Tourism - Romania’s Pavilion at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, is set to be a beacon of sustainability, blending cutting-edge architecture with national ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. ( read original story ...)
2 in Japan selling AI-generated anime posters suspected of copyright infringement
Police in Kanagawa Prefecture on Jan. 23 sent papers to prosecutors on two men on suspicion of violating copyrights by selling AI-generate･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Fire near Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka
Video taken on Jan. 21, 2025, shows smoke rising from a building near Osaka's landmark Tsutenkaku Tower in the Shinsekai area of the western Japan city. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Japan’s JERA plans to expand US LNG purchases to diversify energy supply
Japan's biggest top LNG buyer, JERA, plans to increase its purchases of liquefied natural gas from the United States to diversify its supply and meet demand growth spurred by data centres and AI, a senior executive told Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Rate Hike Fails To Rattle Crypto Markets Like the Last Time
Bank of Japan raises rates by 25 bps, its first hike in six months, meeting market expectations. Unlike previous hikes, the move didn’t disrupt financial ...
No, Trump did not become an overnight ‘crypto billionaire’
President Donald Trump’s meme coin may be a textbook cash grab — not unlike his $60 made-in-China Bibles and his $400 gold sneakers — but it’s not the kind of venture that can catapult his wealth into the stratosphere.
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LNG exporter Venture Global raises $1.75 bln in US IPO
Liquefied natural gas exporter Venture Global said on Thursday it had raised $1.75 billion, marking the first big initial public offering of President Donald Trump's second term as investors bet on ...
World shares gain after S&P 500 climbs to a record and Bank of Japan raises rates
World shares advanced Friday after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate.
Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 0.5% and signals further increases
In a well-trailed move, the Bank of Japan on Friday raised the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, taking it to 0.5 per cent — its highest level in nearly two decades.
Japan Gains Confidence in Exiting Rock-Bottom Borrowing Costs
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Japan: Boxing Inoue-Kim fight
Japan's undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue speaks at a press conference in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Jan. 22, 2025, ahead of his title fight against South Korean challenger Kim Ye ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Nippon Life Insurance chairman Tsutsui to head Keidanren
Yoshinobu Tsutsui, chairman of Nippon Life Insurance Co., holds a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2025, with the 70-year-old set to replace Masakazu Tokura as head of the Japan Business Federation, ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Steady Near $104K After Bank of Japan Delivers Hawkish Rate Hike
Risk assets, including BTC, held steady while the Japanese yen rose after the BOJ hiked rates to the highest in 17 years.
Trump’s Crypto Embrace Seen Forcing Regulatory Changes in Africa
The CEO of Yellow Card Financial Inc., a pan-African focused digital assets exchange, says he has received increased interest from traditional banks and expects regulators to act quicker on establishing rules for the sector following the inauguration of crypto-friendly US President Donald Trump.