When Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd stopped using Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd as its stock transfer agent last year, the lender slapped it with a roughly $4 million termination fee, according to two ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic widens divide between winners and losers in Japanese clothing business
An increasing number of people are gravitating toward reasonably priced functional garments and moving away from traditional business wear as working remotely becomes more common. ( read original story ...)
South Korean tech firms shake up Japan’s storied manga industry
Two South Korean technology companies are borrowing from mobile gaming to shake up - and dominate - Japan's storied manga industry, a plot twist that has expanded the comics' fanbase to a new ... ( read original story ...)
Descendants of Japanese collaborators sued for assets
The Ministry of Justice is suing the descendants of four people who collaborated with Japan during its occupation of Korea to seize the assets they made from the collaboration. “The four were ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Miners Net Position Turn Positive: A Crypto Bull Case?
Bitcoin in Downtrend After another week of turbulent market volatility, the cryptocurrency market saw severe drops with Bitcoin (BTC) and its peers ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Long & Short: How Coinbase Going Public Is Reshaping Trust in Markets
The data divulged in Coinbase’s long-awaited S-1 filing is eye-opening. But it’s what the document means for the crypto markets of today and the capital markets of tomorrow that is more meaningful. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumps 2%; China says its factory activity growth slowed in February
A private survey on Chinese manufacturing activity is set to be released, with the Caixin/Markit manufacturing PMI expected at 9:45 a.m. HK/SIN on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan prepares to shake up corporate code
Japan will push listed companies to allocate at least a third of their board seats to independent directors as the country’s Financial Services Agency prepares a raft of tough revisions to its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factory activity grows at fastest pace in two years as output, orders rise: PMI
Japan's factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in over two years in February, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, as strong orders led to the first output rise since the start of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set to trade higher; China says its factory activity growth slowed in February
A private survey on Chinese manufacturing activity is set to be released, with the Caixin/Markit manufacturing PMI expected at 9:45 a.m. HK/SIN on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japanese companies go high-tech in the battle against food waste
Japanese companies are ramping up the use of artificial intelligence and other advanced technology to reduce waste and cut costs in the pandemic, and looking to score some sustainability points along ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee expected to add at least 11 women to Board
Organising Committee is expected to add at least 11 women to its Board, according to reports by Japanese media. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchange INX to Raise C$25M, List on TSVX for ‘Added Credibility’
The exchange made history last year by conducting an initial public offering (IPO) on the Ethereum blockchain. ( read original story ...)
Crypto wallets: What you need to know
From Coinbase to PayPal, crypto owners have more options than ever for safely securing their digital currency. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fredo Corleone moment is not very cinematic
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." Here is the real question to ask about a scandal involving ... ( read original story ...)
Opinion: Young gymnasts trying to capitalize on unexpected chance at Tokyo Olympics
Because gymnasts must be 16 in an Olympic year to be eligible for Games, Tokyo delay gives athletes born in 2005 a chance they never expected ... ( read original story ...)