Tokyo stocks closed sharply higher Friday, snapping a five-day losing streak, as investors sought out stocks with cheap valuations with tech issues gaining notably following Wall Street's rebound ... ( read original story ...)
Week-over-week dive in COVID-19 cases keeps pace across Japan
The number of new COVID-19 cases Friday in Japan’s capital city, while still substantial, fell again below the number a week prior, signaling the further waning of the omicron wave of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says energy supply secure as it promises more sanctions against Russia
Japan will strengthen sanctions against Russia to include financial institutions and military equipment exports, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday, adding that an impact on his resource-poor ... ( read original story ...)
Why Crypto Markets Rebounded After Biden Announced Sanctions on Russia?
Cryptocurrencies rebound as the sanctions package brings certainty to markets Gold begins to move higher, indicating that demand for safe-haven assets remains strong Traders should expect strong ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto On Feb 25: Market Bounces Back Amid Escalating Russia-Ukraine Crisis
The cryptocurrency market bounced back in green, with top coins including Bitcoin and Ethereum, gaining momentum even as the Russia-Ukraine crisis escalated without signs of a cea ... ( read original story ...)
WazirX to assist developers to build their crypto exchange, will release APIs
The announcement comes after the government has given some sort of legitimacy to cryptocurrencies after levying a tax on them. Though, the Finance Ministry has categorically denied that the move makes ... ( read original story ...)
After FINRA Approval, Gemini Now Joins the Crypto Council for Innovation
The Council also includes the likes of Coinbase, Block, Fidelity Digital Assets, and more, which increase awareness about crypto. ( read original story ...)
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.95%
Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Paper&Pulp, Railway&Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms suspend work in Ukraine
Some Japanese companies have suspended work in Ukraine as Russia's military operation continues, Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday. Toyota carmaker suspended the work of its dealer company in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Times 1972: Sapporo Winter Olympics open
An avalanche between Ichifuri and Oyashiradzu on the snowbound Hokuriku line in northwestern Japan yesterday afternoon prevented the resumption of traffic on the line, which was to have been reopened ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo confirms 11,125 new cases of coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 11,125 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Friday. The daily tally is down about 5,000 from a week earlier. Tokyo officials say the number of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo registers 11,125 coronavirus infections on Feb. 25
TOKYO -- Japan's capital reported 11,125 COVID-19 cases on Feb. 25, after recording 10,169 the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced. Of the 11,125 newly infected people ... ( read original story ...)
Japan will strengthen sanctions against Russia, target banks
Japan will strengthen sanctions against Russia to include financial institutions and military equipment exports, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday, a move that quickly drew an angry response ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank lowers limits on CP, corporate bond purchases
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said on Friday it had decided to reduce the maximum amounts of commercial paper (CP) and corporate bonds it can buy in a single issuer's outright purchase for the ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ to hold workshop on Japan’s price moves
The Bank of Japan said on Friday it would scrutinise factors behind the country's low inflation and the divergence of price trends from other parts of the world in a series of workshops that kicks off ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank plans experts’ workshop to scrutinise inflation
The Bank of Japan said on Friday it would scrutinise factors behind the country's low inflation and the divergence of price trends from other parts of the world in a series of workshops that kicks off ... ( read original story ...)