TOKYO - Mark Karpeles, arrested in Japan after his bitcoin exchange collapsed from massive hacking, is starting a new business around the same computer technology that led to his legal troubles. ... ( read original story ...)
Warburg-Backed ESR, Holders Seek Up to $1.24 Billion in Hong Kong IPO
after pledging to invest more than $1 billion in a logistics park in the southern part of Yokohama in Japan. APG Asset Management ... are also among the seven holders selling shares in the IPO. The ... ( read original story ...)
Trade war, weak growth to test G20 finance leaders’ economic optimism
TOKYO (Reuters) - Raging global trade tensions are likely to force some finance leaders from Group of 20 nations meeting in Japan this weekend to issue stark warnings about risks to the world economy, ... ( read original story ...)
Mnuchin to Meet China Central Bank Chief in Japan, Treasury Says
(Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will meet with the People’s Bank of China chief during the Group of 20 gathering of finance ministers and central bankers in Japan over the weekend, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten and NEC to build own 5G network
Japan's newest wireless carrier, will partner with information technology group NEC to install roughly 16,000 low-cost 5G base stations across the country over five years, Nikkei has learned. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Still a Haven, But It’s Tougher to Make a Buck on the Yen
Investors, including those in Japan who have accumulated overseas assets, are confident about parking money in Japanese bank deposits or government bills when they want to ride out a storm. That, in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics banning ticket holders from posting event video on social media
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are more than a year away, but controversy for ticket holders is already brewing. Per the fine print on the terms and conditions of ticket purchase, attendees will be barred ... ( read original story ...)
Mustang from ‘Tokyo Drift’ for sale, but without Nissan RB26 engine
Wait, wasn’t the ‘Stang in Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift driven by a Nissan GT-R RB26? You’re right, it was—at least one of them, anyway. Apparently, three of the muscle cars were built for ... ( read original story ...)
Sask. agri-food products on display in trade mission to Japan and South Korea
“Japan and South Korea remain two of Saskatchewan’s most important and valued customers and it is important we strengthen those relationships.” Saskatchewan’s exports to Japan were valued ... ( read original story ...)
Japan scraps ambitious plan to decrease dementia
But such policy measures would be unprecedented in the developed world, according to reports. Kyodo News reported Tuesday the proposal was concerned with welfare spending at a time when Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Actress Starts Petition to Stop Employers from Requiring Women to Wear Heels to Work
has since gained over 19,000 signatures in Japan and gone viral on social media. Ishikawa decided to start the movement, called #KuToo (a reference to the #MeToo movement, Kyoto News reports) after ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei flat as trade woes, strong yen saps risk appetite; SoftBank Group falls
TOKYO, June 4 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei ended nearly flat in choppy trade on Tuesday as festering trade tensions and a stronger yen curbed risk appetite, while extended losses for index-heavy ... ( read original story ...)
Avoiding Huawei, Japan’s Rakuten and NEC to build own 5G network
Japan's newest wireless carrier, will partner with information technology group NEC to install roughly 16,000 low-cost 5G base stations across the country over five years, Nikkei has learned. ... ( read original story ...)
Mizuho Financial chief executive says path to retail banking in Asia is online
Mizuho Financial Group Inc will pursue a digital route if it decides to follow its Japanese competitors into retail banking in Asia’s fast-growing emerging markets, chief executive officer Tatsufumi ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese women kick back against expectations they wear high heels at work
A social media campaign against dress codes and expectations that women wear high heels at work has gone viral in Japan, with thousands joining the #KuToo movement. Nearly 20,000 women have signed an ... ( read original story ...)
How Sacramento’s Japanese Community Lost (And Kept) Property During World War II
When the federal government incarcerated more than 100,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, many had to leave virtually everything they owned behind to head to the camps where they would live ... ( read original story ...)