Japan

by Michael The unraveling of the yen carry trade is accelerating, and that is really bad news for the entire global financial system. For such a long time, investors could…

Japan Foods Holding Ltd (JPFH) is a familiar name to anyone who has eaten at Ajisen Ramen or its sister brands in a Singapore heartland mall. It’s a homegrown F&B…

Japan’s major brokerages are preparing to bring crypto investment trusts to retail investors, with SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities already developing products in-house, while others like Nomura plan to enter…

Key Takeaways: Japan grants approval to legal amendment to control crypto as financial instruments under securities law  Insider trading will be prohibited and remain, and there will be annual disclosures…

Microsoft announces US$10B AI investment plan in Japan

My friend asked if we are headed for a big crash soon. The honest answer is I don’t know. Also don’t know what is consider big enough. I ate like…

Japan will begin testing deep-sea mining for rare earth elements this month, moving into uncharted territory as supply security concerns intensify amid China’s tightening grip on critical minerals. The government-backed…

Key Takeaways: Binance Japan now allows instant crypto purchases and withdrawals using PayPay Money and PayPay Points. Users can trade 24/7 with deposits starting at ¥1,000 and withdrawals at ¥110…

Key Takeaways: Japan Post Bank to launch digital currency “DCJPY” in 2026 to enable instant blockchain-based asset trading. $1.3 trillion in deposits targeted, aiming to activate dormant accounts and attract…

What happened?  I recently received a question from an investor in the Beansprout community about the dividend payout of the NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia ex Japan REIT ETF (SGX: CFA).  Specifically, they…