Asian stocks markets climbed higher on Thursday led by Japan's Nikkei index after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would maintain its monetary easing policy. Nikkei Stock Average at one point jumped ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank-Backed Ola Says IPO on Horizon in 1 to 2 Years
The ride-hailing service provider is backed by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. If all goes according to plan, his Ola Electric Mobility Pvt hopes to make 10 million electric scooters ... ( read original story ...)
CBDCs: Bank of Japan Confirms Plans for “Preparing Thoroughly” to Potentially Launch a Central Bank Digital Currency
CBDCs: Bank of Japan confirms plans for "preparing thoroughly" to potentially launch a Central Bank Digital Currency. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: yet another scandal over sexist comments
TOKYO (AP) — In yet another setback for the postponed Tokyo Olympics — and another involving comments about women — games’ creative director Hiroshi Sasaki resigned on Thursday after making demeaning ... ( read original story ...)
Long-awaited ‘Super Mario’ theme park opens in Japan
After months of pandemic delays, Nintendo's first ever theme park, featuring a "Mario Kart" ride in a real-life Bowser's Castle, opened in Japan on Thursday to delighted fans. The attraction, whose ... ( read original story ...)
Super Mario attraction opens at USJ in Osaka after postponements
Osaka – Universal Studios Japan (USJ) on Thursday opened its ¥60 billion ($550 million) Super Mario-themed attraction in a major leap beyond the virtual world by games maker Nintendo Co. The addition ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Social Network Soul Files For US IPO
Social media app Soul has filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S., which could take place as soon as this year. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Market Sharply Higher
The Japanese stock market is sharply higher on Thursday, after closing slightly lower in the previous session following six straight sessions of gains, with the Nikkei 225 soaring almost 500 points to ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ to widen band around long-term rate target on Friday: Nikkei
The Bank of Japan is expected to slightly widen an implicit band at which it allows long-term interest rates to move around its 0% target, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. The move will be ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares jump on Fed’s growth view, rate pledge
Japanese shares jumped on Thursday, tracking Wall Street's record highs, after the U.S. Federal Reserve projected a rapid jump in economic growth and pledged to keep interest rates low. TOKYO, March ... ( read original story ...)
BoJ To Widen Target Yield Band To Plus/Minus 0.25% – Nikkei BoJ To Abolish 6T Yen ETF Purchase Target – Nikkei
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to make a formal announcement Thursday that the state of emergency in the Tokyo region will end March 21, even after cases in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to lift Tokyo area state of emergency as planned on Sunday
The Japanese government's advisory panel on coronavirus countermeasures approved on Thursday a plan to let the state of emergency expire in the Tokyo area as scheduled on March 21, Economy Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Japan raises tariffs on US beef after hitting import limit
Imported American beef in Japan has proved so popular it's topped the annual limits called “safeguards,” and the U.S. Meat Export Federation on Thursday urged Tokyo to raise the threshold. Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court finds same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
Japan's constitution defines marriage as one between "both sexes". But a Sapporo court ruled that this denied the couples constitutionally-guaranteed equality, in what is seen as a symbolic victory ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is ‘Unconstitutional’ – But There’s a Long Way to Go for LGBTQ Equality
The Sapporo District Court found that Japan’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The court, however, dismissed a request from the three couples who brought the case to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban “Unconstitutional” in Historic Decision
The couples filed a series of lawsuits at district courts in Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo on Valentine’s Day in 2019, asking for compensation to the tune of one million yen per claimant. In a ... ( read original story ...)