March 30 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks witnessed foreign outflows for a second straight week in the week ended March 24 as investors were concerned about a wider banking crisis and as a stronger yen ...
Ken Griffin’s hedge fund Citadel plans return to Tokyo
NEW YORK -- U.S. hedge fund Citadel, led by billionaire investor Ken Griffin, has decided to reopen an office in Tokyo after closing the branch following the 2008 global financial crisis. Citadel was ... ( read original story ...)
Inside the $37m puzzle house with secret passageways
This fascinating property on the Isle of Man is full of twists and turns ... Not so in this labyrinthine residence in Osaka, Japan, which proudly features 13 levels. Designed by Tato Architects' Yo ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s Crypto Boom And The Energy Concerns It Raises
Japan, in May. Cryptocurrency will also be discussed at the upcoming G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Washington D.C., in April. At present, there is little coordination ...
Matt Damon Says He Did That Dumb Crypto.com Ad Because His Water Nonprofit Was ‘Down’
The "fortune favors the brave" crypto Super Bowl commercial was used to finance water micro-financing nonprofit Water.org.
How much economic impacts are Osaka EXPO, IR and Linear Shinkansen generating in Kansai area?
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute analyzed that economic impacts by IR including casinos will be more than the EXPO, calculating economic ripple effect of about 1.14 trillion JPY a year to Kansai area. ( read original story ...)
Explainer-Japan’s carbon pricing scheme being launched in April
Japan, the world's fifth-biggest carbon dioxide (CO2) emitter, will begin a carbon pricing scheme in stages from April to encourage companies to curb emissions and achieve its goal of carbon ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese man fined $11,000 for smoking more than 4,500 times on the job
On March 20, authorities in Osaka fined the 61-year-old employee and two of his colleagues in the prefecture’s finance department for smoking while on duty despite receiving warnings against it. The ... ( read original story ...)
While Global Commercial Transactions Dip 20 Percent in 2022, Japan Was Spared
CBRE Japan is reporting that while commercial real estate transaction volume declined by 20% year-over-year globally in 2022, investment volume in Japan remained largely unchanged, with only a 2% fall ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese yen leads Asia FX gains as bank fears ease, dollar slips
Investing.com -- The Japanese yen led gains across Asian currencies on Tuesday, while the dollar retreated as traders grew less concerned over an imminent banking crisis and pivoted into more ...
Crypto Bankruptcy Markets Are Thriving After FTX’s Collapse
With billions locked up in collapsed exchanges and funds, investors are selling their assets for cents on the dollar.
Banking chaos has been bittersweet for crypto and wine
Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse earlier this month dealt a major blow to the wine and crypto firms that entrusted their money with and depended on the lender to stay afloat. But it also gave the fine ...
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.36%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Gas & Water and Fishery sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.36%. The ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends lower as stocks turn ex-dividend
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower Thursday as investors sold stocks after booking ex-dividend payment rights, although high-technology issues found favor trimming losses. The 225-issue ...
Tokyo-Nagoya expressway will have self-driving lane next year
TOKYO -- A section of Japan's busiest expressway connecting Tokyo and Nagoya will be set aside for self-driving trucks in 2024 as part of government plans to cope with a severe shortage of drivers in ... ( read original story ...)
LGBTQ summit calls on Japan to enact anti-discrimination law
Japanese LGBTQ activists and supporters have held an inaugural Pride 7 Summit in Tokyo, where they called on Group of Seven governments to promote and strengthen support and legal protections for LGBT ... ( read original story ...)