Month: February 2024

[ad_1] The number of accounts opened at five major Japanese securities firms in January increased by over 900,000 from the previous month as the nation’s new tax-exempt retirement savings system bolstered demand. SBI Securities, the largest online brokerage, saw the biggest number of account openings on record. They rose 274,000 on a net basis, while Rakuten Securities added approximately 280,000. Monex saw a significant increase of about 320,000, due in […]

[ad_1] Temple University Japan announced Friday that it plans to open a new satellite campus in the city of Kyoto in January 2025, in an effort to expand its network outside of Tokyo, where its main campus is located. The university plans to open the campus within Seibo Jogakuin school, which spans preschool through high school, in Kyoto’s Fushimi Ward, a 12-minute walk from the Fushimi Inari Shrine. The expansion […]

[ad_1] If you thought your week was busy, get a load of Taylor Swift’s.First, there was a record-breaking night at the Grammys, one in which she also announced a new album. Then, a last-minute flight across the Pacific (one that you’d better not be tracking) and a wintery welcome to Tokyo after the capital’s first blizzard of the season days prior. Despite it all, the 34-year-old pop superstar looked rested […]