima and Hoshoryu’s promotions to ozeki have shown that the Mongolian era of sumo dominance isn’t close to concluding just yet. ( read original story ...)
Singapore investors head for property in Japan on weaker yen, Osaka casino resort bet
The World Expo, an international event held every five years, and the casino resort are expected to boost tourism. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan Property Lures Singapore Investors on Osaka Casino Bet
Singapore investors are snapping up Japanese real estate, lured by a weaker yen and the prospect of tourism-driven growth in the second-largest metropolitan area Osaka. ( read original story ...)
Japan will gain from ultra-cautious ratesetters
Japan is in an unenviable position. After battling decades of stagnation, the world’s third-largest economy may be close to entering a virtuous circle where rising inflation lifts wages and spending. ( read original story ...)
Asian shares climb after Fed hikes as expected; eyes on Europe, Japan
Asian shares advanced and the dollar fell on Thursday after a well-flagged U.S. rate rise delivered no major surprises, although policymakers in Europe and Japan could pose risks for markets with their own interest rate decisions. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s insect restaurant brings water bug cider to the table
Grasshoppers, silkworms, and wasps were traditionally eaten in land-locked regions where meat and fish are scarce, a practice that picked up amid food shortages during and after World War II, said ... ( read original story ...)
The Lucie Blackman Case: Who was Joji Obara and what happened to him?
Joji Obara was eventually charged with drugging, raping and killing Lucie. It's thought Joji raped hundreds of women and he often drugged them with chloroform beforehand. Sickeningly, he journaled ... ( read original story ...)
Federal prosecutors ask judge to jail Bankman-Fried after fallen crypto king leaks ex-girlfriend’s online diary
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to revoke crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried’s $250 million bond and jail him pretrial after he leaked his ex-girlfriend and convicted co-conspirator’s digital diary.
How Jack Ma’s Ant Group Is Inching Toward IPO Reboot
Chinese regulators torpedoed what would have been a record initial public offering by financial technology giant Ant Group Co., sending shock waves across global capital markets. They imposed new ...
IMF urges Bank of Japan to move away from yield control, prepare for future tightening
The Bank of Japan should start preparing for future monetary tightening by moving away from its yield control policy, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said ...