Cryptocurrency exchange giant Coinbase isn’t concerned that Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has begun to view the crypto trading industry with a more cautious eye in the wake of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s antitrust watchdog ends inspection over Airbnb
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's antitrust watchdog said on Wednesday it would end its inspection of the Japanese operations of Airbnb Inc as the U.S. home-sharing platform provider has taken appropriate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business chiefs to scrap recruiting guidelines
Japanese companies focus heavily on recruitment ... and job fairs allow students to look at companies all at once. Nikkei staff writer Takayuki Inoue contributed to this report. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase calls Japan’s cryptocurrency crackdown ‘good for us’
Talks on obtaining a license are "going well" with the Japan's Financial Services Authority, Mike Lempres, chief policy officer at Coinbase, told the Nikkei Asian Review in a recent interview in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan fights to remain the king of wagyu beef
But Stephen Kelly, the shop's owner, knew that Kagoshima wagyu -- beef from the black cattle raised in Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture -- had hardcore fans. "They sold out quickly," Kelly said. ( read original story ...)
QE Party Is Drying Up, Even At The Bank Of Japan
Despite repeated speeches to the contrary. As of September 30, total assets on the Bank of Japan's elephantine balance sheet dropped by ¥5.4 trillion ($33 billion) from a month earlier, to ¥537 ... ( read original story ...)
Career moms in Japan face systemic barriers that in turn hurt the nation
She, like many Japanese women, had an education and early ... string of impressive financial institutions — Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Nikkei Shimbun Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Keidanren scraps recruiting guidelines for big companies
Japanese companies focus heavily on recruitment ... and job fairs allow students to look at companies all at once. Nikkei staff writer Takayuki Inoue contributed to this report. ( read original story ...)
Japan must improve its disaster services for foreigners
If a major earthquake or other disaster hits Japan, is the country equipped to provide sufficient information to foreign residents and tourists? This issue was brought into sharp relief this past ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits 3-week low on worries about China, rising U.S. yields
TOKYO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell to a three-week low on Tuesday after shares of firms with big exposure to China languished on worries about its economy while chip equipment makers tumbled ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Costs hit almost $25 billion _ may go higher
TOKYO — The price tag keeps soaring for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics despite local organizers and the International Olympic Committee saying that spending is being cut. A report just released by the nation... ( read original story ...)
Japan and Mekong nations to push 150 Southeast Asia projects
TOKYO -- The leaders of Japan and five Southeast Asian countries that share the Mekong River on Tuesday agreed to adopt a new policy that pushes forward more than 150 projects in the Mekong region ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls to 3-week low hit by worries about China; tech shares sold
TOKYO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell to a three-week low on Tuesday morning after shares of firms with big exposure to China languished on worries about its economy while chip equipment makers ... ( read original story ...)
How to revive Japanese innovation
Populism and social unrest is the result. If today's U.S. is at one extreme of the innovation/stability spectrum, Japan lies at the other. Long gone are the days when Japanese inventions such as ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips, but Chinese stocks bounce back after Monday’s plunge
Asian markets were mixed in early trading Tuesday, with Chinese equities rising while Japanese stocks fell. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, -1.22% dropped about 1%, though analysts said that was mostly a catch-up ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei lower as major automakers decline
Asia markets were mostly lower on Wednesday. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index saw a partial recovery from its earlier losses but remained lower by around 0.2 percent as of 3:10 p.m. HK/SIN. The Nikke... ( read original story ...)