In Japan, a nation reputed for loyalty to companies and lifetime employment, people who job-hop are often viewed as quitters. And that’s considered shameful. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Traders Brace For $7 Billion Bitcoin, Ether Options Expiries
An unusually large expiration of bitcoin and ether options on Friday is likely to increase crypto volatility after bitcoin has spent a week hovering above $30,000. The cryptocurrency has spent the ...
Repower gets Japanese group as IPO anchor investor
MANILA -Japan-listed Tokai Holdings Corp. is snapping up a third of hydropower company Repower Energy Development Corp.’s P1.15-billion initial public offering, making it one of company’s ...
Japan’s Nikkei falls as investor pause ahead of earnings; set for weekly gain
Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday, dragged down by heavyweight technology shares as investors paused buying ahead of corporate earnings season, but the index is set to post a weekly gain.
Japan’s Nikkei extends gains as softer yen lifts exporters
TOKYO, June 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share gauge extended gains for a second session on Thursday as a weaker yen boosted exporters, overshadowing profit-taking by some investors. The Nikkei rose ...
Japan finance minister warns against excessive weakening as yen strikes 7-mth low
Japan would take appropriate steps should the yen weaken excessively, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday after the currency plumbed seven-month lows against the dollar.
Japan finance minister warns against excessive yen weakening
Japan would take appropriate steps should the yen weaken excessively, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday after the currency plumbed seven-month lows against the dollar. Suzuki warned ...
Why Sapporo’s bid for the 2030 Winter Games is ‘still alive’
Winter Games bid may be getting a boost from new polling and promises of transparency but will the IOC still pick Sweden for 2030 and Salt Lake for 2034? ( read original story ...)
As prices soar, Japan returns to human waste fertiliser
It's cheap, recycled, and has centuries of tradition: "shimogoe" or "fertiliser from a person's bottom" is finding new favour in Japan as Ukraine's war hikes the price of chemical alternatives.He started using shimogoe last year, ( read original story ...)
Foreign investors pile into Japan’s stock rally
Big foreign fund managers including BlackRock have helped Japanese equities to strongest first half in a decade ( read original story ...)
Protesters slam New York crypto-mining facility a year after firm denied permit
A cryptocurrency mining company in New York's Finger Lakes region that was denied an air permit renewal from state regulators last year is facing protests from demonstrators upset the company is still ...
Inflation in Tokyo stays above BOJ’s target for 13th straight month
Core consumer prices in Japan's capital rose 3.2% in June from a year earlier, exceeding the central bank's 2% target for the 13th straight month in a sign of broadening inflationary pressure, ... ( read original story ...)
Yamashita re-elected as JOC chief; voices discomfort over Sapporo bid
Yasuhiro Yamashita was re-elected as the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee on Thursday to a third term, but he is voicing unease regarding Sapporo's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Sumitomo Mitsui unit steps up property investments in Asia
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing will invest an additional 2.5 billion yen ($17.3 million) in a real estate subsidiary in Singapore, looking to expand the portfolio of properties and other ... ( read original story ...)
Is Shein About To Hit Stock Market? Report Says Company Filed For IPO—But Chinese Firm Denies Plan
Chinese retailer Shein claimed it is not going public following a report stating it filed for an IPO in New York this week.
Yokohama Rubber to supply light-duty EV tire for OE use
The Yokohama Rubber Co. announced that it has begun supplying its RY01C tires to Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation for use as original equipment on its new model eCanter all-electric ... ( read original story ...)