MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan firmed 0.3 percent while Japan's Nikkei rose 1.2 percent, having lost 2.1 percent last week. This comes as risks are to the downside given ... ( read original story ...)
Japan April wholesale prices soar a record 10% as Ukraine war keeps energy costs high
Japan's wholesale prices jumped 10% in April from the same month a year earlier, data showed on Monday, rising at a record rate as the Ukraine crisis and a weak yen pushed up the cost of energy and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wholesale prices hit record 10per cent as energy costs soar
TOKYO :Japan's wholesale prices in April jumped 10per cent from the same month a year earlier, data showed on Monday, rising at a record rate as the Ukraine crisis and a weak yen pushed up the cost of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wholesale price inflation at 41-year high
Producer prices in Japan rose by the most in more than 41 years in April. The record increases were mainly driven by soaring prices of crude oil and raw materials. ( read original story ...)
Crypto VCs can’t just buy ‘community’
In our Chain Reaction podcast this week, Anita and I chatted with Kevin Rose of True Ventures and Proof Collective on the latest crypto crash and what the future of NFTs looks like in a bear market. ( read original story ...)
Australian Taxation Office issues capital gains warning for crypto and NFT sellers
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued its four priorities for the upcoming tax season, with capital gains from crypto and work-related e ... ( read original story ...)
$1B Crypto Ponzi Scheme Alleged by Regulators
Whipsawing markets and faltering assets have shocked the nascent crypto market. Now, regulators say they've uncovered a Ponzi scheme. ( read original story ...)
EEC Office banking on Japanese investors
Office is keen to draw Japanese investment in electric vehicles, smart electronics, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, digital, smart farms, the bio-, circular and green (BCG) ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s wholesale prices jump record 10% in April
Wholesale prices in Japan surged 10.0 percent in April from a year earlier, marking the sharpest gain on record, amid surging energy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Okinawa marks 50th reversion anniversary
Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of its reversion to Japan from the control of the United States. Ceremonies were held by the government to mark the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Breaks Ties With IMG To Launch Her Own Sports Agency ‘Evolve’
Four-time Grand Slam singles tennis champion Noami Osaka, 24, is making significant moves in terms of her career. She recently announced that she is ending her professional relationship of six years ... ( read original story ...)
Springbok Jantjies arrested for allegedly damaging airline property
The 31-year-old understudy to Handre Pollard, who has played 41 times for the Springboks, allegedly damaged property of an airline he had flown ... a member of the squad that won the 2019 World Cup in ... ( read original story ...)
Katsumoto Saotome, Who Preserved Stories of Tokyo Firebombing, Dies at 90
Anyone can read what you share. By Motoko Rich and Hisako Ueno TOKYO — Katsumoto Saotome, a novelist who lived through the brutal American firebombing of Tokyo during World War II and worked ... ( read original story ...)
AirTrunk expands in Tokyo with $1b-plus data centre
Macquarie-backed AirTrunk will build a $1 billion-plus hyperscale data centre in Tokyo, its second for the Japanese capital, as the home-grown operation establishes itself as Asia’s biggest player in ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman, Barclays Invest in Alan Howard Crypto Trading Platform
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Barclays Plc participated in a $70 million funding round of Elwood Technologies LLP, the cryptocurrency trading platform founded by billionaire Alan Howard, in a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tatami mats, a home-grown tradition
Grass-and-straw tatami mats – once a privilege reserved for the elite – have been a key feature of Japanese architecture since the Middle Ages, crafted by gifted artisans. But now, with cheap ... ( read original story ...)