Takafumi Horie, chief executive of Japanese Internet portal Livedoor, was arrested Monday for alleged securities law violations in a scandal that has caused a week of turmoil in Japan's stock market.
Japan, China, S. Korea, ASEAN Affirm Cooperation over Middle East
Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from Japan, China, South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sunday and agreed to strengthen their cooperati ...
Finance chiefs’ meeting among S Korea, China, Japan
Finance chiefs' meeting among S. Korea, China, Japan South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol (2nd from R, front) presides over a trilateral meeting of finance chiefs among South Korea, China and ...
Nikkei 225 Forecast: Oil Shock and Strong Yen Challenge Bullish Breakout
The Nikkei 225 fell amid yen strength, rising oil prices, and sector weakness, but technology support and consolidation below 60,000 keep the overall trend bullish.
Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani result: Champion holds firm in entertaining Tokyo title defence
Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani met in a long-awaited clash at the Tokyo Dome, one of the biggest events on the boxing calendar. This past Saturday, Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani faced off in an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takaichi lays out revamped Indo-Pacific vision in speech
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered a landmark speech to convey her vision for deepening her nation’s economic and security ties with the Indo-Pacific, with a view to making the region ... ( read original story ...)
Japan FM Motegi calls for immediate passage of vessels in Strait of Hormuz
Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu has reiterated his call to his Iranian counterpart for vessels remaining in the Persian Gulf to be able to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz as soon ... ( read original story ...)
Eric Trump Vanishes From Troubled Firm as Crypto Woes Mount
Eric Trump has been quietly scrubbed from the public leadership of a small financial technology company closely tied to his family’s cryptocurrency venture. As recently as March, the president’s ...
Robinhood’s Crypto Revenue Took a Hit. Is the Long-Term Story Still Intact?
HOOD Revenue (Quarterly) data by YCharts. The biggest culprit here isn't Robinhood's business model -- it's the rapid decline of cryptocurrency prices, which has cast a shadow on ...
Robinhood’s Trump Accounts Role Recasts Growth, Regulation And Crypto Ambitions
Robinhood Markets (NasdaqGS:HOOD) has been selected as the initial trustee for new federally funded IRA accounts for minors, informally called "Trump Accounts". The program pairs with shifts in U.S.
Posts resurface photos of earlier Japan quakes in aftermath of April 2026 tremor
Northern Japan was shaken by a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in April 2026, but images purportedly showing extensive damage caused by the tremor in fact show the aftermath of quakes that rocked ... ( read original story ...)
5.7-magnitude earthquake jolts western Japan; no tsunami warning issued
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck western Japan on May 2, with the Japan Meteorological Agency confirming no tsunami warning was issued. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Katayama mum on suspected FX intervention amid Golden Week
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama declined to comment on Sunday regarding whether authorities intervened to support the yen last week, following reports that officials had entered the market ...
Japan steps into FX market for first time in two years to boost yen, sources say
Japan intervened to prop up the yen against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, its first official currency action in nearly two years, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, sending the ...
Japan just put a ‘Band-Aid’ on the yen. Why high oil prices could soon rip it off.
Concerns about high oil prices are adding to inflation fears in Japan, as the BOJ just moved to rescue the yen from a roughly 40-year low. ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake recap: Buildings in Nara and Osaka rocked by 5.7 tremor
Emergency services were activated in the Japanese cities of Nara and Osaka after an earthquake struck at around 6.28pm today with noticeable tremors across the Kansai region ... ( read original story ...)