The Japanese coast guard suspended search and rescue efforts for crew members of a cargo ship transporting cattle that overturned in the East China Sea last week, as Typhoon Haishen approaches the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga Signals Ultra-Easy Monetary Policy to Continue
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, a frontrunner to be the next prime minister, said he would like the central bank to continue its ultra-loose monetary policy as the economy is still ... ( read original story ...)
The Biggest Failure of ‘Abenomics’: Japan Inc. Is Still Hoarding Cash
Ever since the real estate and stock market bubbles burst in the early 1990s, Japanese companies have relentlessly focused on accumulating a hoard of cash. That was supposed to change under Shinzo Abe ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga Gives Fiscal, Monetary Policy Views in Interviews
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga signaled a continuation of the super-easy monetary policy pursued by the Bank of Japan, and ruled out any cuts to the country’s consumption tax in ... ( read original story ...)
‘Worried’ Bitcoin Bull Michael Novogratz Warned Over Speculative Crypto ‘Frenzy’
Ahead of bitcoin's wild price swings, former hedge fund billionaire-turned crypto investor, Michael Novogratz, warned crypto's "speculative frenzy" was getting carried ... ( read original story ...)
Apple stock market cap shows just how small crypto still is
While the crypto space has seen tremendous growth over the past decade, the asset class still holds a tiny amount of value compared to mainstream markets, especially when pitted against giants such as ... ( read original story ...)
US Open Day 5: Naomi Osaka wins tough battle, honors Ahmaud Arbery; American Catherine McNally scores upset
Naomi Osaka defeated Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk on Friday to advance to the fourth round of the US Open. The 2018 US Open champion cruised early in the 6-3, 6-7 (7-4), 6-2 win. But she missed multiple ... ( read original story ...)
Advancing Osaka receives emoji advice from home
It was a surprise. Apparently, my sister told my mom to do it' IMAGE: Japan's Naomi Osaka defeated Italian Camila Giorgi 6-1, 6-2, on Wednesday to march into Round 3 at the US Open. Photograph ... ( read original story ...)
Square, BitGo, And Cyclebit: The State Of Crypto Payments
The following is a contributed article from a content partner of Benzinga Discussions surrounding cryptocurrency payment platforms have captured the attention of ... ( read original story ...)
Revealed: How North Korean hackers launder stolen crypto
According to the study Follow the Money money laundering cases via crypto are still relatively small compared to the huge volumes of cash laundered through traditional methods like wire transfers. But ... ( read original story ...)
Akita Michinoku Capital Says KFC Operator Yum China to Raise $2.2 Billion in Hong Kong Secondary Listing
Akita Michinoku Capital says KFC operator Yum China is set to raise $2.2 billion in its Hong Kong secondary listing. ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares end lower on Wall St rout; Nikkei up nearly 1.4% for the week
Japanese shares closed lower on Friday, after a sell-off in high-flying U.S. technology stocks pushed Wall Street to its steepest fall in nearly three months, although for the week, Tokyo markets ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to offer incentives to companies shifting base from China to India: Report
Japanese manufacturers will now be eligible for subsidies if they shift production out of China to India or Bangladesh, in an expansion of a government program aimed at diversifying the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tuna market, the world’s largest, hit hard by coronavirus pandemic
Japan's tuna market, the world's largest, is taking an outsized hit from the coronavirus pandemic, pressuring restaurants and wholesalers at Tokyo's sprawling Toyosu fish market to adapt to survive. ( read original story ...)
Japan Second-Quarter GDP Slump May Be Worse Than Expected as Leadership Race Looms: Reuters Poll
Japan's economy likely shrank more than previously estimated in the second quarter as capital expenditure took a hit from the coronavirus pandemic, a Reuters poll showed, highlighting the challenge ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares fall on Wall Street tech rout
Japanese shares fell on Friday, after a sell-off in high-flying U.S. technology stocks dragged Wall Street's main indexes to their sharpest decline in nearly three months. ( read original story ...)