NexTech Week trade show kicked off Wednesday in Tokyo, celebrating all things technology, including blockchain and Artificial Intelligence.
Crypto VCs Behind 10T Want to Build New $200 Million Fund
There are still investors who want to put money into cryptocurrency startups, despite the recent wave of scandals and setbacks that have shaken the industry. A team of crypto investors is seeking $200 ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends marginally higher, subpar earnings outlooks weigh
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index ended fractionally higher Thursday as technology issues followed their U.S. peers higher, although shares were sold following some disappointing domestic earnings ...
Japan pledges to mobilise $1 billion to help nations around Ukraine accept refugees
Japan will unveil a plan on Thursday to mobilise $1 billion to help countries surrounding Ukraine accept refugees from the war-torn country, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday. The funding would be provided via the state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC),
Japan to chair G-7 finance meeting in Washington
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday that Japan would chair a Group of Seven (G-7) financial leaders’ meeting on Wednesday in Washington to discuss the global economy and financial ...
Japan Poised For Digital Transformation?
Despite a well-earned reputation for high-tech hardware – think robots, automobiles and high-speed trains – Japan had fallen behind in the digital era. Will their new momentum to digitalize be ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tech investor SoftBank sinks into second year of losses
Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group is reporting a loss of 970 billion yen, or $7 billion, for the fiscal year that just ended ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Electron expects profit dip as chipmakers slow investment
Tokyo Electron Ltd , Japan's leading maker of semiconductor manufacturing tools, on Thursday forecast its profit to dip by more than a third from a record high as its customers slowed investment in new plant. ( read original story ...)
Japan pledges to mobilise $1 bln to help nations around Ukraine accept refugees
Japan will unveil a plan on Thursday to mobilise $1 billion to help countries surrounding Ukraine accept refugees from the war-torn country, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
BoJ’s Ueda: No big problem in Japan’s banking system
Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday, “there is no big problem in Japan's banking system.” Financial market, financial system stable for now. Hope to communicate with G7 ...
Naomi Osaka Might Have Unknowingly Revealed THIS About Her Unborn Child
Naomi Osaka is still very much pregnant, and fans seem to have a clue about her unborn baby's gender months before her due date. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sharp tumbles to $1.9 bln loss on hefty writedown
Sharp Corp , the Japanese electronics maker owned by Taiwan's Foxconn, posted on Thursday a full-year loss of $1.9 billion after writing down the value of its panel display business and a swathe of ... ( read original story ...)
Two more get suspended jail terms in Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal
Two Japanese businessmen were handed suspended prison sentences on Thursday in the latest convictions in a bribery scandal surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Corruption allegations have spiralled in ... ( read original story ...)
Business urges more green trade with China
Australia is being urged to look at green energy development as it seeks to wean itself off its dependence on China’s demand for bulk commodities. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 index: is it safe to buy Japan stocks in May?
The Nikkei 225 index held steady close to its highest level since September last year ahead of the upcoming Softbank earnings. The index, which tracks the biggest Japan companies, rose to ¥29,200, ...
Japan Funds Ramp Up Treasury Purchases Amid US Banking Turmoil
Japanese investors bought a record amount of Treasuries in the first three months of the year as concern over the US banking sector damped bets on Federal Reserve rate hikes.