What is all the fuss about taxing crypto assets? The Union Budget contained a rude shock for users and traders of crypto and other virtual digital assets. All transfers or sale of these assets was ... ( read original story ...)
Apps Mimicking Popular Crypto Wallets Including Coinbase And Metamask Target iOS, Android Users
A new sophisticated scheme involving iOS and Android apps posing as crypto wallets and targeting new cryptocurrency investors has been uncovered by an internet security company. E ... ( read original story ...)
Yen slips lower after Bank of Japan moves to curb bond yield rise
The yen dropped to a seven-year low on Monday after the Bank of Japan’s latest move to keep a lid on bond yields underscored the central bank’s commitment to loose monetary po ... ( read original story ...)
‘Mr. Yen’ Sakakibara urges Japan to intervene, hike rates if yen slips beyond 130 vs dollar
Japan should intervene in the currency market or raise interest rates to defend the yen if it weakens beyond 130 to the dollar, the country's former top currency diplomat Eisuke Sakakibara said on ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo struggles to increase international recognition as winter resort
The city hopes to win its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics so that it can welcome more tourists from abroad and boost its economy. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo records 4,544 coronavirus infections on March 28
The Japanese capital reported 4,544 coronavirus infections on March 28, after reporting 7,844 cases the previous day, the Tokyo Metropolitan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei snaps 9-day winning streak, BOJ moves limit losses
Japan’s Nikkei index slipped on Monday, snapping a nine-day winning streak, as investors locked in profits ahead of the fiscal year-end this week. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try ... ( read original story ...)
Japex bases business plan on keeping Russian Sakhalin-1 energy stake
The head of oil and gas developer Japan Petroleum Exploration Co (Japex) said its new mid- and long-term business plan, unveiled on Monday, was based on an assumption that it would keep its stake in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cheers ‘Drive My Car’ Oscar win, hopes it will raise Murakami’s profile
From Tokyo streets to the highest levels of government, Japan on Monday cheered the Oscar win of "Drive My Car" amid hopes it will raise the profile of Haruki Murakami, the perennial Nobel prize ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM will order govt to start work on inflation measures on Tuesday
Japan's prime minister will order the government on Tuesday to compile by the end of April emergency measures intended to fight inflation of oil and other goods, fuelled by the Ukraine crisis. "The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to revise foreign exchange law to end crypto loophole for sanctions on Russia
Japan will revise its foreign exchange law to prevent Russia from evading Western financial sanctions following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine through cryptocurrency assets, top government officials ... ( read original story ...)
Yen tumbles as Bank of Japan intervenes to keep bond yields pinned down
The dollar rose to as high as 123.1 yen in morning trade, its strongest since December 2015, and was last at 122.9, up 0.7% on the day. It has climbed nearly 6% on the yen in the last 12 sessions. The ... ( read original story ...)
‘Drive My Car’ Makes Headlines in Japan After Oscar Triumph
Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s “Drive My Car” is now making headlines in Japan after winning the best international feature Oscar. The film is only the second from the country to take the prize ... ( read original story ...)
What a Time for Japan to Matter to Markets Again
After decades of disappointment and discounting, Japan is becoming relevant in this new era of war and inflation. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei set to snap 9-day winning streak on profit-taking
Article content “It’s natural that profit-taking would be the focus of trade now.” The Nikkei finished the morning of its lows though, buoyed by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) offe ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cannot confiscate Russian foreign reserves at BOJ -Finance Minister Suzuki
... current law does not allow the government to confiscate the reserves of foreign central banks held by the Bank of Japan (BOJ), Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Monday. Suzuki made the ... ( read original story ...)