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| Oct 5, 2026 | ‘Unwelcome and unsafe’: Why Japanese companies are retreating from China at a historic rate | The number of Japanese companies operating in China fell to the lowest level on record: report.
The exodus is likely to intensify amid the diplomatic feud between Asia’s top two economies.
Tariff risks, growing labour and manufacturing cost... |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Japan’s historic yen intervention has ‘turbo-charged’ the carry trade | Japanese investors bought over 5 trillion yen worth of overseas assets after intervention strengthened the yen.
Intervention “turbo charged” carry trades without removing the underlying incentive of Japan’s low borrowing costs, said Monex G... |
| Aug 7, 2026 | A ‘weaponized’ yen: How the U.S.-Japan intervention may reshape global currency markets | The unprecedented U.S.-Japan intervention to support the yen may end up shaping market behavior.
“When increasingly scarce national assets are spent in unison on the same target by two major sovereigns, markets will have to listen,” said Mo... |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Takaichi’s fiscal push could lift growth — and Japan’s already-rising interest bill | Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s planned food-tax cut would reduce annual government revenue by an estimated 4.4 trillion yen, just as Japan’s borrowing costs and debt-servicing bill are rising.
Higher JGB yields may attract domestic investo... |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Why the U.S. stepped in after decades to prop up Japan’s yen — and what’s at stake | Analysts pointed to concerns about U.S. Treasury markets and the stability of Japan’s financial system.
The yen slid to 163.73 per dollar last Thursday before rebounding to 157.57 on Friday.
Washington’s decision to join Japan in supporting... |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Japan is raising visa fees by up to 400% for the first time in nearly 50 years. Here’s why | Japan raised visa fees for the first time since 1978, with charges increasing up to fivefold.
Departure taxes will also rise to 3,000 yen per traveler, from 1,000 yen.
Economists said stronger fees are unlikely to curb tourism demand, given... |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Bank of Japan hikes rates to 1%, highest since 1995, as yen and inflation worries take hold | The decision was split 7-1, with board member Toichiro Asada advocating for a hold.
This comes at a time when Japan has been struggling with a weak yen and inflation that has started to creep up.
The Nikkei 225 climbed after the decision, w... |
| May 21, 2026 | Japan exports jump 14.8% in April, beating expectations as semiconductor shipments soar | The 14.8% figure was sharply higher than the 9.3% expected from Reuters.
The rise was powered by a surge in semiconductor shipments, with such shipments rising 41.6% year on year.
Japan’s exports climbed 14.8% in April, the fastest pace sin... |
| May 7, 2026 | Japan may have fired its yen bazooka twice, but markets are testing Tokyo’s resolve | On Wednesday, the yen appreciated sharply, fueling speculation that Tokyo had intervened a second time.
Analysts said interest rate gaps continued driving weakness in the yen.
The Bank of Japan faced pressure to raise rates despite economic... |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Japan’s declining real wages upend Prime Minister Takaichi’s ‘Abenomics’ as inflation shrinks wallets | Real wages have not risen since 2021 on a full year basis, underscoring the strain on household purchasing power.
Takaichi’s economic approach could fuel inflation further.
The BOJ is also caught in a bind as Takaichi prefers lower rates wh... |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Japan’s new PM Takaichi seeks to rebrand US ties in symbolic first meeting with Trump: Analysts | New: You can now listen to articles.
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Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may have vowed a “new golden era” in ties with the United States, but analysts told CNA her first meeting with President D... |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Japan inflation edges higher for first time since May, matching forecasts as ‘core-core’ gauge eases | Japan’s core inflation picked up for the first time since May.
Headline and core inflation both hit 2.9%, keeping inflation above the BOJ’s 2% target.
The figures set an early test for new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who faces pressure t... |
| Oct 15, 2025 | As Japan’s opposition circles around a unity bid, Takaichi’s route to power narrows | Sanae Takaichi, the current president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, faces an increasingly tricky path to power.
Opposition parties are also reportedly discussing uniting behind a single candidate.
The LDP has only 196 seats in... |
| Sep 16, 2025 | $20.4 M fund focused on African tech startups launched by Monex Ventures, Uncovered Fund | To support tech startups throughout Africa, Monex Ventures, the corporate venture capital division of the Japanese financial services company Monex Group, has partnered with the Japanese venture capital firm Uncovered Fund to establish a ¥3... |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Japan could get its first woman prime minister as Sanae Takaichi leads the polls. But it’s far from a done deal | Two prominent names have emerged: former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi and current agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi.
Takaichi, if elected, would become Japan’s first female prime minister.
But the winner of the LDP’s leader... |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Africa-focused Japanese VC Uncovered Fund launches $20-mn vehicle | Uncovered Fund, a Japanese venture capital firm that backs African startups, has launched a new investment vehicle in partnership with another Tokyo-headquartered VC firm Monex Ventures.
The $20-million (around Rs 175 crore) fund Uncovered ... |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Japan reports hotter-than-expected core inflation for July — but lowest since March as rice prices ease | Headline inflation also came down to 3.1% from 3.3% in June.
