A meme coin intended to own the libs has now spawned a class action suit from an investor who says he lost all his money—and Trumpworld names are among the defendants. ( read original story ...)
Japan March bank loans rise 0.5per cent vs year ago
Japanese bank lending rose 0.5per centin March from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday.Outstanding loans held by the country's four main categories of banks,including "shinkin" or ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Says Tokyo Is Closely Communicating With U.S. on FX Moves
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Demolition begins at iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo
Demolition work began Tuesday on architect Kisho Kurokawa's Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo, an experimental housing block that had fa ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan finmin says Tokyo is closely communicating with U.S. on FX moves
Japan will communicate closely with the United States and other countries to respond to currency moves appropriately, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said, ratcheting up warnings against any sharp ... ( read original story ...)
Pregnancy trap for workers in controversial Japan scheme
TOKYO - When Vanessa, a worker with Japan's "technical intern" programme, told her supervisors she was pregnant, she says they first suggested an abortion and then pressured her to quit. ( read original story ...)
U.S. never pressured Japan to exit Sakhalin energy projects -minister
Japan has never felt any pressure from the United States to exit oil and gas projects on Russia's Sakhalin island in which Japanese companies own stake, the industry minister said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister’s Warning Offers Yen Only Brief Respite
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki ramped up government verbal warnings over the weakening of the yen with remarks that briefly supported a gain in the currency. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s wholesale inflation stays near record on Ukraine war, weak yen
Japan's wholesale inflation remained near record-high levels in March as the Ukraine crisis and a weak yen pushed up fuel and raw material costs, data showed on Tuesday, adding strains to the resource ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cancels purchase of 40 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses
Japan has canceled the purchase of 40 million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, citing a lack of need. ( read original story ...)
Japan detects first case of XE strain of Omicron
Japan's health ministry has confirmed the country's first case of the XE strain of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Ahead of US inflation data, Asian stock market unsteady with Japan’s Nikkei down 1.5%; US dollar up
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.3%. Australian shares were down 0.65%, while Japan's Nikkei stock index slid 1.5%. ( read original story ...)
Wholesale prices in Japan surge 7.3% in FY 2021, fastest pace on record
Wholesale prices in the year to March jumped 7.3 percent from a year earlier, the fastest pace on record, driven by surging crude oil and commodity prices as well as a weak yen, Bank of Japan data ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Check: Bitcoin Moves in Downward Step With Stock Market
Cryptocurrency prices were sliding Monday, moving in the same direction as the major stock indexes. Bitcoin was down 6.4% to $40,416 at last check, according to CoinGecko, while ethereum was dropped 8 ... ( read original story ...)
Want to be paid in crypto? Here are the rewards — and the risks
Offering cryptocurrency as salary has enabled companies to draw young talent, but what are the rewards and risks for employees? ( read original story ...)
Japan finmin: Closely communicating with U.S. on FX moves
TOKYO — Japan will communicate closely with the United States and other countries to respond to currency moves appropriately, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday as the yen fell to a more ... ( read original story ...)