The firm is expecting a net loss of ¥1 billion this fiscal year, but co-founder Ryota Hayashi says he’s in no rush to generate profit, though added it could do so quickly if required. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 gains 45 points on lacklustre day in Asia
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 advanced 44.62 points or 0.16 percent to 28,562.21. The Australian All Ordinaries strengthened 15.90 points or 0.21 percent to 7,682.60. SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Stocks in ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech Startup Finatext Has Worst Tokyo Debut in Two Decades
Finatext Holdings Ltd., a Japanese fintech startup that provides stock trading apps and brokerage infrastructure, slumped on its first day of trading in Tokyo, with shares falling 35% below the issue ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Plans Record Annual Budget for Election Year
Japan is set to unveil another record annual budget this week as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida adds to the world’s heaviest debt load with more spending ahead of an election next summer.Most Read from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida ‘open To Altering Legislation If Needed’ To Prevent Earthquake Casualties
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated on Tuesday that the nation's legislation can be altered if required to safeguard public safety ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 40 new cases as daily average ticks up
The health ministry said Wednesday that the nationwide number of severely ill COVID-19 patients decreased by two from the previous day to 26. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Reports 40 New COVID-19 Infections
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Crypto’s Wild 2021 Will Go Down as One for the Ages
Elon Musk, Shiba Inu, El Salvador and a $69.3 million NFT all played a part in a singular year for the industry. Here are 11 key moments. ( read original story ...)
Lakers’ Staples Center sign taken down, new crypto logo goes up
Workers remove the Staples Center signage from Los Angeles Lakers' famed home and install the Cyrpto.com Arena logo on Tuesday. As of Christmas Day, the venue will be known as the Crypto.com Arena, in ... ( read original story ...)
China’s State Media Xinhua to Issue NFTs Amid Crypto Crackdown
China’s official Xinhua News Agency is planning to issue news collectibles based on technology used in non-fungible tokens even as policy makers in Beijing have largely banned all crypto-related ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to compile biggest-ever budget for FY2022 -Nikkei
Japan's government is set to compile an annual budget for the next fiscal year from April totalling around 107.6 trillion yen (US$942.8 billion), the Nikkei financial daily reported on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan members saw need to keep monetary easing despite costs: minutes
Some Bank of Japan board members said inflationary pressure remained weak despite higher input costs and a weak yen, and that monetar ... ( read original story ...)
Officials fear Omicron community spread in Osaka
Osaka Prefecture in western Japan is investigating possible community spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant after three people who had not traveled abroad tested positive. Osaka's governor ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finds 4 Omicron cases indicating community spread in Osaka, NHK says
Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura flagged that the prefecture has confirmed the community spread of the omicron variant in western Japan after finding three cases it couldn’t trace, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo sees surge in number of people coming into close contact with omicron patients
The number of people in Tokyo who have had close contact with those infected with the coronavirus's omicron variant has surged to at least 1, ... ( read original story ...)
The Olympic spirit: a Tokyo 2020 legacy
After 18 months of uncertainty, every single Olympian should be extremely proud of the fact that they made it here,” said British diver Tom Daley after winning gold in the men’s synchronised 10m ... ( read original story ...)