Japan's economy likely expanded more than initially estimated in April-June thanks to solid business spending, a Reuters poll showed, but growth prospects in the current quarter and beyond may not be ...
Ceremony held in Tokyo to commemorate Koreans massacred in wake of 1923 Japan quake
A memorial ceremony was held in Tokyo on Sept. 1 to commemorate the Korean victims who were massacred following baseless discriminatory rumor ... ( read original story ...)
Yen drops further in 140 zone vs dollar in Tokyo, weakest in 24 yrs
The yen weakened further in the lower 140 zone against the dollar on Friday in Tokyo, as it continues to fall into levels unseen over ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q2 GDP likely revised up on robust capex, outlook murky: Report
TOKYO: Japan's economy likely expanded more than initially estimated in April-June thanks to solid business spending, a Reuters poll showed, but growth prospects in the current quarter and beyond may ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q2 GDP likely revised up on robust capex, outlook murky
Japan's economy likely expanded more than initially estimated in April-June thanks to solid business spending, a Reuters poll showed, but growth prospects in the current quarter and beyond may not be ... ( read original story ...)
On this day in history, Sept. 2, 1945, World War II ends as Japan formally surrenders to US, Allies
Japan formally surrendered to the U.S. and Allies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, ending a global conflict that killed up to 60 million people. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s hottest city to give out umbrellas to protect children from sun
After an increase in the number of days when the mercury rose to at least 35C, 9,000 yellow fibreglass umbrellas will be handed out to children in Kumagaya ... ( read original story ...)
A Criticism Of The Current Bitcoin As Money Narrative
Part 3 delves into the history of money, its relationship to state and society, inflation in the Global South, the progressive case for/against Bitcoin as money and alternative use-cases. I once heard ...
Recent yen moves somewhat volatile: Japan finance minister
Recent currency moves are somewhat volatile, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Friday after the yen further weakened to ...
Yen under pressure in 140 zone vs dollar in Tokyo, weakest in 24 yrs
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The yen remained under pressure Friday morning after weakening to levels unseen over a nearly quarter century in the 140 zone against the dollar as strong U.S. economic data ... ( read original story ...)
Japan calls for creditor nations’ talks on Sri Lanka debt restructuring
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Friday urged all creditor nations to discuss Sri Lanka's debt restructuring, after the crisis-hit South Asian nation reached a loan agreement with the ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Hinnamnor bringing powerful impacts to Japan and South Korea
A major typhoon is expected to cause life-threatening flooding and destructive wind gusts when it bears down on Japan and South Korea next week. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s cash in circulation slows to decade-low pace on waning COVID fund demand
Japan's monetary base, or the amount of cash circulating in the economy, grew in August at the smallest annual pace in a decade, data showed on Friday, a sign of waning corporate demand for funds to ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto entrepreneur accused of masterminding a million-dollar verification hustle on Instagram
Dillon Shamoun, the founder of FanVerse, a company that lets influencers sell personalized NFTs, has been accused of running a million-dollar ring of illicit Instagram verifications. According to a ...
Japan’s King of Deals Preps His Biggest Buy in Yen Headwinds
Minebea Mitsumi Inc.’s chief executive officer -- dubbed the “King of Deals” in Japan -- seeks his biggest acquisition yet, even as a crumbling yen constrains his search. ( read original story ...)
Crypto: Huge Cloud Over the World’s Biggest Trading Platform
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume is under investigation by the Department of Justice (DoJ). The federal agency is investigating whether Binance.com violated US money ...