Tag: finance

The CEO of MUFG Bank apologised on Monday for the theft by a former employee of more than 1 billion yen ($6.5 million) in customer assets from safe deposit boxes and promised better compliance ...

The official, who is also a temporary associate professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University, denies the allegation, according to police sources.

Shares have retreated in Asia after China reported lackluster economic indicators for November, while bitcoin surged to fresh highs, topping $106,000.

The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Cambodian technical trainee on Monday filed a damages suit against a manager at a strawberry farm north of Tokyo, alleging multiple instances of rape over a five-month period that ...

Digital travel platform Agoda reports a 14% increase in accommodation searches for the holiday season compared to last year, with Bangkok emerging as the most popular global Christmas destination.

Japan’s government is currently pushing for an “active cyber defense” (ACD) policy, and major media in the country are falling all over themselves to aid in the effort with stories to alarm the public ...

Japanese Rugby officials unveiled the Australian as their new coach last December, just weeks after he quit the Wallabies. A year on, the JRFU appear to be re-considering their decision.

Japan is introducing an “extraordinary” measure in an effort to stem its declining population, with a four day work week set to come into force next year.

A crypto czar will not solve all of the problems facing the crypto sector, but will definitely help foster innovation and growth; 2025 will be an exciting year for investors and advocates alike.

Combined, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler have 13 major championships, including four in the past three years.

Asian investors are charging into 2025 with their eyes glued to three major themes: the relentless power of the U.S. dollar, the unstoppable rise of crypto, and Donald Trump’s chaotic trade policies.

Donald Trump’s crypto project, World Liberty Financial, appears to be buying specialized digital tokens worth millions of dollars as speculation increases that the decentralized finance lending ...

Bitcoin surpassed $100,000 for the second time ever on Wednesday, after hitting the milestone the first time in early December, a surge fueled by optimism that the Trump administration would be more ...

Japan is being urged to consider a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve as global interest in Bitcoin-backed financial strategies grows.

The Japanese yen is getting hammered. It has clocked six straight days of losses against the US dollar, falling to 153.48 per dollar as of December 14, 2024. This makes it the worst week for the yen ...