Market cap: $2.32 T Vol. 24h: $60.88 B holder, Metaplanet, extended its lead with the purchase of another 5,268 BTC on Oct. 1. The Japanese firm purchased the latest BTC stash at $116,870 per Bitcoin, ...
Metaplanet Becomes 4th Largest Bitcoin Holder With 30,823 BTC, Doubles FY2025 Outlook
Metaplanet now holds 30,823 BTC, making it the 4th largest public Bitcoin holder, while doubling FY2025 guidance and outlining Phase II plans.
Daiwa Securities Launches Crypto-Backed Loan Referral Service
Daiwa Securities begins introducing clients to Fintertech crypto-backed loans, offering yen borrowing against Bitcoin and Ethereum holdings.
Japan tightens standards for foreign driver’s license conversions
TOKYO -- Japan on Wednesday began enforcing stricter rules for foreigners seeking to convert their overseas driver's licenses. Applicants are now required to submit a copy of a residence certificate ...
What polling shows about Japan’s LDP leadership vote: 5 things to know
TOKYO -- After 12 days of campaigning by five candidates, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is set to choose its new leader on Saturday. While the vote is only open to LDP lawmakers and rank-and ...
Asian markets: Nikkei sinks 1.16%, Sensex muted ahead of RBI verdict
Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to a fresh closing high, with US investors seemingly unperturbed by the political chaos in Washington.
Brown bear sightings reported in residential area of Sapporo, northern Japan
Sightings of wild brown bears have been reported in populated areas of Sapporo City in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. Police and city officials are urging residents to stay alert. ( read original story ...)
Hotel opens near Nagoya Castle, rooms priced up to US$25,500
A new luxury hotel opened in Nagoya on Wednesday, with standard room prices as high as ¥3.75 million (US$25,500 or 824,000 baht) per night, as it seeks to attract affluent tourists with its panoramic ... ( read original story ...)
Uganda targets 10,000 Japanese tourists by 2027 after Nagoya expo
Uganda aims to attract at least 10,000 Japanese tourists by June 2027, up from fewer than 1,000 last year, following a renewed marketing push at the Aichi Tourism Expo in Nagoya. The four-day event, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Lead Trade Negotiator Defends Tariffs Deal With the US
Trade envoy Ryosei Akazawa noted that the pact setting on most Japanese exports to the U.S. at 15% was comparable to a deal between Washington and the European Union. Unlike the EU, Japan did not have ... ( read original story ...)
The progress on crypto regulation is phenomenal, the ‘wild west’ days are over: Charles Hoskinson
Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, says he expects that there will be a "really good" regulatory framework for crypto within 2-3 years of the GENIUS and CLARITY Acts being passed regardless of ...
Toyota Kirloskar Motor IPO In The Works, Japanese Carmaker In Talks With Indian Bankers: Report
Toyota Motor is considering listing its Indian arm, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, in a move that could raise up to $800 million, according to a report.
Japan’s $550 billion US investment to have no FX impact, top trade negotiator says
Japan will run a $550 billion U.S.-bound investment package agreed in Tokyo's tariff deal with Washington without any impact on the foreign exchange market, its top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa ...
KKR prepares for private credit boom in Japan
Diane Raposio, who oversees both KKR’s credit and capital markets businesses in Asia, said it is focused on developing a private credit business in Japan as quickly as possible and tapping the country ...
Fan Bingbing’s ‘Mother Bhumi,’ Zhang Ziyi’s ‘She Has No Name’ Among Selections as Tokyo Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup
Fan Bingbing’s 'Mother Bhumi' and Zhang Ziyi’s 'She Has No Name' headline the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s $550 billion US investment package to have no FX impact, top trade negotiator says
Japan will run a $550 billion U.S.-bound investment package agreed in Tokyo's tariff deal with Washington without any impact on the foreign exchange market, its top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa ... ( read original story ...)