The Japanese government's intervention to bolster the national currency last week cost an estimated three trillion yen ($20.8 billion), a new record, the Nikkei business daily and other local media ...
Japan repeats readiness to respond to speculative yen moves
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki issued a fresh warning on Monday about the weakening yen, saying that authorities stood ready to respond to speculative moves behind the currency's falls.The ...
Interpol seeks arrest of failed crypto-firm boss Do Kwon
Interpol has asked law enforcement agencies worldwide to find and arrest Do Kwon, founder of the failed cryptocurrency Terra. BBC Korean says a red notice has been issued for the 31-year-old, who is ...
Finally Bullish Catalysts For The Japanese Yen
A looming global economic recession and the end of carry trades provide additional potential catalysts to turn the tide in favor of the Japanese yen. Read more here.
It’s Not Bitcoin! Satoshi Nakamoto May Have Contemplated Giving This Name To Their Crypto Creation
Interestingly, a day before that, a purchase was made in the same service provider for the domain name Netcoin.com, drawing speculations that Nakamoto may have initially called the crypto asset with a ...
Crypto Exchange Binance Eyes Return to Japan, 4 Years After Exit: Report
The world’s largest crypto exchange Binance will apply for a license this time, as Japan looks set to adopt Web3-friendly policies.
Crypto exchange Binance seeks permit to return to Japan market after 4 yrs
Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, is seeking a license to operate in Japan, four years after retreating from the country as it didn't have a permit ...
Japan’s Nikkei closes sharply lower on global slowdown worries
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed sharply lower Monday amid concerns rate hikes to combat inflation in the United States and Europe could lead to a global economic slowdown and hurt Japanese ...
Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 2.66%
Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate, Banking and Retail sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 2.66% to hit a new 1-month ...
Orix to set up 50,000 EV charging stations across Japan by 2025
Orix hopes to install 50,000 charging stations by 2025 in partnership with Ubiden, a SoftBank-affiliated startup. Orix has purchased a stake of several percent in Ubiden. If the project goes as ...
Japan stocks slide on currency intervention, weaker pound
Japanese stocks kicked off the final week of the quarter on a negative note, as investors resumed trading after an extended weekend to markets that were dented by Japanese authorities' currency ...
Japan’s Intervention to Buy Yen Was Appropriate, BOJ Governor Says
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said the Japanese Ministry of Finance’s decision to intervene in the currency market last week by buying yen and selling dollars was an appropriate move.
BOJ Gov. Kuroda: Japan’s Intervention to Buy Yen Was Appropriate
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Monday that the Ministry of Finance's decision to intervene in the currency market ...
Crypto industry is not as ethical as private equity, says buyout billionaire
Orlando Bravo, the billionaire co-founder of Thoma Bravo and bitcoin enthusiast, has said he was disappointed to find that ethical standards in parts of the crypto industry are not as high as in ...
Japan’s Idemitsu anchors resources junior Critical Minerals’ IPO
Japanese petrochemicals big-wig Idemitsu has taken up a big chunk of vanadium explorer Critical Minerals’ initial public offering.
Nikkei ends at over 2-month low as global economic worries deepen
The Tokyo stock market's Nikkei index ended at an over two-month low Monday as investors' concerns deepened further over the global e ...