Japan's parliament on Tuesday enacted a 13.9 trillion yen ($90 billion) supplementary budget for the current fiscal year through next ...
Japan’s Metaplanet to Issue 4.5 Billion Yen in Bonds for Bitcoin Expansion
Metaplanet is doubling down on Bitcoin as it announces a 4.5 billion yen bond issuance to accelerate its crypto expansion plans.
How Crypto Traders Can Turn $100 to $500K Before End of December
The cryptocurrency market is abuzz with enthusiasm as Bitcoin (BTC) has recently achieved a remarkable milestone, hitting an impressive all-time high of ...
Ethereum is primed for a breakout, according to top crypto analyst
Fundstrat's Sean Farrell has nailed Bitcoin's price the past two years. Now, he says it's Ethereum's time to shine ...
Finance Ministry official arrested for taking upskirt photo in Tokyo
A 44-year-old official from Japan's Finance Ministry has been arrested for allegedly taking an upskirt photo of a woman at a train station in the suburbs of Tokyo, police said. Yasutaka Yoneta, who ...
Japan’s factory activity shrinks for sixth straight month, services activity improves in December
The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI increased to 49.5 in December 2024, from November’s eight-month low of 49.0, above the market forecasts of 49.2, preliminary estimates showed. However, it ...
Hard Numbers: Crypto keeps cooking, what Russia got out of A$$ad, Japan’s biggest bank makes huge apology, Brazil tracks DNA of gold
Whether you see them as heroes or as villains, one thing is for sure: the crypto bros are absolutely cooking these days. The value of Bitcoin, the world’s largest crypto currency, has tripled in value ...
Chipmaker Kioxia Faces Tough Debut in Tokyo’s Busy IPO Arena
Kioxia managed to price only at the middle of its indicative IPO range. Only it and one other firm ended up debuting below the upper limit out of 75 IPOs in Japan this year that gave a price range, ...
Hitachi’s digital makeover sets standard for corporate Japan
New chief executive is taking over vastly streamlined conglomerate with most of its revenues and employees overseas ...
The Cold War Of National Bitcoin Reserve: Global Race For Digital Gold
Discover how nations adopting Bitcoin reserves as the new digital gold could reshape global finance, trade, and geopolitics in the new economic era.
2024 was big for bitcoin. States could see a crypto policy blitz in 2025
The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses ...
Japan’s Nikkei ends nearly flat as markets await key central bank meetings
Japan's Nikkei share average ticked lower to close nearly flat on Monday, as caution ahead of major central bank meetings this week largely trumped a rise in heavyweight chip-related shares.
Trump hosts widow of Japan’s late Shinzo Abe in Florida
PALM BEACH, Florida (KYODO) -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday met with Akie Abe, the widow of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, his ...
Japan Exchange Group CEO says stock market performed steadily this year
S/ Yamaji Hiromi, Japan Exchange Group CEO/ I think we can say that the stock market has performed steadily this year ...
Japan’s MUFG Bank apologises for safe deposit box thefts, vows better compliance
The CEO of MUFG Bank apologised on Monday for the theft by a former employee of more than 1 billion yen ($6.5 million) in customer assets from safe deposit boxes and promised better compliance ...
Finance Ministry official arrested over alleged ‘upskirting’ photo
The official, who is also a temporary associate professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University, denies the allegation, according to police sources.