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Japan’s SoftBank hit with $6.2B quarterly loss as WeWork, other tech investments go sour Tokyo-based SoftBank loss totaled 931 billion yen ($6.2 billion) in the last quarter, a reversal from the 3 trillion yen profit it posted in the same …
The Japanese yen has been toast. It’s been a few years since they surpassed the toilet paper threshold. 1 sheet of toilet paper was worth more than 1 yen, meaning you could save money by wiping your a$$ with money. …
Yoshitaka Shindo, who assumed the cabinet post earlier this month, said that because China accounts for nearly a fifth of Japan’s exports, the Chinese economic troubles could cause Japan’s economy to move a notch downward. Potentially, “the impact is really …
by j_stars The era of free money and repeated financial bubbles driven by loose central banks is over. Japanese 10 Year Bond Yield And Japan’s free money has been fueling US asset bubbles for decades through the carry trade. Imagine …
‘OSAKA – A team of scientists led by a Japanese pharmaceutical startup has been working on a drug to stimulate the growth of new teeth in what would be a world-first, aiming to put it on the market by around …
https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1699771572180090967 China dumping its US Treasuries while converting Yellen Bux into gold doesn’t bode well for the dollar’s long run as the world’s reserve currency Estimated Chinese Official Gold Reserves Cross 5,000 Tonnes via Gainesville Coins: My estimate for China’s …
Cup and han.. oh no time for a handle h/t dandanmusicman
This is the moment when Japan started releasing treated nuclear water from its Fukushima plant into the Pacific Ocean today: pic.twitter.com/h4NMt1uaDi — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) August 24, 2023 New plans to dump waste from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the …
This is a great documentary about “Mrs. Watanabe”. Maybe the first wave of Retail Traders, who still make their mark? h/t MurazakiUsagi
Japanese Scientists Develop Novel, Completely Solid, Rechargeable Air Battery https://t.co/v3kW5E8TK3 — Metro COLA (@MetroCOLA) August 7, 2023 In this first-of-its-kind battery, a benzoquinone-based negative electrode is used alongside a solid Nafion polymer electrolyte. Metals traditionally serve as the active materials …
by Chris Black Japanese investors have already begun adjusting investment portfolios away from U.S. bonds in light of rising FX hedging costs (https://archive.is/BGtTQ) and in anticipation of higher J… Continue reading by subscribing. Username Password Remember Me Forgot …
The situation in the Japanese city of Nara during a downpour 😍 pic.twitter.com/Uy493dj91o — Tansu Yegen (@TansuYegen) July 26, 2023
Here are 10 ideas San Francisco can import from Tokyo to save downtown. San Francisco is at a pivotal moment. With foot traffic down 31% from pre-pandemic levels, and over 54,000 residents permanently gone, the need for a compelling new vision to …
via naturalnews: Japan’s plan to discharge nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant over the next three decades has prompted officials in Hong Kong to propose a very widespread import ban on Japanese aquatic products. Hong Kong Special Administrative …
https://twitter.com/weciv01/status/1681145685603938304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw PORTLAND, Oregon — The top Japanese diplomat in Oregon was the target of an unprovoked attack last month in downtown Portland, according to court records. Yoshioka Yuzo, the Consul General for Portland’s Consular Office of Japan, was walking near …