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The AVI Japanese Special Situations fund, which will have a Dublin UCITS structure, with bottom-up and «research-driven approach» to engage with companies. As with the AVI Japan Opportunity trust, launched in 2018, CEO and CIO Joe Bauernfreund will manage the strategy, supported by a Japan-dedicated research team of six.  AVI Japan Opportunity trust dodges widening discount trend as profits rise The strategy will be benchmarked against the MSCI Japan Small Cap index and invest in 25-35 companies. The annual management fee is 1%. «As well as a 40-year track record in global equit...

Air India has entered into a codeshare partnership with Japan's All Nippon Airways. With the codeshare, effective for travel from May 23, Air India and All Nippon Airways passengers can fly to their desired destination by combining those flights between India and Japan with a single ticket. Air India will add its 'AI' designator code on ANA's flights between Tokyo Haneda and Delhi as well as Tokyo Narita and Mumbai. ANA will add its 'NH' designator code on Air India's flight between Tokyo Narita and Delhi, a release said on Tuesday.

Japan’s antitrust watchdog says U.S. search giant Google must fix its advertising search restrictions affecting Yahoo

Asian benchmarks extend gains after U.S. stocks claw back some of their losses from last week

euro on Tuesday, keeping investors on heightened intervention watch ahead of the Bank of Japan's meeting this week, while dovish policy maker chatter left sterling around its softest in months. The euro, which climbed broadly after stronger than expected business activity data in France and Germany, reached 165.62 yen, its highest since 2008.

A $12 billion high-speed passenger train line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction

Following a review across each of its smaller companies sectors, the industry body opted to shift the market capitalisation brackets for UK and European funds, while the IA Japanese Smaller Companies sector was closed in September 2023, and no change has been applied to the North American iteration. To qualify under the new IA UK Smaller Companies sector, a fund must hold at least 80% of assets in the smallest 15% of UK companies by market cap, an increase from the previous smallest 10% limit. To qualify under the new European Smaller Companies sector, funds must invest in European eq...

Bitcoin (BTC/USD) demonstrates robust performance, with a notable price surge to $66,270, an uplift of approximately 2.50%. This positive momentum places Bitcoin’s trading dynamics in the spotlight, crucial for those monitoring Bitcoin price predictions.

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery fell 29 cents to $82.85 per barrel Monday

Square Enix – the developer behind JRPG giants like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest – is now working with a major metaverse investment firm on its own crypto-based game.

Mt. Gox is approaching the final phase of its long-anticipated compensation process for creditors. According to an April 21 report shared on Reddit, the defunct exchange is projected to disburse 142,000 Bitcoin (BTC), 143,000 Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and 69 billion Japanese yen ($510 million) by October 2024.

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accident overnight involving two Japanese military helicopters out to sea, officials said. A spokesman for Japan's Self-Defense Force (SDF) confirmed the late Saturday incident to AFP and said that one person was rescued but later confirmed dead.

Sato? According to a recent study, by 2531, everyone in Japan will have 'Sato' as their surname. The reason is that because of a civil law adopted in the late 19th century, married couples must share the last name. Conducted by Hiroshi Yoshida, a professor of economics, the study has projected that in 500 years, everyone in Japan will be called Sato-san, 'san' being the Nippon honorific equivalent to the Hindi 'ji'. 'If everyone becomes Sato, we may have to be addressed by our first names, or by numbers. I don't think that would be a good world to live in,' said Yoshida-san. Currently, Sato is the most common Japanese surname, equivalent of the Anglo-Saxon 'Smith', and according to a 2023 finding accounts for 1.5% of the total population, followed by Suzuki. As the latest study was published on April 1, it was taken to be an April Fool's prank on social media. But Yoshida-san doesn't consider the Sato-isation of Japan a joke. 'A nation of Satos will not only be inconvenient, but also undermine human dignity.'

Record Store Day celebrates independent retail music sellers who have endured long after megastores like Tower Records closed

helicopters crashed overnight at sea, officials said on April 21. A spokesperson for Japan's Self-Defense Force (SDF) confirmed the incident to AFP, adding that one person has been rescued. Giving details, Japan's Defence Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that rescuers located what they believe to be parts of the aircraft in the sea.

North Korean state media said the country's missile administration on Friday conducted a “power test" for the warhead designed for the Hwasal-1 Ra-3 strategic cruise missile and a test-launch of the Pyoljji-1-2 anti-aircraft missile. It said the tests attained an unspecified “certain goal." ALSO READ: North Korea scraps economic cooperation with South Korea amidst sharp deterioration in ties Photos released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency showed at least two missiles being fired off launcher trucks at a runway.

Chef Andrew Gruel discusses how California's minimum wage hike is resulting in layoffs on ‘The Bottom Line.’

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery rose 41 cents to $83.14 per barrel Friday

Tesla Inc.’s largest-ever round of layoffs and hours before its quarterly earnings, Elon Musk will fly to India to squeeze in a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It’s not an idle period for Modi either, who’s criss-crossing states for election rallies days after voting kicked off in the world’s biggest ballot where he’s seeking a third term.

North Korea said Saturday it tested a «super-large» cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area as it expands military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and South Korea.