In a trendy Tokyo neighbourhood, customers browse the wares at Majerca, a shop stocked with handmade items from scarves to glassware, all produced by people with disabilities. ( read original story ...)
Dollar fails to catch a lift from higher yields, Bank of Japan in focus
The yen edged higher ahead of the outcome of a central bank policy meeting on Tuesday, while the dollar seemingly ignored U.S. Treasury yields hitting new near two-year highs on their return from a ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Prediction: ‘Valuation Models’ Reveal Bitcoin 2022 Target
The head of a Swiss bank has predicted bitcoin could climb to a fresh all-time high this year, based on his company's "internal valuation ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto.com pauses withdrawals and resets 2FA following suspicious activity
For a period of 12 hours, Crypto.com paused its users' ability to withdraw funds, and subsequently asked its users to reset two-factor authentication. "We have a small number of users reporting ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto billionaires head to Puerto Rico for tax benefits
CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos joins Shep Smith to report on crypto billionaires moving to Puerto Rico and what's driving the move. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya mayor hints city might not pay for edgy art exhibition
Nagoya approved the allocation of about 171 million yen for the event in fiscal 2019. The city government was expected to pay about 33 million yen, which it still owes, after the triennale ends. ( read original story ...)
Computer Simulations Shed New Light on Gas Giant Formation
Astrophysicists from Nagoya University and Tohoku University report the result of computer simulations for collisional evolution from dust to gas giants in a whole protoplanetary disk. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Area Faces Three-Week Covid Quasi-Emergency, NHK Says
The Japanese government is poised to put greater Tokyo and other parts of the country under a state of quasi-emergency for three weeks to tackle the impact of a surge in Covid-19, national broadcaster ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on weaker yen, focus on BOJ meeting outcome
Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday as some exporter issues were supported by the weakness of the yen against the U.S. dollar ahead of the outcome of the Bank of Japan's policy meeting later in the day ... ( read original story ...)
USD/JPY Gains Before Bank of Japan as 10-Year Treasury Yield Touches New 2022 High
The Japanese Yen fell as the 10-year Treasury yield hit a new 2022 high. USD/JPY is eyeing the Bank of Japan next, but follow-through may depend on more important fundamental drivers. ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to expand COVID quasi-emergency to Tokyo, 10 other prefectures
Japan is considering placing Tokyo and 10 prefectures under a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency to curb rapidly spreading coronavirus cases, government sources said Monday. Any declaration of a ... ( read original story ...)
Oyo Hotels targets $9-billion valuation in IPO; may get Sebi nod soon
The SoftBank Group-backed start-up is expected to get the green light to proceed with the offering this week or next after filing preliminary documents last year ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to Flag Rising Price Pressure, Maintain Ultra-Easy Policy
The Bank of Japan is expected to upgrade its inflation forecast on Tuesday and acknowledge budding signs of change in the country's deflationary mindset, as stubbornly high global commodity costs ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka responds to critics in latest Instagram Q&A: ‘IDGAF anymore’
Star tennis player Naomi Osaka recently slammed her critics during a Q&A session she held on Instagram Stories for her fans. Osaka, 24, revealed she does not care anymore about the comments of her ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fund to sell Japan, S.Korea Burger King business – Nikkei
Hong Kong fund Affinity Equity partners plans to sell its Japan and South Korean Burger King business and could fetch around 100 billion yen ($874 million), the Nikkei business daily reported on ... ( read original story ...)
How to mint crypto and influence people
In something of an EU first, Spain moved to nip such an encounter in the bud on Monday, with its national securities market commission being given the power to regulate crypto advertising. The ... ( read original story ...)