Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin announced on Friday that over $300 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) was stolen from its primary wallet.
Japan’s Nikkei tracks Wall Street higher on broad-based rally
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Monday, buoyed by a stellar performance on Wall Street as investors held onto hopes for US interest rate cuts this year. The Nikkei was up 0.9% at 38,849.65 ...
Nikkei May Rise on Weaker Yen, Easing Borrowing Cost Concerns
Japanese stocks may rise on a weaker yen and as concerns ease about borrowing costs.
KKR Weighs Entering Private Credit in Japan to Challenge Banks
KKR & Co. is considering entering the private credit market in Japan to provide an alternative to bank loans. “It will be a medium to long-term initiative,” Hiro Hirano, the head of KKR Japan said in ...
Sharp Corp. Shares Rise on Plan to Set Up Data Center Using Nvidia Chips
Sharp Corp. shares rose sharply after news that it plans to set up a data center in Osaka using Nvidia chips along with Japanese tech start-up Datasection and telecoms firm KDDI. Shares of electronics ...
Japan Post Goes Slow in Buying Longest Bonds After BOJ Rate Hike
Japan Post Insurance Co. is holding off from buying most domestic super-long bonds, due to concern that the central bank’s reduction of debt purchases may weigh on the market.Most Read from ...
Japan’s May factory activity expands for first time in a year, PMI shows
Japan's factory activity expanded for the first time in a year in May, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, but overall growth was modest and demand was still subdued while a weak yen raised the ...
USD/JPY Forecast: Japanese Capital Spending and PMI Impact on the Yen
With Japan’s capital investment softening and PMI modestly up, the Yen’s trajectory hangs on BoJ forward guidance amid evolving economic signals.
Japan’s capital spending up 6.8% in Jan.-March
Capital spending by Japanese companies in the January-March quarter increased 6.8 percent from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry s ...
Indonesian social commerce startup Evermos eyes IPO in 2 years
TOKYO -- Indonesian social commerce startup Evermos is eyeing an initial public offering in two years, co-founder Iqbal Muslimin said in an interview with Nikkei Asia, as the five-year-old company ...
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.27%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Manufacturing and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.27% ...
Rakuten Group Leads Trio Of High Insider-Owned Growth Stocks On Japanese Exchange
As global markets navigate through a period of mixed signals and cautious optimism, Japan's stock market exhibits a nuanced landscape with the Nikkei 225 Index experiencing slight declines while the ...
How Crypto SuperPACs Will Change Crypto Policy
Be it former President Donald Trump’s recent embrace of crypto for campaign contributions, the (second) $25 million contribution to the SuperPAC Fairshake by Ripple, multiple Senate races being influenced by crypto for the first time,
Cryptocurrency Scams Are Still a Threat: 3 Safe Ways to Invest in Crypto
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) may be on the cusp of truly going mainstream, but the crypto market continues to see no shortage of new scams. And it doesn't matter how big or sophisticated of an investor you might be. Even billionaires and longtime savvy investors ...
Japan May Hike Rate to 0.5% by Year-End, Ex-BOJ’s Masai Says
Japan’s central bank has scope to hike its benchmark rate to as high as 0.5% by the end of the year if economic conditions stay more or less on the same track, according to a former member of the Bank ...
With shake-up at defense ministry, ‘Putin’s chef’ gets his wish from beyond the grave
Removing a long-time defense minister from his post is nothing out of the ordinary. Arresting five of his senior staff, however, is clearly more than just a search for fresh blood — especially in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.