Jan19th
Crypto exchange Coinbase to halt Japan operations
Company cites volatile market conditions a year and a half after getting license
Japan logs record $155bn trade deficit for 2022
Import growth outpaces exports amid high fuel prices, weak yen
Dysfunction plagues Japan bond market as BOJ sticks to its guns
Central bank’s unprecedented easing faces its limits
Japan PM Kishida faces winter of public discontent
Live broadcasts of Diet session tend to depress public support for cabinet
Japan to decide whether to downgrade COVID-19 on Friday
Move would happen in April or May with big implications for patients, hospitals
Jan18th
Kuroda pushes back against speculators after BOJ stands pat
Central bank sees no need for further adjustment after last month’s surprise shift
Japan’s 10-year bond yield falls as BOJ keeps policy unchanged
Central bank bucks market speculation of monetary tightening
Acquittal upheld for ex-TEPCO execs over Fukushima nuclear crisis
Appeals court finds former officials could not have predicted tsunami, meltdowns
Japan’s IHI and GE team up in ammonia-burning turbines
Technology promises to be free of CO2 emissions
Jan17th
BNY Mellon eyes digital asset custody services for Asia
U.S. financial group takes early lead in ‘age of tokenization’
Xi’s incoherent policies signal danger, former Japan general warns
Tokyo’s defense documents are ‘significant shift’ from past guidelines
Top contender for next BOJ chief keeps up guessing game over intentions
Masayoshi Amamiya has played a key role Japan’s monetary policy revolution
