The appointment for the next head of Japan’s central bank won parliamentary approval Friday, challenging a new monetary leadership with steering the world’s third-largest economy through inflation and ...
Bank of Japan leaves policy unchanged as Kuroda bows out
Japan's central bank left its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged in its last meeting before Governor Haruhiko Kuroda steps down and is replaced by economics professor Kazuo Ueda.
Ueda to become new Bank of Japan governor in April
Japan's Upper House has approved the appointment of economist Ueda Kazuo as the new governor of the Bank of Japan.
Silvergate’s shiny hinges have rusted as the crypto bank plans to shut down
Silvergate Capital, a publicly traded crypto bank, shared that it would “wind down operations and voluntarily liquidate” its bank division. The move from the California-based firm followed a run that resulted in it selling off assets at a huge loss to cover over $8 billion in withdrawals amid the broader crypto ecosystem meltdown.
Ispace Plans IPO Just Weeks Before Moon Landing
Ispace sees an opportunity to raise money from a public market. Credit: ispace Ispace, which has a lander en route to the Moon, plans to list its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market on ...
Bira parent raises $10 mn from MUFG Bank
B9 Beverages, which owns Indian craft beer brand Bira 91, has raised $10 million from Japan's largest bank MUFG Bank, months after it secured $70 million in a Series-D funding round, which was led by ...
Japan Finance Minister expects BOJ to work closely with govt
Reuters reported that Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday he expected the central bank to guide policy appropriately in close coordination with the government, taking economy, ...
Itochu has quietly assembled a gigantic VPP of home batteries in Japan
Small-scale renewables and batteries could team up to replace large fossil-fueled plants — it just takes a whole lot of little devices to match what big, old power plants can do. For now, truly massive fleets of decentralized clean-energy devices, ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines Ends Cheap $48 Fares After Demand Crashes Website
Japan Airlines Co. ended a campaign to sell steeply discounted tickets for domestic flights after demand overwhelmed the carrier’s website. ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific markets set to fall ahead of crucial U.S. jobs data, Bank of Japan decision
The Bank of Japan is widely expected by economists polled by Reuters to make changes to its ultra-dovish monetary policy and hold its interest rates at -0.1%. ( read original story ...)
3 arrested in Japan for putting spit on food, utensils is latest in ‘sushi terrorism’ wave
Police in central Japan have arrested three suspects accused of tampering with a restaurant’s conveyor belt sushi as part of a viral "sushi terrorism" prank. On Wednesday, police in Aichi prefecture ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Smash ‘The First Slam Dunk’ Is Scoring In Asia Ahead Of European Rollout
Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ... ( read original story ...)
The Crypto Space Has Launched A New Coin Called JP With Japanese Coin Listing Site Called Jptoken
The Company will be constantly developing JP and JPToken so that the company can adapt to the ever-changing crypto world. Japan has something exciting to look forward to with these releases.
Crypto exchanges could face possible class-action lawsuit
Securities lawyer Tom Grady, known as one of the nation’s leading investment fraud attorneys, is preparing for potential litigation against the nation’s biggest crypto exchanges
Crypto investors could be about to lose a big tax loophole as part of Biden’s new budget proposal
Biden will propose changing the tax treatment of cryptocurrency transactions, which could raise $24 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Wells Fargo says buy Signature Bank, the ‘last game in Crypto-town’
Signature Bank is one of the last remaining on-ramps between fiat currency and cryptocurrency after the liquidation of competitor Silvergate.