NTT has launched a buyout bid to take its mobile unit Docomo private, in a move that is likely to support government policy to reduce phone tariffs. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchanges Barring US Citizens Is Heartbreaking And Frustrating
The United States has cracked down on regulation around cryptocurrency over the past few years. The frustrating part? The very laws meant to protect citizens can make it extremely difficult for them ... ( read original story ...)
Sink or swim for some U.S. athletes in Tokyo Games bid
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - The COVID-19 delayed Tokyo Olympics will have opened the door for some U.S. swim team hopefuls and slammed it shut on others, says triple gold medallist Rowdy Gaines, ... ( read original story ...)
Australia to discuss critical supply chains with Japan, India and US as China relationship frays
Beijing is worried about what the so-called Quad could become and has previously labelled the group ‘an anti-China frontline’ ... ( read original story ...)
Time for Bank of Japan to move beyond negative rates, QE
The world’s one-time economic rebel now looks staid. Japan was the first mover in some of the most radical steps in monetary policy, so it’s troubling that officials have done far less than their ... ( read original story ...)
Australia to Discuss Security, Economic Recovery at ‘Quad’ Meeting With Japan, India, U.S.
Australia's foreign minister said she will travel to Japan to meet counterparts from the "Quad" group of the United States, India and Japan next week to discuss regional security, economic recovery, ... ( read original story ...)
After a long ride, will anyone save this Tokyo carousel?
More than 110 years after its creation in Germany, the future of Toshimaen's El Dorado merry-go-round now seems uncertain. ( read original story ...)
Japan regulator orders Tokyo exchange to report on system glitch: source
Japan's financial regulator has ordered the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and its owner, the Japan Exchange Group, to report on a system glitch that halted trade all day on Thursday, a person familiar ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo markets reopen after glitch halted trade
AFPTV 1. Zoom in Nikkei index screens at reopening of Tokyo stock exchange2. Mid shot screens showing prices on Tokyo Stock Exchange3. Mid shot man at a computer ///----------------------------------- ... ( read original story ...)
Japan August household spending seen falling for 11th straight month: Reuters poll
Japanese household spending is expected to have fallen for a 11th straight month in August, a Reuters poll found on Friday, suggesting the coronavirus crisis is still weighing heavily on consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Japan August household spending seen falling for 11th straight month
Japanese household spending is expected to have fallen for a 11th straight month in August, a Reuters poll found on Friday, suggesting the coronavirus crisis is still weighing heavily on consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s consumer confidence improves in September: government
Japan's consumer confidence improved in September, a Cabinet Office survey showed on Friday, prompting the government to upgrade its assessment on the index while warning the situation remained severe ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to order Tokyo stock exchange to report on trading meltdown
Japan’s financial regulator will demand a full report into the technical problems that paralysed the Tokyo Stock Exchange and plunged the world’s third largest exchange into an unprecedented full-day ... ( read original story ...)
Exchange outage latest blow to Tokyo’s financial hub dreams
Today, they failed the markets and investors.” Tokyo Stock Exchange has long sought to position itself as a “we never close” outlet, and a crucial part of the capital’s pitch as a business hub. Unlike ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange resumes after outage debacle, market steady
The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) resumed normal trading on Friday, with the main index holding steady a day after the worst-ever outage brought the world's third-largest equity market to a standstill. ( read original story ...)
Japan FSA to order Tokyo bourse to swiftly report on trading system glitch: Aso
Japan's financial watchdog will order the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) to report swiftly on its system glitch that halted trading at the bourse for the whole day on Thursday, Finance Minister Taro Aso ... ( read original story ...)