TOKYO’S inflation hit 4 per cent for the first time since 1982, with the accelerating price increases showing signs of denting household spending. Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)
Consumer inflation in Japan’s capital exceeds BOJ target for 7th month
TOKYO (Reuters) -Core consumer prices in Japan's capital, a leading indicator of nationwide trends, rose a faster-than-expected 4.0% in December from a year earlier, exceeding the central bank's 2% ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nov household spending unexpectedly falls 1.2% year/year
Japanese household spending fell 1.2% in November from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday, versus a median market forecast for a 0.5% gain. On a seasonally-adjusted month-on-month basis ... ( read original story ...)
2030 Winter Games support sinks to new depths in Sapporo
Sapporo’s opposition to bidding for the 2030 Winter Games sinks to new depths in a Japanese newspaper poll released Monday. That puts Salt Lake City’s Olympic bid in “a very good position,” a Fordham ... ( read original story ...)
‘A fraud and a bubble are two different things’: Crypto is shocking to a financial historian who literally wrote the book on financial bubbles
Financial historian William Quinn says crypto is either the smartest “Ponzi” or the stupidest “bubble” in history: “And the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.” ...
One of the first banks to dive into crypto is exiting the business, citing ‘recent developments’ in the market
Metropolitan Commercial Bank's holding company say it will wind down relationships with its four active institutional crypto-related clients.
AO no-show fuels fears for Osaka’s future
Naomi Osaka has not played a tennis match since September and her withdrawal from next week’s Australian Open has raised concerns that the former world number one may ( read original story ...)
Fly business class to Tokyo for less than $1,700
MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. With Japan fully open to individual tourists, a business-class deal to Tokyo for less than $1,700 from the West Coast is rare. These ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto firms poised to spend more on compliance
Larger exchanges are already building their own systems or expanding their compliance-dedicated headcount, even in the face of company-wide layoffs.
French Markets Regulator Backs Faster Mandatory Crypto License
The recently appointed head of France’s markets regulator said she supports a swift transition to a more stringent oversight of the crypto industry, after the FTX scandal raised concerns that France’s ...
Alibaba’s Ant Could Be Marching Toward An IPO, CNY’s Remarkable Ghost Rally
Jack Ma’s voting rights in financial technology giant Ant Group were lowered to 6.2% from 53.4%, though he still has a significant economic interest in the company.
Japan Bets Big on Bringing Semiconductor Manufacturing Home
Analysis: Japan Bets Big on Bringing Semiconductor Manufacturing Home Japan Bets Big on Bringing Semiconductor M... | View Comments () TOKYO—To get back some of the high-tech mojo that made it an ... ( read original story ...)
This giant economy wants its workers to get inflation-busting pay rises
The world’s third largest economy reported its worst real-wage decline in more than eight years on Friday, a day after its leader asked businesses to hike workers’ pay at a level above inflation. ( read original story ...)
Who is DCG’s Barry Silbert, the crypto baron in the crosshairs of the Winklevoss twins over ‘bad faith’ business practices?
Barry Silbert is the founder of Digital Currency Group, the embattled crypto conglomerate that owns industry heavyweights like Genesis and Grayscale.
Japan’s Nikkei changes course to rise as yen weakens
TOKYO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average reversed course to rise on Friday, as investors bought back beaten-down stocks with the yen weakening against the dollar. The Nikkei gained ...
Japan marks first Coming of Age Day with adulthood lowered to 18
Japan on Monday marked its first Coming of Age Day since the age of adulthood was lowered from 20 to 18, but with many 18-year-olds b ... ( read original story ...)