Japan’s government is working to increase the country’s five-year defense spending to 30 trillion yen ($263.85 billion) in a plan to be announced in 2022, the daily Nikkei said on Wednesday. Japan has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan working to increase five-year defence spending to 30 trillion yen – Nikkei
Japan's government is working on plans to increase the country's five-year defence spending to 30 trillion yen ($263.85 billion) in a plan to be announced at the end of 2022, the daily Nikkei said on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Lower House OKs FY 2021 Extra Budget
Japan's House of Representatives passed on Wednesday the government's fiscal 2021 supplementary budget designed to finance measures aimed at recovering the country's economy from the COVID-19 pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lower house OKs record $320 bil. extra budget for stimulus
Japan's House of Representatives Wednesday approved a record 36.0 trillion yen ($320 billion) supplementary budget for fiscal 2021 to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gov’t U-turns, to accept liability in document-tampering scandal suit
The Japanese government has decided to admit liability for damages in a lawsuit over the death of Finance Ministry employee Toshio Akagi, who ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei inches down ahead of Fed outcome, Toyota boosts
Japan's Nikkei inched down ahead of a crucial policy decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday, with declines in shipping stocks outweighing gains in carmaker Toyota and its group companies. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Market Slightly Lower, Pares Early Gains
The Japanese stock market is slightly lower on Wednesday after being in the green most of the morning, extending the losses in the previous session, with the benchmark Nikkei index staying above the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei in the Americas
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Naomi Osaka Is Expanding Her Hit Suncare Brand, Kinlò
Tennis champion Naomi Osaka has made a name for herself on courts worldwide, and now she’s channeling that same star power into the expansion of Kinlò, her sun and skincare line. ( read original story ...)
Japan to make record financial contribution to IDA
Japan has promised to contribute about 3.4 billion dollars to the International Development Association, or IDA. It is the largest contribution that Japan has ever promised to make to the IDA, and it ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Prices Go Haywire on Coinbase, CoinMarketCap.com
Prices of cryptocurrencies listed on Coinbase Global Inc. and popular data provider CoinMarketCap.com briefly went haywire Tuesday, with many tokens showing astronomical gains that sent users gushing ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Prices Seemingly Jump by Billions of Dollars as CoinMarketCap Goes Berserk
No, you’re not a trillionaire. But you’d be forgiven for soiling your trousers when you took a peek at the price of your favorite cryptocurrency investments on CoinMarketCap on Tuesday afternoon. ( read original story ...)
Coincast Wants To Make Crypto As Easy As Texting
Coincast allows you to send mainline cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum to people who don’t even have a digital wallet yet. “We are making it ... as simple as sending a text message,” CEO ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange leader Binance bolsters user safeguards with new audit program
Binance teams with blockchain security firms CertiK and PeckShield under "Project Shield," which provides a thorough audit of projects against strict security, legal and regulatory compliance ... ( read original story ...)
The crypto market is uneasy about the Fed meeting and high inflation. Here’s why
Crypto investors are closely watching this week's Federal Reserve meeting, with the market expecting the central bank to announce a faster reduction in ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin broker NYDIG’s $1 billion fund-raising round could be biggest ever for crypto sector
Crypto investing firm NYDIG raised $1 billion in its latest funding round, beating out FTX's $900 million raised earlier this year. ( read original story ...)