Facing reprisals from Beijing for a remark over Taiwan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must walk a fine line to prevent escalating the dispute without looking weak at home. ( read original story ...)
Global stocks in meltdown as Wall Street bails out of crypto and AI: ‘The bubbly is on ice’
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Bank of Japan signals chance of December rate hike as yen slides
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said he wanted "just a bit more data" on next year's wage-growth direction and warned of the boost a weak yen could have on underlying inflation, issuing the ...
Binance Japan expands business with PayPay as Buffett increases Japanese portfolio
Binance Japan has launched a new service for users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies using PayPay Money and PayPay Points, announced early Friday morning. According to the crypto exchange’s Japanese ...
Six of Japan’s Top Asset Managers Plan First Crypto Investment Trusts
Six leading Japanese asset managers are considering crypto investment trusts, signaling a major step in Japan’s regulatory shift.
Bitcoin Nosedive Prompts Fears of Worst Month Since Crypto Crash
Bitcoin is heading for its biggest monthly drop since the 2022 crypto crash, following weeks of a massive sell-off.
Tokyo signals readiness to act as yen nears 10-month low
Japan’s finance minister, Satsuki Katayama, has signalled that the government is prepared to step into the foreign-exchange market as the yen edges towards its weakest level in nearly ten months, ...
Japanese Finance Minister Katayama views currency intervention as option
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama warned Friday about the yen's recent sharp depreciation, saying the government believes cu ...
Tokyo crosses the red line: China warns of “extremely dangerous signal” after missile shipment
China has raised strong alarms after reports revealed that Japan carried out a missile export of domestically produced Patriot interceptors to the United States. Chinese analysts described the move as ... ( read original story ...)
This L.A. woman was jailed as a WWII traitor. How a pair of perjuries ensnared ‘Tokyo Rose’
Iva Toguri D'Aquino was sent to prison for allegedly helping the Japanese. After it was revealed that perjured witnesses led to her conviction, she was pardoned decades later. ( read original story ...)
Japan OKs $135 billion stimulus package to help revive its sluggish economy
Japan's Cabinet has approved a $135 billion stimulus package to help spur the economy and relieve the impact of higher prices ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Leader Gets Off to Rocky Start With China
Facing reprisals from Beijing for a remark over Taiwan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must walk a fine line to prevent escalating the dispute without looking weak at home. ( read original story ...)
Japan stimulus shakes global markets as yen sinks and crypto demand rises
Japan’s 21.3 trillion yen stimulus weakens the yen, lifts long-term yields and boosts crypto demand as investors reassess risk.
Japan’s Moonshot Chip Push Rapidus Plots Path to IPO Around 2031
Japan’s state-backed chip venture Rapidus Corp. aims to go public around fiscal 2031 in a bid to bolster the country’s domestic chipmaking capabilities.
Nagoya’s newest hotel looks like a castle
Located beside the 17th-century Nagoya Castle – once the seat for the powerful Owari Tokugawa clan during the Edo period – the luxurious 11-storey newbuild features a terraced roof and angular ... ( read original story ...)