The Tokyo Sustainable Seafood Summit (TSSS) recently held its 10th annual event, in which seafood industry representatives gathered to discuss ways to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) ...
Japanese markets fall sharply
The Nikkei average fell 0.95 percent to 39,470.44 after logging a two-month closing high in the previous session. The broader Topix index settled 0.95 percent lower at 2,746.56.
Japan’s Memory Chip IPO Is No Home Run
Japan’s last blockbuster initial public offering of the year comes with a holiday discount. But cheap isn’t always a bargain.Memory-chip maker Kioxia will start trading next week after raising about ...
Slash Vision Labs Introduces Crypto Credit Card to Japan
Slash Vision Labs, a company known for its innovative approach to integrating Japanese pop culture with Web3 technologies, has announced a groundbreaking venture into the financial sector by ...
Japan Nov inflation likely accelerated, exports up on weak yen: Reuters poll
Japan's core consumer price inflation probably accelerated in November, driven by persistently high rice prices and the phasing out of utility subsidies, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The core ...
Trump says the U.S. is going to do ‘something great with crypto’
President-elect Donald Trump said the U.S. is going to become the global leader for cryptocurrency in his upcoming term. Trump's embrace of the crypto industry is a welcome pivot for digital currency ...
Unlocking Japan’s investment potential backed by cash-rich companies and economic revival with Nikko AM
Nikko AM’s actively managed funds which leverage proprietary research and local insights are well-positioned to uncover opportunities among under-researched Japanese companies.
Asian shares fall, long-dated Treasuries set for worst week in a year
Asia shares fell on Friday as a strong dollar kept risk sentiment fragile, while longer-dated Treasury yields are heading for their biggest weekly rise this year as expectations for deep U.S. rate cuts in 2025 recede.
Bain to raise offer for Fuji Soft above KKR, Nikkei reports
U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital is set to raise its offer price for Japan's Fuji Soft to 9,600 yen ($63.35) per share, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Wednesday, trumping a recently increased tender offer bid from rival KKR.
Japan’s Business Sentiment Stays Upbeat in Line With BOJ View
Confidence among Japan’s large firms remained upbeat, broadly in line with the Bank of Japan’s view ahead of a policy meeting next week that’s dividing analyst opinions over whether a rate hike is ...
Mystery of crypto sleuth’s death, Japanese exchange lists on Nasdaq: Asia Express
Mystery surrounds the death of Taiwan's top crypto investigator, Japan's Coincheck becomes second exchange listed on Nasdaq: Asia Express.
US bankers cautious on crypto despite expected regulatory easing
U.S. bankers struck a cautious tone on cryptocurrencies at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York this week, despite expectations that friendlier rules under President-elect Donald Trump will pave the way for lenders to expand into digital assets.
Japan business sentiment improves slightly, BOJ tankan shows
By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese big manufacturers' sentiment improved slightly in the three months to December, a quarterly survey showed on Friday, boding well for the ...
Japan Business Sentiment Improves Slightly Amid Mixed Signals
Sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers improved slightly in the final quarter of the year as businesses weighed mixed signals, including a recovery in auto production and fears over a global ...
Japan business mood rises for the first time in 2 quarters: BOJ Tankan
TOKYO - Business sentiment among Japan's large manufacturers improved modestly for the first time in two quarter, the Bank of Japan's latest Tankan survey showed Friday.
Could AI be crypto’s greatest ally?
That’s why asset manager Bitwise estimates that the intersection of AI and crypto could add a collective $20tn to global GDP by 2030. The synthesis is taking place in two distinct areas: the application of blockchain technology to AI systems and the implementation of AI within crypto infrastructure.