Japan’s central bank has examined the role of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the current monetary system in a report released on Feb. 19. In the document, the bank describes the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Banking, Insurance Markets Link SMBs To US Trade Via Amazon
Members of Japan’s insurance and financial services sectors are teaming up in an effort to remove barriers for small businesses (SMBs) to conduct trade with the U.S. Reports in the Nikkei Asian Review ... ( read original story ...)
Nomura and CLS Group launch settlement services targeting Japan based funds
NAM will offer CLS settlement services to 21 investment trust funds in Japan in collaboration with Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (JTSB), The Nomura Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (NMTB) and The Maste... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan considering online price surveys
The Bank of Japan is considering collecting data for its monthly price statistics online from businesses to streamline its operations, it was learned Tuesday. Currently, the central bank sends and rec... ( read original story ...)
Japan to open doors to nonbank money transfers
Japan allowed nonbank companies to enter money ... barrier protecting banks from new competition. With complaints that bank remittances take too long -- over a week for some international ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s first match since splitting with her coach ended with a humiliating defeat
Naomi Osaka suffered a humiliating defeat on Tuesday in her first match since splitting from her coach Sascha Bajin. Osaka's shock announcement that she had parted ways with Bajin stunned the tennis w... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire Partnering With FuelFest
Yokohama Tire has been named the presenting sponsor of FuelFest, an automotive festival to be held at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California. FuelFest, hosted by co-founder Cody Walker and Fast and Fur... ( read original story ...)
Osaka stunned by Mladenovic in straight sets in Dubai
(Reuters) - World number one Naomi Osaka was beaten in her opening match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday, losing to France's Kristina Mladenovic 6-3 6-3 on her return to competi... ( read original story ...)
Huge Earthquake Dragged Vast Quantities of Carbon Miles Into Earth’s Deepest Trenches
After analyzing the offshore magnitude 9 earthquake that devastated Japan in 2011, a team of researchers found that this single event pulled over a million tons of carbon into the Japan Trench to dept... ( read original story ...)
Japan Gold Announces Results of 2018 Activities
Japan Gold (TSXV:JG) (OTC:JGLDF) (“Japan Gold” or the “Company”) provides an update on Company activities following the March 2018 news release announcing an initiative to undertake a ... ( read original story ...)
48North Launches Cannabis Accessories Brand F8; Signs Supply Agreement with the Ontario Cannabis Store and Tokyo Smoke
is pleased to announce the launch of its cannabis accessories brand F8 and concurrently retail supply agreements with the Ontario Cannabis Store and Tokyo Smoke. F8, a wholly-owned property of 48North ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei ends tad higher
Headline indices of the Japan share market closed slight higher on Tuesday, 19 February 2019, as buying on hopes for a trade deal between the United States and China was offset by selling to lock in g... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Number Two Bank by Assets Completes R3 Blockchain-Based Trade Finance Trial
Japan’s second-largest bank by assets, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), has completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) using blockchain consortium R3’s Marco Polo trade finance platform. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank says it’s ready to ramp up stimulus if a strong yen derails inflation target
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday the central bank was ready to ramp up stimulus if sharp yen rises hurt the economy and derail the path towards achieving its 2 percent inflation ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman Sachs Is Getting More Bang From Japan’s M&A Spree
Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan’s largest investment bank, slipped out of the top three for the first time since 2016. Japan’s bankers are falling behind partly because of the high proportion of M&A deals ... ( read original story ...)
BANK OF JAPAN : Dollar rises in upper 110 yen zone on BOJ chief’s remarks
The U.S. dollar rose in the upper 110 yen range Tuesday as the Bank of Japan's governor mentioned the possibility of providing additional monetary stimulus if necessary to support the Japanese economy ... ( read original story ...)