TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government revised limits on defense equipment exports Tuesday to enable the sale of weapons overseas, as it seeks to boost security cooperation with partner countries.
Japan’s Big Banks Take Government Bonds On-Chain
Mizuho, Nomura, and JPX's clearing house launch a blockchain pilot to enable 24/7 trading of Japanese government bonds.
Nikkei 225 Forecast: BOJ Rate Hike Uncertainty and Oil Prices Shape Next Move
The Nikkei 225 is holding near record levels as investors balance strong inflation and BOJ tightening expectations against war-driven oil risks, while strength in semiconductor and financial stocks ...
Nikkei climbs as AI optimism outweighs Mideast concerns
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Monday, nearing the all-time high it scaled last week, as optimism ...
Major bank identifies surprising trend for American crypto investors
A new survey of 3,400 global consumers by Deutsche Bank suggests that while more people are entering the market, very few believe a new price mania is on the horizon for 2026. Data from the report ...
Major crypto platform shuts down amid market slump
The past few months have not been kind to the crypto industry. There is an ongoing crypto winter, and a cycle of hacks, shutdowns and bankruptcies does the opposite of assuaging the situation. As the ...
Japan to spend $6bn on recycling plastics and critical minerals
The Japanese government is planning to invest 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion) through the end of the decade to develop facilities and technology capable of recycling critical minerals and plastics from ...
Japan to spend $6bn on recycling plastics and critical minerals
The Japanese government is planning to invest 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion) through the end of the decade to develop facilities and technology capable of recycling critical minerals and plastics from ...
Japan’s Nojima to buy Hitachi’s consumer appliances unit for more than $630 million, Nikkei reports
April 21 (Reuters) - Japanese electronics retailer Nojima is planning to buy Hitachi's consumer appliances unit Hitachi Global Life Solutions for more than 100 billion yen ($630.32 million), the ...
Crypto hack sparks $9 billion outflows from top DeFi lender
A weekend hack that saw almost $300 million drained from a little-known crypto project has triggered a crisis of confidence among decentralized-finance investors, with users pulling billions of ...
Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis Releases Strategic Analysis on PayPay IPO; Transaction Solidifies “Japan Corridor” to U.S. Capital Markets
Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC (“ALC”), a premier international capital markets and U.S. securities law firm, provides a strategic analysis of the March 12, 2026, Nasdaq Global Select Market ...
Crypto hack sparks $9 billion outflows from biggest DeFi lender
A weekend hack that saw almost $300 million drained from a little-known crypto project has triggered a crisis of confidence among decentralized-finance investors, with users pulling billions of ...
‘Completely existential’: Crypto’s quantum computing problem
In the cryptocurrency market, a different kind of cybersecurity threat is looming: quantum computing. The concern: A quantum computer will eventually be powerful enough to break the encryption ...
Crypto ETFs Haul $1.37 Billion in Biggest Week Since January 2026, Altcoins Join Rally
Spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs pulled $1.27B last week, their biggest haul since January, as altcoin funds joined.
Strong earthquake hits northern Japan, triggering tsunami warnings
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 hit northeastern Japanese coasts along Hokkaido and Iwate prefecture on Monday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tsunami warnings have ...
Is This Hot New AI Crypto a Millionaire-Maker?
Up more than 400% in 2026, this cryptocurrency has become the hottest new way to get exposure to growth in the AI sector.