The Financial Services Agency has launched an office to help foreign financial firms with all the regulatory processes needed to enter Japan -- from pre-application consultation to supervision and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan developers go green at Tokyo office buildings
Big Japanese developers have begun ramping up plans to switch to renewable energy at office buildings, jumping on board the country's emissions-cutting drive while also looking to attract ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase, MEVP Invest in Crypto-Asset Startup Rain
Rain Financial Inc., which operates a crypto-asset platform used mainly in the Middle East and North Africa, raised $6 million, securing backing from Coinbase Inc., the biggest cryptocurrency exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase, MEVP Invest in Middle East Crypto-Asset Startup Rain
Rain Financial Inc., which operates a crypto-asset platform used mainly in the Middle East and North Africa, raised $6 million, securing backing from Coinbase Inc., the biggest cryptocurrency exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Synthetic dreams: Wrapped crypto assets gain traction amid surging market
Synthetic crypto assets offer vast potential to shake up the crypto and traditional financial markets, but what’s behind the current growth? ( read original story ...)
Why the ECB should go Japanese
Since 2016, the Bank of Japan has committed to keeping the market yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds near zero. The BoJ will buy or sell whatever quantity of bonds is needed to meet this goal. ( read original story ...)
The pivotal fight between China and the US is over the microchip
The campaign for dominance in semiconductors could hurt both countries. Japan’s Kioxia Holdings, which in the early 1980s invented flash memory computer chips, was set for one of the country’s biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks 26th anniversary of Kobe earthquake amid Covid-19 restrictions
Japan on Sunday remembered the more than 6,400 people killed by the 1995 Kobe earthquake on its 26th anniversary and amid restrictions to curb the Covid-19 epidemic. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Textile: Now and Investible Asset Class?
In Collaboration with American Chambers of Commerce (ACCJ), we host the the first arts program for 2021. It is something new from the ACCJ Alternative Investment Committee (AIC) on textile as an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks 26th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake
Exactly 26 years ago, Kobe and its surrounding areas were hit hard by the powerful earthquake that claimed 6,434 lives and injured 43,792 people. In the hardest hit areas, the quake registered a 7 on ... ( read original story ...)
In Tokyo’s lockdown, some drink on even after authorities call time
For Yuuki 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 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic fate may need to be decided by United Nations says former IOC VP
The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee tried on Tuesday to reassure the Japanese public that the postponed Games will open in just over six months. ( read original story ...)
FSA opens office to give English guidance to foreign financial firms entering Japan
Higher taxes and language barriers are often cited as the reason Japan is generally deemed less attractive than other Asian rivals as an international financial hub. ( read original story ...)
Former IOC vice president says UN could rule on Tokyo Games
SYDNEY (AP) — Kevan Gosper, a former International Olympic Committee vice president, is suggesting the United Nations might be the place to decide the fate of the postponed Tokyo Olympic. The Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
Former IOC exec Kevan Gosper suggests United Nations could rule on fate of Tokyo Games
SYDNEY -- Kevan Gosper, a former International Olympic Committee vice president, is suggesting the United Nations might be the place to decide the fate of the postponed Tokyo Olympic. The Olympics are ... ( read original story ...)
Sprinter Browning on target for Tokyo
Rohan Browning is on target for Tokyo after becoming just the second Australian in history to break the 10-second barrier in the 100-metre sprint. The 23-year-old Sydneysider posted the wind-assisted ... ( read original story ...)