Winter bonus payments by Japanese companies for 2020 are set to fall 8.55% from a year earlier, the biggest drop since the global financial crisis in 2009, a survey by Nikkei newspaper showed on ... ( read original story ...)
Lawyers: State still withholding info on ministry official’s suicide
Lawyers representing the wife of a Finance Ministry employee who killed himself accused the government of providing misleading information about his death and why he falsified records about the dodgy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gov’t skips mention of doc tampering orders in report on Moritomo scandal suicide
A government report disclosed to the widow of a local finance bureau official who took his own life in 2018 after being instructed to tamper ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Sell Record New Debt Exceeding $960 Billion as Pandemic Hits Tax Revenues – Nikkei
The huge debt will add strains to Japan's already tattered finances and could constrain its ability to keep battling the lingering pain from COVID-19 on a fragile economic recovery. Japan announced a ... ( read original story ...)
November Crypto Recap: Regulatory Threats, Stanley Druckenmiller Likes Bitcoin, Silk Road-Related BTC Seized
With November coming to an end just days ago, here is brief recap of all major Bitcoin and cryptocurrency news events of the past month. ( read original story ...)
Crypto funds see near-record inflows as capital floods out of gold
Crypto funds have posted near-record inflows during recent weeks as the gold investment products shed liquidity. A new report from market data aggregator CoinShares has revealed recent surging crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Funds Snap Up China Bonds, Shun Rest of EM Debt
Japanese funds are ramping up China’s bond purchases while shunning most other emerging-market debt as the coronavirus pandemic led to worsening government finances and lower interest rates. ( read original story ...)
In Japan’s old capital, bank turns to local development in test of Suga’s revival drive
A bank in a suburb of Osaka is investing in local development and setting a growth target for its home prefecture, offering a new model for how banks could operate under Prime Minister Yoshihide ... ( read original story ...)
TSE change opens window for Bain to revive Kioxia IPO
The Tokyo Stock Exchange rule change would allow the private equity ... If the February deadline is missed, the IPO that was originally planned to raise about $3.6bn and would have been Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga Doubles Down on Travel Bet in $700 Billion Package
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga doubled down on his bet that promoting domestic travel will ensure the economy stays on a recovery path and that his tenure as premier will continue beyond a ... ( read original story ...)
Martina Navratilova hails ‘cool’ Naomi Osaka: She is not someone you can dismiss as just a liberal
Former tennis star Navratilova feels Japanese ace Naomi understood the power of fame and used it for social cause ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takeda says drug pipeline to lift sales to $48 billion in next decade
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Wednesday its drug pipeline is poised to drive annual sales up by more than 50%, to 5 trillion yen ($48.01 billion) in the next decade. Japan's biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s October machinery orders rebound from previous month’s drop
Japan's core machinery orders rebounded sharply in October from the previous month's drop, the government said on Wednesday, a welcome development for an economy emerging from a deep coronavirus slump ... ( read original story ...)
8 Quirky Setouchi Ideas- Uncovering The Authentic Side of Japan
Consider pairing it with a glass of Japanese wine at the Chateau Misen winery *Luxe it ... of a brilliant love story from hundreds of years ago. A gorgeously designed property with a true sense of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Government Bond Issuance to Exceed $960 Billion as COVID-19 Hits Tax Revenues – Nikkei
Japan's new government bond issuance in the current fiscal year is likely to hit a record exceeding 100 trillion yen ($960 billion) as the coronavirus pandemic took a heavy toll on the economy, the ... ( read original story ...)
London, New York, Tokyo, Paris and Singapore world’s most comprehensively attractive cities: report
London, New York, Tokyo, Paris and Singapore once again emerged as the world's most comprehensively attractive cities, in that order, in the Global Power City Index (GPCI) 2020 report. This report is ... ( read original story ...)