News Japan: SBI Partners With Solana Foundation to Build Japan’s On-Chain Financial Market
SBI Holdings partners with the Solana Foundation to build on-chain financial markets in Japan. Here are the details.
News Japan: Japan brings crypto into its financial markets framework
Japan has approved one of its most significant cryptocurrency regulatory reforms to date. On July 15, the country's parliament passed legislation that shifts crypto regulation into the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act framework. According to Japan's Financial Services Agency, the changes recognize crypto as a distinct financial product while introducing stronger investor protections, expanded oversight of crypto businesses, and new rules against insider trading and market manipulation.
News Japan: Japan’s bond market is back in play after decades in the wilderness
JGBs have been selling off amid policy normalization and concerns over Tokyo's spending plans, but experts say that they deserve another look from investors.
News Japan: Abe’s Unfinished Business: Japan’s Agriculture Reform
Abe Shinzo is often considered Japan’s most powerful prime minister. But he faced steep political opposition in one of his primary goals. Under the Abe administration, the power of the prime minister ...
News Japan: Government registers ‘Japanese tea’ under brand protection system
The agriculture ministry aims to combat intellectual property infringement by imitation products amid a global boom in matcha.
News Japan: The 2-Level Game in Japan’s Agriculture Trade Negotiations
Perhaps no country fits the description of Robert Putnam’s “two-level game” theory better than Japan. Putnam describes international negotiations as a bargaining process not only with the ...
News Japan: Japan’s stock market is back — for real this time — and AI is only part of the story
Foreign investors are piling into Japan as Warren Buffett and the AI boom fuel the market's comeback after decades of stagnation.
News Japan: Japan Wants GPIF to Boost Domestic Investments
Signals that the Japanese government wants more investments at home, including from its massive pension fund, lifted local government bonds and the yen.
News Japan: Japan will explore ways to encourage GPIF to boost domestic investment, minister says
TOKYO, July 10 : Japan's finance minister said on Friday the government aims to steer the country's vast state pension funds to "substantially" lift investments in domestic assets, sparking gains in the yen and bonds as investors bet billions of dollars could be channelled into Japanese markets.The comments p
News Japan: Japan Eyes Uzbekistan as Central Asia's Next Digital Investment Hub
Japan is increasing cooperation with Uzbekistan's technology sector through digital infrastructure projects, startup investment and IT outsourcing initiatives as both countries deepen long-term economic ties.
News Japan: Japan encourages GPIF to boost domestic investment
July 10 (Reuters) - Japan is seeking to encourage its Government Pension Investment Fund, the world's biggest pension fund, to boost investment in Japanese assets, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday. The fund owned 293.4 trillion yen ($1.8 trillion) in assets at the end of December, so its allocation decisions carry significant weight for global markets, and the announcement sent
News Japan: Japan’s Biggest Brokerages Open a New Door for Bitcoin and Ethereum Investment
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News Japan: Official $HODL Coin Goes Multi-Chain: LayerZero-Powered Ethereum Bridge Now Live at hodl2013.com
The whitepaper - available in full at bitcointalk.org - is written in GameKyuubi's own voice, recounting the story of the original post, his years away from crypto, his return, and his reasons for ...
News Japan: Japan’s First ‘Blue Zones’ Retreat Is Coming To Okinawa
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Gross is a seasoned travel journalist based in Beaufort, SC. Jun 26, 2024, 12:06pm EDT This article is more than 2 years ...
News Japan: Typhoon Jangmi moves toward Japan's Kyushu after lashing Okinawa
Typhoon Jangmi continued its northward journey towards Japan`s southwestern island of Kyushu on Tuesday after bringing strong winds and heavy weather conditions to Okinawa, prompting transport disruptions and weather warnings across parts of the country. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the season`s sixth typhoon was moving north-northeast and was expected to affect wide areas of western Japan over the next two days....
News Japan: Sapporo Dome seeking sponsor to climb out of financial crisis
SAPPORO--The cash-strapped operator of Sapporo Dome is selling naming rights for the all-weather facility in the hope of recouping sales losses triggered by the relocation of the home stadium of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters pro baseball team.
News Japan: The Japanese yen is at a 40-year low. Here’s why that matters
The Japanese yen has dropped to a 40-year low against the US dollar, putting investors on watch for potential government intervention by Japan that could ripple through US stocks, the Treasury market and the broader global economy.
News Japan: Japan spent $74 billion propping up the yen. Investors say the real battle is with the Fed
Yen intervention alone is unlikely to reverse losses while wide U.S.-Japan rate differentials keep supporting the dollar, said analysts.
