Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower on Thursday as investors digested the US Federal Reserve's announcement that it would lift interest rates while maintaining its outlook for further hikes next year. At the open, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged down 0 ... ( read original story ...)
Colt cuts Tokyo-London latency to 159ms after €200m upgrade
Colt has “substantially reduced” the latency between the Tokyo and London financial centres to less than 159 milliseconds, the company announced today. This reduction is part of the company’s continuing investment in its Colt IQ Network, which has ... ( read original story ...)
How 15x Leverage At Tokyo Bitcoin Exchange Could Spread Contagion
That’s because one huge Tokyo-based BTC exchange is letting people borrow up to 15 times their cash balances to purchase the crypto-currency. The exchange in question is called bitFlyer. According to a Financial Times interview with its CEO Yuzo Kano ... ( read original story ...)
Mayer Brown to open Tokyo office in 2018
Law firm Mayer Brown has announced that it will open a Tokyo office in the first half of 2018. The office will be led by Rupert Burrows, a corporate and project finance lawyer, who joins the firm from Ashurst. Burrows has more than 20 years’ experience ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Death Party: Dying Japanese Businessman Throws End Of Life Celebration
Monday night the businessman had a party with around 1,000 friends, family members, business partners and former employees ... For the party, Anzaki rented out a venue at a Tokyo hotel and decorated it with memories of his life. He also had dancers ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close lower ahead of Fed decision
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday ahead of a rate ... This paves the way for the embattled conglomerate to sell its chip business to raise much-needed cash. Some semiconductor-linked firms were lower following a weak reading in the US chip ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 to organize innovative and engaging Games
During its fifth visit to Tokyo (11-13 December), the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission heard updates from the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee on their plans to make their Olympic Games the most innovative and engaging Games ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ultra-Low Rates Could Hurt Banks’ Business, Economists Say: Reuters Poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Economists fear that the Bank of Japan's ultra-low interest rates could hurt banks' ability to do business if they are kept too long, a Reuters poll found on Wednesday. BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda flagged this possibility when he ... ( read original story ...)
Japan rattled by 83 North Korean ‘ghost ship’ arrivals
TOKYO -- With a record number of wooden boats drifting into coastal areas, the Japanese government is bolstering patrols and other measures to better respond to what are believed to be illegal fishing vessels from North Korea. A total of 83 such vessels ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to cut new government bond issuance for 8th straight year – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s government is expected to cut new bond issuance for fiscal 2018 from the previous year thanks to economic recovery pushing up tax revenues, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. Total new bond issuance will likely fall by ... ( read original story ...)
Bosses in Japan eager to invest in workers, but not through higher pay
TOKYO -- With staff getting harder to come by, nearly 60% of top executives at major Japanese companies are inclined to invest more in training and educating personnel in fiscal 2018, according to a Nikkei Inc. survey. Yet despite the widespread sense that ... ( read original story ...)
14 Incredible Photos From Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival
The Sapporo Snow Festival is a wintery white paradise where castles, celebrities, and the nation’s favorite anime characters are brought to life in ice and snow. For a week every February, the city of Sapporo on Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido ... ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to reduce bond floats for eighth year
TOKYO -- Japan will lighten its float of government bonds in fiscal 2018 for an eighth straight year, the Finance Ministry decided Wednesday, anticipating that tax revenue growth will exceed the spending increase in the nation's budget. The JGB issuance ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to strengthen response to North Korean ‘ghost boats’
TOKYO -- With a record number of wooden boats drifting into coastal areas, the Japanese government is bolstering patrols and other measures to better respond to what are believed to be illegal fishing vessels from North Korea. A total of 83 such vessels ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.52%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1889 to 1447 and 207 ended unchanged. Shares in The Shizuoka ... ( read original story ...)
Proof: It’s Dumping in Hokkaido, Japan
The post for the video which you can see above said: "They said on the news last night that Japan is going to experience a heavy snow cold La Niña winter. Conditions so far? "All time" does not do it justice. With that much snow stacked up, it's high time ... ( read original story ...