Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. promoted Junichi Hanzawa to chief of its main lending unit, as Japan’s largest bank faces mounting pressure on profitability. ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Grampus sign former Japan forward Kakitani from Cerezo
Nagoya Grampus announced the signing Thursday of former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani from fellow J-League first-division side Cerezo Osaka. A Cerezo youth product, Kakitani came through the ranks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may intervene to arrest yen rise but only once, says former currency tsar
Japan may intervene in the foreign exchange market to prevent the yen from rising above 100 to the dollar, but just once given the difficulty of keeping currency rates pegged at a set level, former ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games: All 68 domestic sponsors agree to new contracts
Tokyo Olympic officials said Thursday they have reached a “basic agreement” with all 68 domestic sponsors to extend their contracts into next year to support the postponed ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Domestic sponsors agree to extend contracts for delayed Tokyo games
Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday that all 68 domestic sponsors for the Summer Olympics agreed in principle to extend their contracts for the delayed games. The Tokyo Olympics had originally ... ( read original story ...)
Boat and breakfast: this Yokohama Bay cruise comes with brunch at Bills
No plans yet for the weekend? Get on board the 45-minute Akarenga Café Cruise (adults ¥1,500, junior high and high school students ¥1,000, primary school students ¥800) that departs from Yokohama Red ... ( read original story ...)
Iwao Hakamada: Japan’s top court gives retrial hope for man who spent almost 50 years on death row
Japan's Supreme Court has overturned a ruling blocking the retrial of Iwao Hakamada, and 84-year-old man who spent almost half a century on death row awaiting the hangman's call over the murder of a ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Japan PM Abe may be summoned to parliament in funding case – sources
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may be summoned to parliament for questioning by lawmakers amid a row over a possible violation of election funding laws, several government and ruling party ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks look to trade higher, with many Asia-Pacific markets set for early close
Stocks in Japan were set for a positive start on Thursday, with multiple markets in Asia-Pacific poised to close early for Christmas Eve. Futures pointed to a higher open for Japanese stocks. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to lay out ‘green’ growth strategy to meet Suga’s net-zero emissions goal: Nikkei
Japan's government will lay out on Friday a "green" growth strategy that includes a goal to replace gasoline-powered vehicles with electric cars by around 2035, the Nikkei newspaper reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto firm BitGo touts record assets as PayPal deal falls through
In October, rumors swirled that PayPal was poised to acquire BitGo, one of the country’s oldest cryptocurrency firms. That deal will not happen, according to multiple sources, and BitGo is now ... ( read original story ...)
UK’s Octopus Energy valued at $2bn after Japan supply deal
The one-time owner of a London coffee shop now has a paper fortune worth an estimated $155m (£115m) after a deal with a Japanese utility firm valued Octopus Energy, the sustainable energy business he ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Onward Holdings Sells Italy-Based Luxury Subsidiary
The sale may signal a potential change in strategy for the Japanese parent group that owns Jil Sander, which is said to be courted by OTB. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Conversation: You Just Can’t Keep Tether Down
This controversial stable coin has been in the cross-hairs of the feds, but it's still a hugely popular crypto player. ( read original story ...)
High-Flying Crypto Fund Dumps XRP With Ripple in SEC ‘Hot Water’
Bitwise Asset Management is dumping what was the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency after Ripple Labs Inc. and its top executives were accused by U.S. regulators of selling more than $1 billion of ... ( read original story ...)
The Biden administration can change the world with new crypto regulations
Devoid of any regulatory framework in the past four years we’ve been operating in limbo when it comes to the development and advancement of crypto products. Innovators in the fintech and blockchain ... ( read original story ...)