Japan needed more consumers and investors to spend more of their money to stimulate the economy. The Bank of Japan set interest rates at negative levels, effectively charging banks to deposit and ...
Rise of the Ronin Cat Guide Yokohama
Cats love hiding in hard-to-reach places, and the cats of Yokohama in Rise of the Ronin are no different. It doesn't take long after setting foot in Yokohama before the player encounters a cat just ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Tokyo, make me a match! Metropolis hopes AI app will spur marriages
On an overcast day in Tokyo this week, three dozen men and women strolled through a botanical garden in groups of four, making awkward conversation as they searched for clues to a mystery-solving game ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas to turn to more e-methane, hydrogen and wind power
Tokyo Gas , Japan's biggest city gas supplier, said on Friday it aims to achieve 50% carbon neutrality by 2040 by using new fuels such as e-methane and hydrogen as well as renewable energy including ... ( read original story ...)
The U.S. could need the equivalent of 40 new nuclear plants over the next 5 years, by one estimate—and power hogs crypto and cannabis are to blame
After being flat for nearly two decades, demand for power in the U.S. is soaring. A recent report by Grid Strategies, a power sector consulting company, estimated that yearly electricity demand is set ...
Bank Of Japan Gives Up On Negative Rates, A Bottom For The Yen?
The Bank of Japan has finally called an end to its seven-year experiment initiated in 2016 to help stimulate inflation. Explore more details here.
Russia Warns Japan of ‘Serious Consequences’ if Patriot Missiles Made There End up in Ukraine – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's newly appointed ambassador to Japan has warned Tokyo of serious consequences and retaliatory steps if Patriot missile systems manufactured under U.S. licence in Japan end ... ( read original story ...)
Hypnotist Used ‘Insidious Tactics’ to Steal and Sell Women’s Nudes for Crypto
A stage hypnotist has been sentenced to eight months in prison for stealing a woman’s identity and illegally downloading and selling nudes of two other women he hacked on social media.
Coinbase Revealed To Be Backing BlackRock’s ‘$5 Trillion By 2030’ Crypto Game-Changer After Bitcoin, Ethereum And XRP Price Pump
BlackRock has revealed the next stage in its plan for a "technological revolution in the financial markets" that could cause a bitcoin, ethereum, XRP and crypto price ...
The global IPO market just hit its inflection point
The IPO market has had itself a hell of a week, and not just in the U.S. By the numbers: Global offerings raised more than $5.6 billion since Monday, with most issuers seeing strong gains in early ...
Nikkei Stock Briefly Hits Record High After Inflation Surges in Japan
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index reached a new all-time high, briefly surpassing 41,000 on Friday, driven by the country’s rising inflation rate in February. Meanwhile, other markets in the Asia-Pacific ...
Soccer Match Between Japan and North Korea Complicated by Off-Field Rivalry and Issues
Here’s what to know about Japan and North Korea’s fierce rivalry—on and off the field—as their men’s teams compete to play in the 2026 World Cup. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-Japan’s Seibu considers sale of Tokyo office building for $2 billion, sources say
Required yields on prime commercial properties in Tokyo central business districts are as low as 3%, falling short of what is generally expected as cost of capital for listed companies. Seibu sold ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s era of stagnant salaries, steady prices and mortgages that never go up is over
Japan on March 19 declared the end of the world’s last negative interest-rate policy. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Stock market today: World shares are mixed after another Wall Street record day
In other trading early Friday, U.S. benchmark crude oil gained 4 cents to $81.11 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the international standard, was ...
Trial Holdings Jumps 29% After Japan’s Largest IPO This Year
Discount-store chain operator Trial Holdings Inc. rose 29% in its first day of trade in Tokyo after an initial public offering that raised ¥38.85 billion ($258 million), Japan’s largest this year.