Crypto and blockchain-focused venture firm New Form Capital is returning to the fundraising market, seeking to raise a $100 million fund in the latest sign investors remain bullish on the ...
Japan’s 10-Year Government Bond Yield Hits 11-Year High
Japanese government bond yield climbed to an 11-year high, driven by growing market expectations that the Bank of Japan will take additional steps to tighten policy in the coming months.
Japan’s Benchmark Bond Yield Hits Decade-High on Rate-Hike Bets
Japan’s benchmark government bond yield climbed to the highest since 2013 amid expectations that the central bank is committed to normalizing interest rates and supporting the struggling yen. Most ...
Forex Stability Is What Japan’s Manufacturers Want Most From BOJ
Japanese manufacturers would prefer to see the Bank of Japan prioritize stable currency markets as a bigger monetary policy focus than the pursuit of stable inflation and economic growth, according to ...
Flight from Manila lands in Osaka Pref. due to Fukuoka curfew, lack of crew in Kitakyushu
A Cebu Pacific flight from Manila bound for Fukuoka ended up hundreds of kilometers away in Osaka Prefecture on May 19 due to an airport cu ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks up on Dow rise, gains limited by higher interest rates
Tokyo stocks rose Monday, buoyed by the U.S. Dow Jones index closing above 40,000 for the first time ever last week, although gains w ( read original story ...)
TIER IV to launch robotaxi business in Tokyo, November 2024: Starting with limited operational domains
TOKYO, May 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TIER IV, a pioneer in developing open-source software for autonomous driving (AD) systems, is set to launch a unique robotaxi service in November 2024. Initially targeting areas and times that conventional taxi operators ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers want BOJ to keep yen stable, survey shows
Japan's large manufacturers saw exchange rate stability as the biggest factor they wanted out of the central bank's monetary policy, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Monday. Roughly 70% of firms ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Crown Prince MBS Postpones Japan Trip Amid Concerns About Saudi King’s Health
Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman, who handles most day-to-day affairs in the kingdom, is next in line to the throne. ( read original story ...)
Top Japan companies agree to 5.58% average pay hike, business lobby says
Top Japanese companies agreed to wage increases of an average 5.58% at annual labour talks that wrapped up in March, the Keidanren business lobby's preliminary data showed on Monday, representing the ... ( read original story ...)
Mom’s Touch in talks to establish joint venture in Japan
Mom's Touch is in talks with Japanese housing and urban developer Daiwa House to establish a joint venture (JV) to expand its fast food market share in Japan, according to the Korean chicken burger ... ( read original story ...)
Venture capital investment in crypto picks up after long decline
Global venture capital investment in crypto companies rose to $2.4 billion in the first three months of 2024, data showed on Monday, in a tentative sign that investor interest is returning.
Venture capital funding in crypto rises to $2.4 billion, Pitchbook says
Crypto startup funding rose for a second straight quarter to hit $2.4 billion in the first three months of 2024, Pitchbook data showed, as expectations of lower interest rates and the debut of the ...
Victims’ families to sue over fatal 2022 Hokkaido boat accident
SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- The families of 14 victims in the fatal tourist boat accident off Hokkaido in 2022 that left 20 people dead and six missing plan to file a damages suit against the ship operator in ... ( read original story ...)
Easy Japanese news in translation: Flowers of 3,700 rose plants blooming in Osaka park
Roses in colors including red, white and yellow are in full bloom at Nakanoshima Park in the center of Osaka. The rose garden in the park is about 13,000 square meters in size. Some 3,700 plants in ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka govt to request master plan for IR adjacent site
By the end of this year, the Osaka prefecture should have the master plan for Yumeshima phase 2 established. Following the end of the Osaka Expo in 2025, i.e., the autumn of next year, the prefectural ... ( read original story ...)