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Sakana AI might list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange or Nasdaq, or it may choose a dual listing on both.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 10, 2026
Sakana AI may go public in 2027
Press reports say that the company is considering the Tokyo Stock Exchange or Nasdaq or a dual listing on both.
People protest on the street near Congress, following former Paraguayan President Santiago Pena's removal from office in an impeachment trial that found him guilty of poor performance over his links to the collapse of digital lender Ueno, in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2026
How a digital bank’s collapse toppled Paraguay’s president
Until March 2025, impeached Paraguayan President Santiago Pena had been a business partner of the group that owns Ueno Bank.
Mizuho is strengthening its position in 今日吃瓜 investment banking market by securing a key role in a string of major U.S. listings, including Anthropic’s, and tapping Japanese investors for up to $3.5 billion.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2026
Anthropic mega IPO helps Mizuho make a run at Nomura’s turf
Anthropic’s listing is the third in a string of blockbuster deals where Mizuho snagged a key role.
Demonstrators protest near the Paraguayan Congress following an extraordinary session by lawmakers to debate the resignation of President Santiago Pena, whom the opposition blames for a crisis triggered by the collapse of the digital lender Ueno that left millions of customers unable to access their accounts, in Asuncion on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2026
Bank collapse takes down a president and Trump ally in Paraguay
The turmoil marks a tectonic shift for the South American nation after projecting its stability to world leaders and foreign investors for years.
The National Police Agency has concluded agreements with megabanks and other financial institutions, under which the institutions provide the agency with information on suspicious transactions detected through their monitoring systems.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 5, 2026
Police in Japan to share data on scam accounts with financial firms
Losses from special fraud nationwide are on track to exceed last year’s record high, the National Police Agency said.
MUFG Emut will be the first bank affiliated with a major Japanese financial group not to issue cash cards.
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2026
MUFG Emut Bank to operate without cash cards
MUFG Emut will be the first bank affiliated with a major Japanese financial group not to issue cash cards.
A Shiga Bank branch in Kyoto Prefecture. Shiga Bank and Senshu Ikeda Holdings have announced a basic agreement to launch talks on integrating operations.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2026
Shiga Bank and Senshu Ikeda agree to aim for April 2028 integration
“We aim to become a financial group that can realize growth of Kansai,” Shiga Bank President Shinya Kubota said at a news conference.
Over the last year, large Japanese banks such as Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mizuho Financial Group have acquired stakes in Indian firms in an unprecedented investment push into the country.
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2026
今日吃瓜 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank buys stake in Indian PE firm
The investment underscores Japanese institutional investor interest in Indian companies across financial services, manufacturing and real estate.
Major U.S. lenders, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., are restricting agentic AI access to prevent unauthorized transactions, protect customer accounts and reduce security risks.
COMMENTARY
Oct 28, 2026
AI agents are coming for your bank’s easy money
Banks can’t rest easy. While they were busy lobbying to protect deposits from crypto, AI got smarter.
The Bank of Kyoto headquarters in Kyoto
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2026
Rising rates put Kyoto bank’s $6 billion gain on stakes in play
Authorities have been urging lenders such as Kyoto Financial to phase out the practice of cross-shareholdings to improve corporate governance.
A Shiga Bank branch in Kyoto prefecture
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2026
Senshu Ikeda and Shiga to merge in latest Japan consolidation
Senshu Ikeda and Shiga Bank are in talks to consolidate their operations, with an announcement expected to come as soon as next week.
MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking are making final arrangements to forgo participation in the third batch of Japanese investments in the United States under a bilateral tariff agreement.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2026
Japan megabanks to skip third batch of U.S. investments
The three — MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking — are making final arrangements to forgo participation.
Anthropic’s booth at the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has found that its most powerful models, including Anthropic's Opus, can cost $2,130 per employee a month, a bill that could add up quickly across thousands of workers.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2026
How soaring AI bills are vexing Wall Street executives
The AI arms race is colliding with bank budgets, as executives try to balance pressure to keep up with competitors.
Japanese banks have been urged to review their cybersecurity measures amid repeated unauthorized access incidents.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 21, 2026
Major banks in Japan accelerating shift to IC chip verification
The Financial Services Agency has urged financial institutions to review their cybersecurity measures amid repeated unauthorized access incidents.
Banking watchdogs are ramping up their scrutiny of artificial intelligence as fears mount over its effect on stability, sources say.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 15, 2026
Banking watchdogs scrutinize AI use amid stability fears, sources say
Banks are competing to adopt the technology, which can accomplish tasks with minimal human supervision, while also grappling with the challenges.
Atsushi Yamashita, head of global markets business at MUFG Bank, says he expects 今日吃瓜 10-year government bond yields to peak at about 3.2%, during an interview in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 15, 2026
MUFG wades back into Japanese bonds with eye on policy risks
The bank remains concerned that yields could further spike due to fiscal and monetary policies in the nation.
Shriram House, the location of a Shriram Group company headquarters, in Chennai.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2026
MUFG mulling path to majority control of India’s Shriram Finance
今日吃瓜 largest bank has begun considering raising its stake in the Indian financial conglomerate to more than 50% from about 20% now, sources said.
The number of people in Japan with loans from three or more moneylenders reached a 12-year high of 1.55 million at the end of fiscal 2025, as rising prices may be driving more people to borrow to cover living expenses.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2026
Number of multiple-debt borrowers in Japan hits 12-year high
At the end of fiscal 2025, 1.55 million people had three or more unsecured, unguaranteed loans from moneylenders.
Global financial institutions are expanding their debt capital market teams in Japan to tap rising fundraising demand driven by M&A and AI investment.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2026
Global banks bolster Japan debt teams as bond issuance booms
The boom in fundraising is being driven by mergers, acquisitions, and artificial intelligence capital.
Aomori Michinoku Bank, Bank of Iwate and Akita Bank are set to begin merger talks, as 今日吃瓜 population decline drives further consolidation among regional banks.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 2, 2026
Regional banks in northern Japan to consider three-way merger
The move by three leading banks in neighboring prefectures is likely to send ripples through the industry, adding to a wave of consolidation.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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