TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Finance Ministry expects higher long-term interest rates to push up Japan's debt-servicing costs in fiscal 2026 by around 4.5 trillion yen ($35 billion) from the next fiscal year, ...
Thirdy Ravena lifts San-En to deny Toyama rally; Parks, Nagoya win 3rd straight
Thirdy Ravena, Ray Parks, and Matthew Wright make the most of big roles in their respective Japan B. League team wins, while other Filipinos deliver mixed results across both divisions ... ( read original story ...)
10 Innovative Luxury Japan Hotels Worth Staying At For A Vacation In Style
Japan has no shortage of beautiful stays ... This high-rated hotel also houses a restaurant that serves Italian fare made from local ingredients. If the property wasn't beautiful enough, this Nagano ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase to cease operations in Japan
The industry contagion continues to influence the market despite Bitcoin’s price recovery to levels seen before the FTX crash, causing Coinbase to shut down its operations in Japan. On January 18, ...
Will Bitcoin price crack $22K? Dollar weakness, Bank of Japan easing boost hopes
Bitcoin faced a potentially volatile day on Jan. 18 as multiple macro triggers began to unsettle the outlook. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BoJ refus ...
SEC ramps up crypto crackdown
The SEC's move last week to charge two digital asset giants with selling unregistered products to individual investors was a stark warning to crypto exchanges, lenders and other platforms.
Traders Get It Wrong With Central Bank Call in Japan
Japanese equities rallied and the yen suddenly sold off as punters who predicted the end of easy money in Japan had their fingers singed.
Marketmind: Japan hesitates
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. Judging by Wednesday's reaction, world markets reckon Japan will eventually abandon its ultra-loose monetary policy despite a stubborn doubling down this week - and overseas ructions may be less than feared. ( read original story ...)
Japan needs an exit plan from negative rates, Suntory CEO says
Takeshi Niinami, CEO of Japan's largest alcohol and beverage manufacturer Suntory, discusses the economic situation in Japan and what the business community wants to see from the government and central bank. ( read original story ...)
Morning Bid: Japan hesitates
Judging by Wednesday's reaction, world markets reckon Japan will eventually abandon its ultra-loose monetary policy despite a stubborn doubling down this week - and overseas ructions may be less than feared. ( read original story ...)
Morale at Japan big manufacturers logs first negative reading in 2 years -Reuters Tankan
Business confidence at big Japanese firms slid in January with manufacturers showing a negative reading for the first time in two years, the Reuters Tankan survey found, reflecting a slow recovery ... ( read original story ...)
Baseball fans attempt to save nearly a century-old ‘sacred’ Tokyo stadium where Babe Ruth once played
Thousands of fans have signed a petition in an effort to save a stadium in Tokyo where baseball legend Babe Ruth once played. Nearly a century-old Meiji Jingu stadium is also touted to be the place that inspired best-selling author Haruki Murakami to first pick up a pen. ( read original story ...)
Central Japan city sued after girl left blind in roller accident
A 9-year-old girl and her family have sued a city in the central Japan prefecture of Mie, claiming the girl was left blind in a ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Coinbase says it will halt Japan operations
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc on Wednesday said it will halt operations in Japan due to volatile market conditions.
Coinbase Stops Japan Operations After Slump in Digital Assets
Coinbase Global Inc. is halting operations in Japan, less than a month after another major digital asset exchange Kraken announced its withdrawal from the country.
FTX lost $415 million worth of crypto in hacker heists, the collapsed exchange’s new bosses say
Hackers stole $415 million worth of crypto from FTX – accounting for just under a tenth of the assets that the collapsed exchange is trying to recover, its new bosses said Tuesday. In a presentation ...