TOKYO, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Japanese shares eased on Wednesday as ... outperformed on worries about the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nikkei share average shed 0.06% on its first trade since Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips on virus and stimulus worries after long weekend
Japanese shares eased on Wednesday as the market caught up with the losses in global markets following the country's long weekend, weighed down by fears about rising coronavirus infections and a delay ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to ease entry restrictions for all countries, but not tourists
TOKYO -- Japan hopes to ease entry restrictions and resume accepting visitors from around the world in October, Nikkei has learned. The government will limit entry to 1,000 people per day. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM wants basic policy on new digital agency by year-end – Media
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday he wanted to compile a basic policy on a new digital agency by the end of this year and submit the bills to next year's ordinary session of ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Is Beating Gold as 2020’s Top Asset So Far
A cryptocurrency mania known as decentralized finance has helped to turn digital currencies into this year’s best-performing asset by far. ( read original story ...)
You won’t believe the depths to which crypto scammers on Twitter are willing to sink
Twitter doesn’t seem able to move fast enough to stop thieves and scammers from grossly misusing their platform. ( read original story ...)
Rival or partner? Shenzhen turns 40 with busiest stock exchange eclipsing Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul
Shenzhen's stock market turnover is about five to six times higher than the value of shares that changed hands in Tokyo, Seoul or Hong Kong, and about 30 per cent higher than in Shanghai. Its biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan factory activity struggles to recover as output falls – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity extended declines in September largely due to a sharper fall in output, as the world's third-largest economy struggles to stage a robust recovery from the ... ( read original story ...)
CEO Says Bitcoin Is Safer After Moving Firm’s Cash to Crypto
MicroStrategy Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael Saylor says the Federal Reserve’s recent relaxing of its inflation policy helped convinced him to put the remainder of the enterprise-software ... ( read original story ...)
Venture Fund Backed by Skype Co-Founder Eyes Quick IPOs in Japan
Maxwell Imai Weiss, right, with Matt Sinks. Source: Pacific Bays Capital via Bloomberg “The IPO has effectively taken the role of billion-dollar funds in Japan for late-stage startup financing,” said ... ( read original story ...)
Banks’ AML ‘efficiency’: The FinCEN Files Horror Story And What We Can Learn For Crypto
The FinCEN Files are a traditional finance horror story. What can those in the crypto world learn from the recent revelations to prevent us from falling into the same trap of lax compliance? ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga and Xi look to hold first telephone call Friday
Nikkei has learned. The two leaders are expected to discuss such matters as cooperation on fighting the coronavirus. They may also discuss Xi's plans for a state visit to Japan, which was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ready to join as permanent UN Security Council member
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Tuesday underlined Japan's willingness to contribute to global governance as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council as he made a ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto-Europe: Comprehensive European Regulation For Crypto Assets Has Been Presented
The European Commission has presented the so-called MiCA regulation. As a result, this creates a far-reaching and harmonized regulation on the European level for crypto assets, including many related ... ( read original story ...)
DeFi: The Crypto Hype Bubble which Shows No Sign of Slowing Down
The crypto industry is no stranger to hype and hyperbole. From the heady ICO boom of 2017, to much vaunted protocols which claim to have finally solved the dilemmas of decentralization, scalability ... ( read original story ...)
Here in Venezuela, Doctors Struggle to Access Aid From Crypto Platform
I only know one person who was able to register but has not received the confirmation email.” Venezuela has become a popular example of the power of crypto, which is sometimes more reliable than our ... ( read original story ...)