Known nationally as an industrial heartland, Nagoya boasts a far more cosmopolitan and cultural core than its reputation would lead you to believe. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips on profit-taking, chip shares fall
Japanese stock prices slid on Monday as investors took profits from recent gainers such as semiconductor-related shares following the market's rapid ascent to a three-decade high earlier this month. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan policy review seen as fine-tuning, not game-changing
BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has a history of delivering surprises, so investors have been left guessing about what the policy assessment announced last month will deliver, if anything. ( read original story ...)
Japan government dismisses reports of possible Tokyo Olympics cancellation
Japan’s govt on Sunday dismissed suggestions that 2020 Tokyo Olympics scheduled for this summer could be cancelled owing to the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi Electric and Tokyo Tech Develop Blockchain Technology to Optimize P2P Energy Trading
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) and Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) announced today their joint development of an original bl ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers’ sentiment stabilises in Jan, services weaken: Reuters Tankan
Sentiment among Japanese manufacturers stabilised in January to the least pessimistic in more than a year from the impact of COVID-19, but service firms grew gloomier just as new lockdowns hit most of ... ( read original story ...)
After Huge Bitcoin Price Rally, Here’s What Billionaire Mark Cuban Thinks Is Next For Bitcoin And Crypto
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban, who famously said he'd rather have bananas than bitcoin, has warned traders to watch for a rise in interest rates—but thinks the emerging decentralized finance (DeFi) ... ( read original story ...)
Demand for Crypto Soars: Bitcoin Funds Break Records, Goldman Sachs Wants In
Investors are increasingly seeking exposure to bitcoin following the recent months-long price rally. Bitcoin exchange-traded products are seeing record trading volumes. Meanwhile, more big banks are ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Long & Short: No, Bitcoin Is Not in a Bubble
Commentators who say bitcoin is in a “bubble” don't know what they're talking about. The cryptocurrency's intrinsic value is still unclear. ( read original story ...)
Major firms urge Japan to bolster 2030 renewables goal
Major firms including Sony, Panasonic and Nissan on Monday urged the Japanese government to make its 2030 renewable energy target twice as ambitious. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga last year set a 2050 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Outbreaks Make Suga Look More Like Short-Term Premier
A surge in coronavirus cases in Japan has dealt a blow to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s once strong public support, raising the risk he gets replaced by the ruling party ahead of an election that ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka deletes video of her training with staff over Australian Open fairness concerns
Like the rest of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown several wrenches into the plans of sports leagues. The Australian Open tennis tournament is no different and is running the risk of turning ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM’s approval sinks further on pandemic response: poll
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's approval rating has slid further due to the public's dissatisfaction with his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic with about half of people in Japan now disapproving of ... ( read original story ...)
Kazuyoshi Miura proves age is no barrier to being big in Japan
We’re all getting older. Sorry to be the one to deliver that news to you. Some people aren’t bothered when they notice signs of ageing, but they really stick with me. I can remember the moment I found ... ( read original story ...)
In Tokyo, some drink on despite gov’t request for bars to close at 8 p.m.
For Yuki Hamazono, it was a relief to find bars and restaurants in Tokyo flouting the Japanese government's request to close by 8 p.m. The 30-year-old financial trader was one of many people out in ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Irrational, but Not in Bubble, Says UBS Analyst
UBS’s Mark Haefele believes that SPACs and crypto are in the irrational exuberance phase. It looks like IPO, SPACs and crypto are in a bubble, by certain metrics. But historically things look ... ( read original story ...)