Tokyo made two dangerous moves on Wednesday on the Taiwan question - one was naming a "pro-Taiwan" politician as the country's new defense minister in Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gets new defense minister
Minoru Kihara, who has been serving on the governing Liberal Democratic Party’s national security committee, was selected as defense minister. ( read original story ...)
Japanese boy-band production company sets up panel to compensate sexual assault victims
The Japanese boys-band production company at the center of an unfolding sexual abuse scandal, Johnny & Associates, has selected three former judges to head its effort to compensate hundreds of victims ... ( read original story ...)
Images Supposedly Show Mysterious Lights In The Sky Before Morocco’s Devastating Earthquake
Images shared on social media seem to show bright flashes of light streaking across the sky before a devastating earthquake hit the High Atlas mountains in eastern Morocco on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Yen Outlook: Will US CPI Reignite FX Intervention Concerns?
The Yen’s appreciation proved to be short-lived as markets focus on a potentially higher inflation print in the US and further USD upside. EUR/JPY ranges before ECB ...
Lessons from Japan’s ‘Lost Decades’: An underdog in the era of innovation and entrepreneurship
As a backup to L-shaped development, Japan's unicorn companies are also few and far between. Only six of the 1,678 unicorn companies worldwide are Japanese. This number is grossly disproportionate to ...
Crypto-queen wingman jailed for 20 years for role in $4.3 billion crypto scam
Ruja Ignatova, OneCoin’s “crypto queen” and chief mastermind, still languishes on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list.
Cato Conference Emphasizes The U.S. Is Falling Behind On Crypto
Last week's Cato conference, featuring U.S. Senator Bill Haggerty (R-TN), discussed the problems with the current U.S. approach to regulating cryptocurrency.
New Cryptocurrency WSM Ends Presale Sep 27th – Buy This Crypto Before Tier 1 Exchanges Listing
Wall Street Memes is one of the profitable presale launches this year, which has raised over $29 million in funding, and the presale is set to close at the end of September. Over the past three months ...
Binance.us CEO Brian Shroder departs crypto company amid new round of layoffs: reports
Brian Shroder, the chief executive of the U.S. arm of embattled crypto exchange Binance, has reportedly left the company.
Arm Holdings IPO: What to know
Arm Holdings, the Cambridge, England-based designer of chips used in devices ranging from computers and smartphones to data servers is set to hold the biggest U.S. IPO in two years.
Lessons from Japan’s ‘Lost Decades’: The pitfalls of consumption tax
The changes in the global corporate market values rankings further underscores Japan's decline over the Heisei Era. At the dawn of Heisei Era, seven Japanese companies were among the top 10 in market capitalization, with the top five being all Japanese enterprises - a period of remarkable Japanese economic supremacy.
Japan’s MUFG Battles Private Equity, Startups to Hire US Bankers
Hiring for bankers in the US is getting harder for Japan’s largest lender, according to a top executive who sees more competition to recruit top talent from a wider slate of companies.
WTA Osaka, Japan Women Singles 2023 Preview: Xinyu Wang vs. Himeno Sakatsume Betting Odds and Match Preview
Himeno Sakatsume (No. 184 in the world) takes on Xinyu Wang (No. 39) in the Round of 16 of the WTA Osaka, Japan Women Singles 2023.Wang is favored over Sakatsume in this match, with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan boy-band production company sets up panel to compensate sexual assault victims
The Japanese boys-band production company at the center of an unfolding sexual abuse scandal, Johnny & Associates, has selected three former judges to head its effort to compensate hundreds of victims ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new cabinet reflects PM’s focus on gender and defence
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has picked a woman as foreign minister and appointed as defence minister a politician who has worked to build ties with Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)