Japan is determined to restart its indigenous fighter aircraft capabilities, and the company it selected to build its F-X aircraft is the only local one with the relevant experience. ( read original story ...)
Exhausted emergency fund may force Tokyo into debt and deep cuts
The metropolitan government has already begun to slash expenses, reroute money from other designated funds and borrow cash to alleviate the pressure. ( read original story ...)
Prominent Japan Strategist Kathy Matsui to Leave Goldman
Matsui, arguably Japan's best known investment banker for ... featuring tips and expert insight on all things money: personal finance, careers, investing, real estate and more. ( read original story ...)
In Japan’s Nagasaki, some glimmers of economic revival
On Japan's southern tip, some initiatives to revitalise local businesses are making small but steady success, offering a silver lining for a region that has long suffered from an ageing population and ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto hedge funds rack up steep gains on lending surge
Cryptocurrency hedge funds have posted hefty gains so far this year, benefiting from the surge in transactions that allow lenders and borrowers to transact without banks, as well as a steady rise in ... ( read original story ...)
Nanofilm IPO turns former NTU professor into a billionaire
Now Nanofilm has more than 1,400 employees in offices in Singapore, Japan, China and Vietnam. Its revenue climbed more than 40 per cent in the first half of the year, after growing 16 per cent in 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
Landmark Singapore IPO turns professor into multimillionaire
Shi Xu’s fortune, mainly made up of the 53% Nanofilm stake he holds with his wife, has surged to almost $930 million, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.Shi Xu, 56, is originally from China ... ( read original story ...)
WeWork To Revisit IPO Plans Only When Profitable: CEO Sandeep Mathrani
Fitch Ratings lowered WeWork's credit rating and warned the once high-flying startup could default on its obligations. ( read original story ...)
Japan Picks Mitsubishi Heavy to Lead Development of New Stealth Jet Fighter
"We awarded the prime contract to Mitsubishi Heavy," a ministry of defence spokesman said. The fighter jet project, which is expected to cost about $40 billion, comes at an opportune time for MHI, as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Factory Output Rises for Fourth Month on Jump in Car, Machinery Production
Official data released on Friday showed factory output surged 4.0% in September from the previous month, mainly due to strength in car and production machinery manufacturing. "Overseas economies and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firms’ retained earnings hit record high for 8th straight yr
Japanese companies' retained earnings in fiscal 2019 hit a record high for the eighth straight year, despite a reduction in profits d ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first passenger jet in decades put on hold
Plans for Japan's first homegrown passenger plane in decades have been frozen as the airline industry suffers from a deep drop in demand. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the company behind the new ... ( read original story ...)
Global Cases Top 44.9 Million; Tokyo Boosts Tests: Virus Update
Global coronavirus cases topped 44.9 million amid a renewed surge in cases across Europe and the U.S. while the government in Tokyo made plans to boost its testing capacity sixfold as the flu season ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Rally Gets Added Boost From ‘Wrapped’ Crypto Tokens
As Bitcoin rallied to its highest level in almost three years, it was getting some unlikely support from advocates of its biggest rival. ( read original story ...)
Crypto and Fintech Share Goals: They Should Talk
The missions of programmable money and autonomous finance overlap, so it's surprising that people from crypto and fintech don't collaborate more. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Asset Management Service
The data presented in the global Crypto Asset Management Service market report is a compilation of data identified and collected from various sources. The scope of growth of the Crypto Asset ... ( read original story ...)