Crypto exchanges CoinSwitch Kuber and WazirX have disabled rupee deposits for the purchase of cryptocurrency using widely-used UPI, spurring their users to voice concern on social media platforms. ( read original story ...)
Justin Bieber, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ashton Kutcher are among dozens of celebrity investors piling into crypto startup MoonPay
MoonPay, which allows users to buy cryptocurrencies using conventional payment methods, is adding more than 60 new celebrity investors to its balance sheet. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei sees biggest gain in over 3 weeks after U.S. inflation data
Japan’s Nikkei closed higher on Wednesday to post its biggest gain in more than three weeks, as U.S. inflation data released overnight largely met analysts’ expectations. We apologize, but this video ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ Won’t Introduce Digital Yen as Means for Negative Rates – Central Bank Official
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will not introduce a digital yen as a means to achieve negative interest rates, an idea sometimes discussed in academic circles, a senior central bank official said on ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda Announces Completion of Acquisition of Own Shares
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502/NYSE:TAK) ("Takeda") today provided an update on the status and announced the completion of the acquisition of its own shares, which has been carried ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Exposing the truth in Moritomo scandal a test for Japanese democratic politics
The Finance Ministry's document tampering scandal over the cut-rate sale of Japanese government-owned land to nationalist private school operator Mori ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares gain, Nikkei jumps 1.5% as US inflation data not as bad as feared
CNBCTV18 is India's leading financial, economic and business information source. The leading platform for business & financial news, BSE/NSE stock market news updates, business news live, IPO Analysis ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s finance minister says rapid yen moves ‘undesirable’
TOKYO : Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Wednesday that ... "Currency rates move on various factors, not just on the interest rate gap between the United States and Japan," Suzuki ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SMFG, Tepco, Mitsubishi face activist climate votes at AGMs
Big Japanese firms including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) and Mitsubishi Corp will face resolutions from activist shareholders urging greater commitment to tackling ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese share ends at near 4-week low on Wall Street weakness
TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters) - Japanese shares closed lower on Tuesday to their lowest in nearly four weeks as heavyweight tech stocks led the decline after they tracked a sharp overnight drop on Wall ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Premier Seeks to Direct Public Pension Funds to Startups
He didn’t provide details on a funding path involving Japan’s GPIF. Kishida took office in October promising to pursue a new form of capitalism to reduce disparities in society. Among other ... ( read original story ...)
Japan SESC Files More Charges Against SMBC Nikko, Executives
The SESC’s filing of charges against Sato and others deals a fresh blow to the reputation of SMBC Nikko, the brokerage unit of Japan’s second-largest banking group. The saga h ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin dips below $40,000 for the first time in nearly a month, in broad crypto market slump
Crypto market slumps in line with tech stocks as the threat of persistent inflation and hefty rate rises eat into investor risk appetite. ( read original story ...)
If Crypto Can’t Be Used to Evade Russian Sanctions, What Is the Point?
Only small sums of money seem to have left Russia via digital currencies, which suggests their chances of ever replacing today’s government-run monetary system are low. ( read original story ...)
Japanese retailer Lawson Inc considers Seijo Ishii IPO
TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters) - Japanese convenience store operator Lawson Inc 2651.T is considering taking wholly owned supermarket chain Seijo Ishii Co public, it said on Tuesday. The Nikkei business ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Lawson Inc plans Seijo Ishii IPO, Nikkei reports
Japanese convenience store operator Lawson Inc has decided to take wholly owned supermarket chain Seijo Ishii Co public, aiming for an initial public offering (IPO) by the 2023 financial year, the ... ( read original story ...)