Satsuki Katayama plans to meet officials from the country's biggest financial institutions to discuss Anthropic's latest AI model as early as this week.
Crypto market hit by $415M liquidation wave amid US-Iran tensions
A $415M liquidation wave hit the crypto market amid US-Iran tensions. Bitcoin reaching $80,000 in April now at 65.5% YES.
Japan’s Nikkei hits record high as tech stocks rally
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 236.69 points, or 0.40 percent, from Tuesday at 59,585.86, after briefly hitting an intraday record, ...
Japan stocks outlook lifted as JPMorgan boosts Nikkei target
JP Morgan on Wednesday raised its year-end target for Japan’s benchmark Nikkei share average, citing strong momentum from artificial intelligence and currency dynamics. The investment bank increased ...
Japan’s Nikkei 225 rises to record high in mixed Asia trading as Trump extends Iran ceasefire
Asia markets traded broadly lower, amid deepening uncertainty over the Middle East conflict, even as Trump extended a temporary ceasefire.
Japan’s Nikkei rises to record closing high on tech boost
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average rose for a third consecutive session and hit a record closing high on Wednesday, supported by heavily weighted tech stocks, though uncertainty over U.S.-Iran peace ...
BNB News: Osaka Upgrade Pushes 20,000 TPS While Pepeto Becomes the Whale 2026 Top Pick
The latest BNB news just turned firmly bullish after BNB Chain locked in the Osaka/Mendel hard fork for April 28, targeting 20,000 transactions per second ...
Crypto billionaire sues Trump-linked project alleging extortion
Crypto billionaire Justin Sun and his companies sued World Liberty Financial, a crypto project co-founded by President Donald Trump, accusing the company of extortion and an “illegal scheme” to seize ...
JP Morgan upgrades Nikkei year-end target to 70,000 on AI boom, weak yen
J.P. Morgan on Wednesday raised its year-end target for Japan's Nikkei share average index to 70,000 from a previous target of 61,000, citing a boom in artificial intelligence and a weaker yen. J.P.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 rises to record high as Trump extends Iran ceasefire
Nikkei rises to record high on Wednesday, even as Asia markets trade broadly lower, amid deepening uncertainty over the Middle East conflict, even as Trump extended a temporary ceasefire.
Japan’s Nikkei rises to record high on tech boost
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average hit a record high on Wednesday, supported by a handful of heavily weighted tech stocks such as SoftBank Group, though uncertainty over U.S.-Iran peace talks ...
Japan considers inviting Philippines President Marcos for state visit next month, Nikkei reports
The Japanese government is in talks to invite Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Japan as a state guest as early as next month, Nikkei Asia reported on Wednesday.
Japan finance minister to meet banks to discuss Mythos AI model, Bloomberg News reports
April 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama plans to meet the country's biggest banks and other financial institutions as early as this week to discuss Anthropic PBC's latest AI ...
Prudential Financial’s Japan unit probed over alleged misconduct cases, Nikkei reports
April 22 (Reuters) - A second Japanese unit of American insurer Prudential Financial is suspected of seeing several instances of misconduct by former employees, Nikkei Asia reported on Wednesday.
Japan looks to invite Philippine President Marcos as state guest in May
The Japanese government is in talks to invite Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Japan as a state guest as early as next month, Nikkei has learned, in what would be Tokyo's latest effort to ...
Tokyo Offers Subsidies to Businesses That Promote the Digital Yen
Tokyo’s Metropolitan Government has launched a subsidy program offering companies up to 40 million yen – roughly $250,000 – to build real-world use cases around digital yen stablecoins, administered ...