TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's top currency diplomat, Masato Kanda, said on Wednesday that the nation will take appropriate actions on foreign exchange if the authorities come to see the fall in the yen ...
Japan’s Kanda says yen moves are ‘rapid’
Japan's Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda (pictured) said that recent yen movements are "rapid." Kanda stressed that Japan's Ministry of Finance is ...
Japan’s Suzuki: closely monitoring the forex market with increased urgency
JAPAN'S FINANCE MINISTER SUZUKI IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE FOREX MARKET WITH INCREASED URGENCY. :red_circle: JAPAN'S FINANCE MINISTER, SUZUKI, EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER UNDESIRABLE RAPID FOREX MOVEMENTS ...
Corridor of 10,000 Girls’ Day dolls dazzles at Nagoya hotel
NAGOYA--Around 10,000 stately hanging “hina” dolls delight tourists from Japan and abroad at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel here. ( read original story ...)
Osaka advances as Gauff, Jabeur dumped out of Qatar Open
Naomi Osaka battled into the last 16 of the Qatar Open on Tuesday but Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur crashed to surprise second-round exits with straight-sets defeats. Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby chief shows support for separate spouse surnames
The chairman of Japan's biggest business lobby Keidanren for first time Tuesday expressed his explicit support for the introduction o ... ( read original story ...)
Yes, salt can melt snow as well as sodium chloride, but with caveats: Tokyo wholesaler
A snowstorm brought chaos to the Tokyo region on Feb. 5 to 6. For such an event, municipalities usually have a supply of deicing agents ready ... ( read original story ...)
Robinhood’s stock soars more than 10% as company’s revenue gets boost from crypto
Robinhood Markets Inc.’s stock roared more than 10% higher in the after-hours session Tuesday after the online trading platform swung to a quarterly profit and topped Wall Street expectations for its ...
Naomi Osaka comeback builds momentum with Doha victory over Petra Martic
The former world No. 1 won back-to-back matches for the first time since returning from maternity leave, hitting through her Croatian opponent to reach the third round. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Hana Kuma & Rebel Maverick Developing Manga ‘Allure: The Evening Primrose’ As Adult Anime Series; Tennis Champ To Voice Lead
EXCLUSIVE: Naomi Osaka is getting further into anime. The tennis star's production company Hana Kuma has teamed with Rebel Maverick, run by the queer, Afro-Latinx writing and producing team, Matt ... ( read original story ...)
Temple announced a second campus in Japan. Here’s a look at its Tokyo campus through the years.
Here's a look at the history of the campus as drawn from The History of Temple University Japan, a 2023 book written by Richard Joslyn and Bruce Stronach, two former TUJ deans. ( read original story ...)
Fact Check: Decline in SIDS in Japan not linked to vaccination policy for infants
Japan recommends vaccinating infants under 2 years old, according to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, contrary to claims on social media that these vaccinations have “ceased” and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Tobacco sees more growth in cigarette revenues in 2024
Japan Tobacco on Tuesday forecast a 3.9 per cent rise in 2024 core revenue for its cigarette business, as higher prices and growth in income from smoking alternatives offsets further volume declines ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin falls from $50,000 following hotter-than-expected inflation data
Cryptocurrencies fell Tuesday amid a broader market sell-off following a hotter-than-expected CPI reading. Bitcoin was down 3% to $48,535.17, according to Coin Metrics. The day before, it punched ...
Crypto Has an Unrealized Opportunity in Asia
Practical retail use of crypto in developing markets is converging with institution adoption, BitGo Director Abel Seow writes.
Bullish paid close to $75 million to acquire CoinDesk. Here’s what we know about the company and its plans for crypto media
After CoinDesk's reporting spurred the collapse of FTX, the outlet's parent company, Digital Currency Group, sold the publication.