The BOJ’s dovish shift keeps the yen carry trade alive, the same trade whose unwind crashed bitcoin 24% in two days in August 2024. Apr […]
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Japan’s top automaker Toyota taps earnings expert as its chief amid declining profits
TOKYO — Japan’s top automaker Toyota reported a 43% drop in quarterly profit Friday, and announced Chief Financial Officer Kenta Kon will become its new […]
Japan’s Quantum Solutions to Buy 3,000 Bitcoin in Treasury Shift
TLDR: Quantum targets 3,000 Bitcoin in 12 months as a long-term hedge, not speculation. $10M initial buy executed via Integrated Asset Management (Asia). Operations led […]
Japan’s Tokyo CPI inflation rises to 3.5% YoY in April
The headline Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April climbed 3.5% YoY as compared to 2.9% in the previous month, the Statistics Bureau of Japan showed on […]
JMU secures role in Japan’s push for green ship production
Home Green Marine JMU secures role in Japan’s push for green ship production January 22, 2025, by Sara Kosmajac Shipbuilding company Japan Marine United Corporation […]
What Japan’s Next Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Means for the World
Ishiba Shigeru is set to become Japan’s new Prime Minister after winning the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in a ballot of […]
Japan’s Nippon Steel gets 3 month reprieve as Washington pushes review of U.S. Steel bid past the election
President Joe Biden’s administration has extended a review of Nippon Steel’s proposed takeover of U.S. Steel, officials said Tuesday, effectively pushing the politically sensitive decision […]
Japan’s Hayashi: Closely watching domestic and overseas market moves with a sense of urgency
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday that he is “closely watching domestic and overseas market moves with a sense of urgency.” Additional comments […]
Podcast: Japan’s quest for the most powerful microchip leads semiconductor revival
In the 1980s, Japan was the dominant player in the semiconductor market. But huge shifts in the way the chip supply chain operated eroded that […]
Japan’s Suzuki: Closely watching volatile stock moves but not in phase of making actual action
Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday that he is “closely watching volatile stock moves but not in phase of making actual action.” Further […]