Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.77%. The best ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group appoints Colin Chen as first Asia Pacific ESG finance head
Chen, who is based in Singapore, takes on the newly created position after 21 years with the multinational bank, which is Japan’s largest. He will perform the role in addition to his job as head of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s GPIF, forerunner on ESG investing, pulls back as trend catches on
After taking over the helm of the world’s biggest pension fund in 2015, Hiromichi Mizuno helped chart a course that not only made sustainable investing big in Japan, but also raised ... a fund that — ... ( read original story ...)
A techie who once mistrusted the internet is now building one of India’s largest crypto exchanges
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) circular put crypto exchanges in a precarious position. With investors fretting over the ban, trading volumes on exchanges dropped severely and some players in ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto News Recap: WWE Raw & Fashion Brands Join the NFT Party, Central Banks Race to Roll Out CBDCs
While each and every new week comes with hopes and stories on the adoption of the wild world of crypto and the creative technology behind it; Blockchain ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase’s imminent listing on the Nasdaq: Boosting crypto’s legitimacy and price
Besides the boost to cryptocurrency legitimacy, the best thing about Coinbase listing is that it should help act as a gateway for investors to dip their toes in cool white rapids of the crypto river. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips after industry bellwether Yaskawa earnings fail to inspire
TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters) - Japanese shares fell on Monday, dragged down by a sharp drop in Yaskawa Electric after the industry bellwether’s earnings failed to meet the market’s high expectations. ( read original story ...)
Japan Wholesale Prices Rise for First Time in 13 Months as Global Recovery Boosts Commodity Costs
Japan's economy has emerged from the initial ... featuring tips and expert insight on all things money: personal finance, careers, investing, real estate and more. The Most Important Ages for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s champion: Matsuyama wins the Masters for his nation
(AP) — Hideki Matsuyama almost turned down his first chance to play the Masters. It was a month after a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, disasters that killed thousands and destroyed much ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Prime Minister Leads Celebrations of Hideki Matsuyama’s Historic Masters Win
TOKYO — Led by Japan’s prime minister, the country celebrated golfer Hideki Matsuyama’s victory in the Masters — the first Japanese player to win at Augusta National and pull on the famous ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka logs record 203 severe COVID-19 cases, squeezing hospital beds
The number of severe COVID-19 patients in hospitals has reached a record 203 in Osaka Prefecture, the prefectural government announced on Apr･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo adopts tougher virus rules, starts vaccinating elders
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo adopted tougher measures against the coronavirus Monday as it struggles to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious variant ahead of the Olympics in a country where less than 1% ... ( read original story ...)
“Super Fan” prepares for Tokyo Olympics without foreign fans
TOKYO (AP) — Kyoko Ishikawa was a back-packing Japanese student in Barcelona in 1992 when she says a “miracle happened.” She managed to buy a ticket to the opening ceremony of Spain’s historic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Begins COVID-19 Shots for Over 65s as Fourth Infection Wave Looms
Japan began COVID-19 vaccinations for its sizable elderly population on Monday, with imported doses still in short supply and the pace unlikely to stop a fourth wave of infection. Shots for people ... ( read original story ...)
Hideki Matsuyama masters Japan’s golfing nerves to boost pre-Olympic spirits
TV commentators ‘could hardly speak’ as 29-year-old becomes first Japanese man to win a major ahead of Olympics dogged by scandal Last modified on Sun 11 Apr 2021 23.04 EDT Hideki Matsuyama has ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan wholesale prices rise for first time in 13 months as global recovery boosts commodity costs
Analysts, however, expect such pressures to remain more modest in Japan than in the United States, as slow rollouts of vaccines to combat the coronavirus pandemic are seen weighing on Japanese ... ( read original story ...)