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Kabu April Volumes See Futures and Options Up Yet FX and CFD Trading Down
2016-05-06T09:26:57.000+02:00
Kabu's securities trading segment also had lower volumes compared to March.
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World First Launches New Payments Service in Japan
2016-05-03T13:24:33.000+02:00
International merchants selling to customers in Japan can save time and money when transferring sales proceeds home.
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Japan's bitFlyer Secures ¥3 Billion for Blockchain Efforts
2016-04-28T10:44:08.000+02:00
The bitcoin exchange reports a monthly volume of over ¥13 billion and a user base of over 150,000.
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Binary Options Trading in Japan Continues Stagnating
2016-04-14T17:29:05.000+02:00
Japanese retail traders are notoriously sophisticated, with the nickname of Mrs Watanabe frequently attributable to them.
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Japan’s MoF Bureau Warns Against TR Binary Options
2016-04-12T11:56:54.000+02:00
Japan’s Kanto Financial Bureau warns that TR Binary Options is not permitted to solicit Japanese investors.
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LCH.Clearnet Obtains OTC Clearing License in Japan
2016-04-08T15:50:20.000+02:00
LCH.Clearnet has obtained a second Asian license in as many months, this time in Japan.
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Thomson Reuters Enters Japan FinTech Arena via Synergy with Finatext Ltd
2016-04-05T13:15:47.000+02:00
The first step of its kind for Thomson Reuters in Japan's FinTech arena.
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GMO Click March Volumes Drop Including FX Trading at Click 365
2016-04-05T10:42:02.000+02:00
March volumes fell for GMO Click's key segments, compared to February.
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Regulation
Japanese Investigators Suspect $105m Forex Investment Scam
2016-04-05T08:56:23.000+02:00
Masaaki Ito and his partner are alleged to have defrauded customers of over $100 million.
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FX Prime by GMO Launches Mobile App for Push Notifications
2016-04-04T11:16:09.000+02:00
FX Prime's new mobile app provides rate, volatility, and signal alerts.
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Finatext Eyes New Entrants as Japan's Elders Embrace FinTech
2016-03-23T23:49:45.000+02:00
New milestones for the developer's white-labeled apps for current brokers.
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GMO Click and Aozora Bank Eye 2017 to Launch New Venture
2016-03-18T09:40:56.000+02:00
GMO considering stake in Aozora ahead of planned online bank synergy.
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FFAJ Reports February Binary Options Down 16.7% in Japan
2016-03-18T08:50:17.000+02:00
Declines in AUD/JPY and EUR.JPY contracts drove the month-over-month fall.
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Hirose Japan to Raise up to $135.5 million in JASDAQ IPO
2016-03-17T15:13:05.000+02:00
The company has priced its offering at a mid range of ¥830 per share.
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FFAJ Reports February Retail FX Volume Up 11.8% in Japan
2016-03-14T09:00:53.000+02:00
Financial Futures Association of Japan member volumes hit ¥5.939 trillion ($52.56 billion) for February, up 11.8% from January.
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Monex to Stream News from Minkabu to its Trader Platform
2016-03-11T11:24:31.000+02:00
A Japan-based news provider has been selected by Monex to power some of its trading platforms with streaming analysis and news.
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GMO Click February Operating Revenue Falls 26% From January
2016-03-11T10:15:19.000+02:00
February revenues fell for one of the largest retail FX brokers, although market volatility helped it hit new volume records.
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Gaitame Reports Slightly Higher Trading Metrics for February
2016-03-10T12:11:35.000+02:00
February trading statistics edged up for the Japanese FX broker, higher month-over-month and over the same period last year.
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Equinix Unveils New Data Center in Tokyo
2016-03-09T13:04:22.000+02:00
The brand new facility provides data center and interconnection services to financial services firms, cloud and content providers.
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Blogs
The Yen: Is BoJ Intervention Possible?
2016-03-02T23:57:56.000+02:00
Frustrating CPI figures reported earlier today and a core measure falling back to zero are signs of a desperate need for monetary stimulus from the BOJ.
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Brokers
Japanese Broker KABU February FX and Stock Trading Volumes Rise
2016-03-02T11:01:28.000+02:00
Kabu volumes grew across FX OTC and share trading in February, and new customers were added, yet the value of customer assets held declined.
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FXDD Joins Bitcoin Broker BitPlutos and DashOption with Warnings from Japan
2016-03-02T11:01:07.000+02:00
With the majority of FXDD users originating from Japan, the forex broker now finds itself on the country's list of unauthorized brokers.
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FFAJ Q3 OTC FX Volumes 31% Lower QoQ Yet Up 25% YoY
2016-02-29T09:02:18.000+02:00
Trading volumes reported by members of the Financial Futures Authority of Japan slumped during Q3 ending December 31st, yet YTD total grows.
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Japan's MoF Bureau Warns against Two Unregistered Brokers
2016-02-19T10:47:10.000+02:00
Japan’s Kanto Financial Bureau warns that Gold Pegasus Forex and YBinary have not obtained needed registration and warned the public of this today.
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Exchanges
Japan's Major Financial Institutions Adopt Blockchain Technology
2016-02-16T13:40:59.000+02:00
The world's third largest stock exchange as well as a banking group with $1.5 trillion in assets have both started working on blockchain tech.
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