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Both Japan’s Nikkei 225 and Australia’s S&P/ASX200 climbed to record intraday highs today, underscoring the strong bullish sentiment sweeping across Asia-Pacific markets. In Tokyo, optimism was fuelled by a wave of upgraded earnings forecasts from major Japanese companies,

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index extended its upswing and, for the first time, crossed the 43,000 mark on August 13, while the broader Topix index also set a fresh all-time high. The gains in Japan’s equity benchmarks followed upbeat cues from Wall Street overnight, helping the indices post gains for the sixth consecutive session.

To build momentum for EXPO 2025 Osaka-Kansai, a large-scale special event dubbed "Midosuji Runway 2024" was held along the Midosuji Avenue in Chuo Ward, Osaka, on Sunday, November 3, under the ...

Supplemental insurance provider Aflac (NYSE:AFL) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q2 CY2025, with sales up 3.5% year on year to $4.54 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.73 per share was 1.4% ...

Pakistan partners with Japan's Soramitsu to pilot a central bank digital currency by 2025, aiming to boost financial inclusion.

In a major step towards digitisation, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is working with Soramitsu, a Japanese blockchain technology developer, to pilot a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the ...

The under-the-radar trading platform is quietly administered by Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, whose founder is seeking a pardon from President Trump.

Japanese beer maker Orion Breweries is reportedly planning its listing in Tokyo as early as next month, six years after Carlyle Group (CG) and Nomura Holdings (NMR) acquired the company.

Japan's key stock indexes ended at fresh all-time highs on Wednesday, sending the benchmark Nikkei index above the 43,000 line, as U.

An investment manager at the world’s largest publicly traded hedge fund is adding Japan’s financial shares to her portfolio.

As Stripe pushes further into crypto with its planned blockchain Tempo, the fintech giant is getting a heavyweight to lead the project. Matt Huang, the cofounder and managing partner at the influential crypto venture firm Paradigm,

Japanese manufacturers grew more confident about business conditions in August after a trade agreement between Tokyo and Washington, but remained cautious about the outlook due to potential U.S.

I know his whole family. It’s heartbreaking. I don’t know what happened. He was a really good person,” one former classmate told The Post.

Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder and billionaire tech investor, has acquired 7.5% ownership of Ethereum-focused digital asset treasury (DAT) firm 180 Life Sciences Corp. Following the announcement, shares in the company jumped over 90% in early trading on Tuesday. At press time, 180 Life Sciences Corp (ATNF) is trading at $9.490, up 182%.

Metaplanet has added 518 BTC worth $61.4M to its treasury, raising holdings to 18,113 BTC as part of its Bitcoin accumulation strategy.

Metaplanet Inc. (USOTC:MTPLF), the Tokyo-listed Japanese company specializing in Bitcoin treasury management (COIN:BTCUSD), has added 518 BTC to its holdings in August 2025. The acquisition, worth ...