Convano Inc. was, until recently, a sleepy Tokyo-listed operator of nail salons. Now it wants to become one of the world’s largest corporate holders of Bitcoin — the latest in a wave of radical ...
Trump Demand for Japan to Buy More US Rice Snagged Trade Talks, Nikkei Says
TOKYO (Reuters) -A Trump administration request that Japan buy more U.S. rice caused this week's snag in bilateral trade talks as Tokyo "strongly objected" to the condition, the Nikkei newspaper ...
Crypto Biz: Japan’s quiet stablecoin coup
Japan, the first country to regulate stablecoins, is now preparing to launch a fully collateralized yen-backed token, with Monex and JPYC leading the charge.
The Art of the Crypto Deal
Right at the beginning of the second chapter of The Art of the Deal, Donald Trump declares that his “style of deal-making is quite simple and straightforward.” Crucially, this was long before the ...
Best-Performing Japan Bank Plays BOJ Outlook With Short Debt
Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc., whose shares are the best performers among Japanese banks this year, is hunting for yields from short-dated government bonds as it prepares for rising interest rates at ...
Why Are Crypto Companies Applying for Bank Charters?
A crypto-friendly White House and a new digital-asset law have crypto companies rushing to join the banking system they once sought to disrupt.
Japanese Lifestyle Entertainment Company TryHard Closes IPO
TryHard Holdings closed its previously announced initial public offering. The Japanese lifestyle entertainment company said it received net proceeds of about $2.7 million from the offering of 1.53 ...
Japan’s Akazawa cancels trip over planned White House order to buy US rice
TOKYO -- Japan's chief negotiator with the U.S. on tariffs has canceled a visit to Washington over plans to have a presidential order include stepped-up Japanese purchases of American rice, Nikkei has ...
Asahi, Nikkei sue AI search outfit Perplexity for copyright infringement
Tokyo filing adds to mounting actions against startup AI search outfit Perplexity has been hit with yet another copyright lawsuit, this time courtesy of Japan's Nikkei and Asahi media companies.… ...
CFTC Says Offshore Crypto Firms Have Path to Bringing on US Users
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has taken a step that could make it easier for some overseas crypto exchanges to legally offer derivatives to American traders, a move that could reopen a path ...
Japanese stocks tipped to extend record rally after trade deal
The Nikkei Stock Average is projected to rise an average of 10% over the next 12 months from its most recent record high of 43,714.31.
Nikkei ends higher as Nvidia outlook lift sentiment
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average ended higher on Thursday, supported by AI chipmaker Nvidia’s strong quarterly outlook and renewed trader confidence after billionaire investor Warren Buffett ...
Tokyo stocks fall on sluggish Japan output data, profit-taking
Tokyo stocks fell Friday, pressured by weaker-than-expected Japanese industrial output data, while some investors locked in gains fol ...
Best-Performing Japan Bank Plays BOJ Outlook With Shorter Bonds
Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc., whose shares are the best performers among Japanese banks this year, is hunting for yields from short-dated government bonds as it prepares for rising interest rates at ...
Japan’s Two-Year Bond Auction in Focus as Rate Hike Bets Grow
Japan’s auction of two-year government bonds on Thursday will be in focus as investors see an increasing chance of a near-term interest rate hike by the central bank.
Japan’s top trade negotiator cancels trip to U.S.
The new U.S.-Japan trade agreement also includes a $550 billion fund for Japan to make new U.S. investments, overseen by President Trump. "The Japanese will finance projects chosen by the United ...