Core inflation also dropped to 3.1% from 3.3%.
The so-called “core-core” inflation rate, which strips out prices of both fresh food and energy, held steady at 3.4%.
Japan’s core i... |
| Jul 7, 2025 | Tariffs, declining real wages, slowing growth: Japan’s central bank has its work cut out | Real wages fell 2.9% in May year on year, sharper than the revised 2% drop in April and declining for a fifth straight month.
Wage data highlights that inflation could be taking a substantial bite out of incomes in Japan, despite wages in t... |
| May 16, 2025 | Japan’s economy contracts for first time in a year as exports fall, shrinking by a more than expected 0.2% | The GDP figure was a larger drop than the 0.1% contraction expected by economists polled by Reuters.
Japan’s GDP data comes at a time when the country is locked in trade negotiations with the U.S., with initial talks between both sides so f... |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Japan exports growth misses expectations, rising by a modest 3.9% in March as tariffs bite | Japan exports growth declined to a 3.9%, down from February’s 11.4% jump.
March data includes the impact of steel and aluminum tariffs from the U.S., but does not include the impact of auto tariffs.
Exports to the U.S., Japan’s second-large... |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Deals in brief: Gentari invests in offshore wind project, TiumBio and Heranova secure funding, multiple China and India deals, and more | Gentari invests in the Hai Long offshore wind project
The Petronas-owned energy solutions company, through its subsidiary Gentari International Renewables, has invested in the Hai Long offshore wind project. It acquired a 49% stake in Canad... |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 第11回Webグランプリ企業グランプリ部門 受賞サイト発表！ | 332社が加盟（2023年10月末現在）する公益社団法人日本アドバタイザーズ協会 デジタルマーケティング研究機構（所在地：東京都中央区銀座 代表幹事：中村 俊之）は、第11回Webグランプリ（ https://award.dmi.jaa.or.jp/ ）「企業グランプリ部門」の各受賞サイトを決定いたしました。
「企業グランプリ部門」には、今年は企業61社、70サイトが参加。参加企業からそれぞれ選出された審査委員による相互審査、ならびに公募により選出された特別審査委員27名を... |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Japanese Crypto Exchange Coincheck Eyes U.S. Listing Via $1.25 Billion SPAC Deal | Founded in 2012, Coincheck markets itself as one of Japan’s largest multi-cryptocurrency ... [+] marketplaces and digital asset exchange. Getty Images |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Стартапы Японии и Китая: самые успешные стартапы 2021 года | Стартапы Японии и Китая: самые успешные стартапы 2021 года |
| Jul 28, 2021 | Monex Nets $100M First-Quarter Profit Driven by Crypto Trading | Monex Group, a Japanese online securities company, reported fiscal first-quarter pretax profit of 11 billion yen ($100 million) driven largely by its crypto division.
Coincheck, one of Japan's largest crypto exchanges, banked its parent com... |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Monex : Promotes New DEI Initiatives | Monex Group Promotes New DEI Initiatives
TOKYO, July 21, 2021 - Monex Group, Inc. (headquarters: Tokyo; Representative Executive Officer and CEO: Oki Matsumoto) announces its commitment to further promote its DEI (diversity, equity, and inc... |
| Jun 29, 2021 | Monex : Announcement that Monex Group Formulated Sustainability Statement | Announcement that Monex Group Formulated Sustainability Statement
TOKYO, June 29, 2021 - Monex Group, Inc. (headquarters: Tokyo; Representative Executive Officer and CEO: Oki Matsumoto) is pleased to announce that it has formalized the Mone... |
| May 31, 2021 | Monex : Coincheck to conduct Japan's first IEO this summer | Announcement of Subsidiary's Release
TOKYO, May 31, 2021 - Coincheck, Inc., a subsidiary of Monex Group, Inc., issued the following press release today.
Attachment: Summary of Coincheck, Inc. press release
Coincheck to conduct Japan's first... |
| Mar 23, 2020 | Celo’s Blockchain Accelerator Invites Devs to Compete for $25K
Over 172 Million Weibo Users' Personal Data Is For Sale on Dark Web
Championing Web3 features in role-playing games — Here's why it matters
Online Petition Asking for Ross Ulbricht’s Release Gathers 275K Signatures
Simplifying We ...... | Open-source project Celo is calling on blockchain innovators to participate in CeloCamp, an entrepreneurial initiative that seeks to highlight the potential of global financial inclusion, mass adoption of digital money and the acceleration ... |
| Oct 2, 2019 | Six Major Japanese Brokerages Form Security Token Offering Association | A new association in Japan brings significant institutional support to security token offerings (STO), just months before regulations on the public sale of coins in the country are to be implemented.
On Oct. 1, six major Japanese brokerages... |
| Oct 1, 2019 | The Future of STOs in Japan Gets a Boost With New Association | Six major brokerage companies in Japan are joining forces to promote the development of security token offerings (STOs) as a fund-raising model in the country.
According to a press release on October 1, Monex inc., together with Nomura Secu... |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Monex will buy Coincheck for 33 million $ | |