Crypto.com suspended withdrawals on Monday after receiving reports of "suspicious activities" in user accounts ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bourse chief says SPACs possible in Japan but only with safeguards
Japan could open up to blank-cheque listings but with its own safeguards for investors, the head of the Tokyo bourse said, as the government scrambles to grow startup firms as a way to revitalise the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rebounds from five-month low as Sony, Toyota advance
Japan's Nikkei share average rebounded from a five-month low on Thursday, buoyed by video-game makers Sony and Nintendo, after China ramped up its monetary easing measures to shore up a slowing ... ( read original story ...)
Restrictions on some SUPs from 1 April / Nikkei reports rise in plastics use in 2021 due to Covid-19
Japan’s government has approved an ordinance requiring businesses to cut their use of 12 different types of single-use plastics (SUPs) from 1 April 2022. The move follows legislation enacted last June ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 2.80%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 2.80% to hit a ... ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks rise after China rate cuts, Japan export gain
Asian stock markets are higher after China cut interest rates to shore up flagging economic growth and Japan reported a double-digit rise in exports ... ( read original story ...)
Japan decides to put Tokyo, 12 more areas under COVID quasi-emergency
TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan decided Wednesday to place Tokyo and 12 other areas under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency, with a record 41,487 new infections reported nationwide as the highly ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics meaningful even without fans, Tokyo 2020 chief says ahead of Beijing
TOKYO - Next month's Beijing Winter Olympics can still be meaningful even with the general public locked out because of Covid-19, a top official from last year's pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games has said. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo raises COVID alert levels, projects daily cases to hit 18,000 next week
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has raised its coronavirus infection alert level to 4 -- the highest possible -- following a pandemic monit･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end higher on dip-buying after Nikkei’s nearly 3% fall
Tokyo stocks rebounded Thursday as investors scooped up battered shares after the Nikkei index plunged nearly 3 percent the previous ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, French ministers to discuss deeper Indo-Pacific cooperation Thursday
Foreign and defence ministers from Japan and France will discuss further security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific on Thursday, Japanese officials said, as the region faces China's growing military ... ( read original story ...)
NBCUniversal Execs Briefly Acknowledge “Complicated” Situation In Beijing, But Focus On Business Potential Of Olympics-Super Bowl Combo
In a video presentation released this afternoon, NBCUniversal executives touted their rare February combo of the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics while only briefly touching on the ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido Seen Logging Some 1,400 New COVID-19 Cases
News; Hokkaido Seen Logging Some 1,400 New COVID-19 Cases; Hokkaido Seen Logging Some 1,400 New COVID-19 Cases. News from Japan. Society Lifestyle Politics Jan 20, 2022 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Dec exports, imports hit record high by value as supply bottlenecks ease
Japan's exports and imports in December hit record highs in terms of their value in yen, data showed on Thursday, as supply bottlenecks eased at the end of 2021 amid rising prices. However, a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is stuck in a loop of money printing to boost economic growth: Analyst
Mathan Somasundaram of Deep Data Analytics says most of the Bank of Japan's decisions are off its hands and the country is stuck with money printing to grow the economy. ( read original story ...)
Covid Infections Curb Production at Toyota Japan Plant
Toyota Motor Corp. suspended some operations at its Tsutsumi plant in central Japan’s Aichi Prefecture through Saturday after about a dozen line workers there tested positive for Covid-19. ( read original story ...)