Similarities between the calamity unfolding this week in Turkey and Syria and the triple disaster that hit northern Japan in 2011 may offer a glimpse of what the region could face in the years ahead. They're linked by the sheer enormity of the collective ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JERA to quit yet-to-be-built Taiwan wind project – Nikkei
Feb 10 (Reuters) - Japan's biggest power generator JERA plans to sell its ... "while comprehensively considering profitability, business environment, risks and so on, we change portfolio and build the ... ( read original story ...)
Queenslander Mike Alexander the biggest independent property developer in Niseko, Japan
The first sign that one of Japan’s most luxurious holiday rentals is owned by an Australian – and most likely a Queenslander – is the life-sized Bundaberg Rum polar bear standing in the entrance. ( read original story ...)
IPO Friday: Hypertension drugmaker Mineralys maps out $192M Nasdaq debut
The IPO follows Structure Therapeutics ... Catalys Pacific Fund owns the most of Mineralys, with about 32.9% controlled by the Japanese investment firm, according to an SEC filing.
Japan set to pick academic Ueda as next Bank of Japan chief -sources
Tokyo (Reuters) - Japan's government is likely to appoint academic Kazuo Ueda as the next Bank of Japan governor, two government officials told Reuters, a surprise choice that could see the country ...
Tokyo Blanketed In Snow
The Japanese capital is blanketed with snow on Friday as an icy low pressure system hits the country's central Honshu island. No more heavy snow is forecast for the weekend - Japan's weather agency ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s yen and bond bears delighted by government’s BOJ surprise picks
By Harry Robertson and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japanese markets reacted with shock on Friday to news that the government had picked academic Kazuo Ueda to be the next central bank governor, but investors quickly snapped up the yen and sold bonds on expectations he will end years of super-easy monetary policy. Whether, when ...
2 Powerful Quakes Link Turkey, Japan and Syria in Suffering
Powerful Quakes Link Turkey, Japan and Syria in Suffering TOKYO (AP) — Mountains of rubble and twisted metal. Death on an unimaginable scale. Grief. Rage. Relief at having survived. What's left behind after a natural disaster so powerful that it rends the foundations of a society? ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Kuroda’s shock therapy leaves Bank of Japan with mixed legacy
Haruhiko Kuroda leaves a mixed legacy after 10 years running the Bank of Japan (BOJ), achieving prices rises after decades of deflation and anaemic growth but without engineering durable expansion fuelled by domestic demand. ( read original story ...)
Yen climbs on news of likely next Bank of Japan governor
The yen climbed on Friday as investors responded to news of the likely appointment of academic Kazuo Ueda as the next Bank of Japan governor. The Japanese currency climbed 0.5 per cent to 130.9 to the dollar, as markets judged Ueda as likely to mark a ... ( read original story ...)
DoubleDragon taps Sapporo airport builder for Hotel101 project in Japan
DoubleDragon Corp., the listed property developer of tycoons Edgar “Injap” Sia II and Tony Tan Caktiong, tapped the contractor that built the Chitose International Airport near Saporro, Hokkaido for ... ( read original story ...)
Heavy Snow Warning Issued For Tokyo
Tokyo, Feb 10 (IANS) A heavy snow warning was issued for Tokyo on Friday by the weather agency here, with the inclement weather disrupting transportation services. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s yen and bond bears delighted by government’s BOJ picks
Japanese markets reacted with shock on Friday to news that the government had picked academic Kazuo Ueda to be the next central bank governor, but investors quickly snapped up the yen and sold bonds on expectations he will end years of super-easy monetary policy. ( read original story ...)
The mystery of the shapeshifting crypto-VC profit
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Cryptocurrencies news every morning. Keeping track of crypto is hard. This appears to be true for amateurs mislaying their Bitcoin wallet keys, Bahamas-based billionaires with $8bn ...
Japan govt set to appoint academic Ueda as next BOJ governor – Nikkei
Tokyo (Reuters) -Japan's government is likely to appoint Kazuo Ueda, an academic and a former member of the central bank's policy board, as the Bank of Japan's next ...
Analysis-Japan’s Debt Time Bomb to Complicate BOJ Exit Path
Japan's ticking debt time bomb will likely complicate the next central bank governor's task of steering a smooth exit from ultra-loose monetary settings, with rising long-term interest rates already ...