Japan has agreed to invest about 100 million euros ($109 million) in a French rare earth minerals refining project by Carester to diversify its procurement sources, a Japanese industry ministry ...
Japan’s Nomura ties up with regional bank Hyakujushi to boost wealth business
Nomura Holdings , Japan's largest securities firm, said on Monday it has partnered with regional lender Hyakujushi Bank to boost its wealth management services.
Berkshire Raises Stakes in Japan’s Largest Trading Houses
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. increased its stakes in Japan’s biggest trading houses, three weeks after Warren Buffett’s annual letter to shareholders spurred speculation of such move.
Japan Isn’t Manipulating Currency Rates, Prime Minister Ishiba Says
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reiterated that Japan isn’t intentionally pushing down the yen’s value to lower the price of its products sold overseas.
So-called ‘Web3’ wallet and grotesque mascot fail to generate interest in $20B Osaka Expo 2025
A so-called "Web3" wallet, a disturbing mascot, and a convoluted ticketing system have unsurprisingly resulted in lower-than-expected ticket presales for the ...
Bank of Japan unlikely to raise rates this week as trade war intensifies
The central bank voted to raise its short-term policy rate to 0.5% from 0.25% in January, taking it to the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis.
Banks boom and shoppers scrimp a year after Japan’s rate pivot
Households are being forced to scrimp and bargain hunt as their purchasing power drops. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Palantir CEO says Japan should build AI defense targeting system with U.S.
PALO ALTO, California -- Japan and the U.S. should "fast-track" partnerships on using artificial intelligence in defense systems, CEO Alex Karp of American data analytics Palantir said, urging tech ...
SAP to launch AI agent service in Japan, CEO says
A Japanese version of the AI agent service will start as early as this month, SAP Chief Executive Christian Klein told Nikkei. The service will be introduced as an add-on to the German company's ...
Why Crypto Prices Are Volatile Despite Policy Support
With all of these occurrences crypto investors and policy advocates would be forgiven to expect prices and investment funds to be much higher and more positive than have turned out to be true in 2025.
Leak Reveals Russia Is Quietly Priming Bitcoin And Crypto For A Price Bombshell
A leak has revealed Russia is using crypto to trade with China and India and skirt international sanctions—as the Bank of Russia opens up bitcoin and crypto buying to a “limited circle of Russian ...
Qubetics’ Bold Moves Position It as the Top Crypto to Join This Weekend as Monero Gains and AAVE Skyrockets
There’s a buzz in the crypto space right now, and it’s not just the usual market fluctuations. No, this time, it's all about those promising projects that are s ...
How Trump’s ties to the crypto world could get even deeper
Donald Trump's ties to the crypto world might get even deeper if reported talks with Binance lead to a working relationship with the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
The Next Top 10 Crypto: This Coin Will Beat Pepe Coin (PEPE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB)
PEPE is trading at $0.000008781, a 6.13% drop from yesterday; SHIB is valued at $0.00001452 and has a 6.45% drop. Both tokens have notably declined since their ...
Chain of Chinese ‘migration for education’ thrives in Japan
A growing number of Chinese parents want their children to get educations in Japan, and as a result help them and their families migrate to Japan. Messages posted on RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu ...
Upside risks for Japan as annual wage talks reveal strength
Long-term yields have risen sharply and we think interest rate futures markets are underestimating the likelihood that the Bank of Japan will deliver its next increase by the summer. In the past few ...