After years of caution towards crypto assets, traditional finance's biggest players are shaking up the market, introducing innovative digital products and attracting new investor groups ...
BlackRock shares 2026 shocking crypto outlook
In its 2026 outlook, the world’s largest asset manager describes digital assets, especially stablecoins, as infrastructure underpinning payments and settlement - effectively the financial system’s ...
Kusuri no Aoki seeks shift to TSE standard market and Nagoya main listing to bolster growth
KUSURI NO AOKI HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. ( ($JP:3549) ) has issued an announcement. KUSURI NO AOKI HOLDINGS has resolved to shift its Tokyo Stock Exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo urges people not to buy Ueno Zoo panda reservations on ticket resale sites
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is urging people not to buy reservations on ticket resale websites to see giant pandas at Ueno Zoological Gardens, warning that they are invalid. ( read original story ...)
Trump wants to bring Japan’s ‘cute’ tiny cars to America — but it may not be easy
"It's easy to want to drive one of these cute kei cars. It's another thing to put your family in them and travel down the highway at 70 mph," one expert said. ( read original story ...)
Police officer implicated in Hideyoshi statue decapitation in Nagoya
A statue of 16th century warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi installed at a shopping district in Nagoya was found with its head ... ( read original story ...)
One month left to see twin giant pandas at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo
Panda fans are flocking to Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens to see twin giant pandas. There is only about one month remaining before the animals are returned to China. ( read original story ...)
Major Japan firms’ winter-bonus average tops ¥1 million
The average rose 8.57% from a year before, up for the fourth consecutive year, according to a survey conducted by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren. ( read original story ...)
Krispy Kreme to sell Japan business to Unison Capital
The sale is expected to be completed during the January-March quarter of 2026. Krispy Kreme will use the proceeds to repay debt. ( read original story ...)
Japan business mood hits 4-year high
TOKYO >> Big Japanese manufacturers’ business sentiment hit a four-year high in the three months to December, a closely watched survey showed on Monday, reinforcing market expectations the central ... ( read original story ...)
Skip Tokyo crowds and slow travel through this Japanese hidden gem
As overtourism strains Japan’s major cities, Gifu Prefecture offers travelers a slower, more intimate way to experience the country’s culture. ( read original story ...)
Crypto for Christmas? Gen Z-ers Are Cautiously Open to the Idea.
Despite recent volatility in the crypto market, younger generations are still open to receiving digital currencies as gifts.
Japan expects growth to accelerate next year with fiscal stimulus
Japan's government revised up its economic forecast for the fiscal year to next March and projected that growth would accelerate in the following year, on the view that its massive stimulus package ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Awaits Two-Year Bond Auction Amid Growing Rate Hike Fears
Investors are on tenterhooks ahead of Japan’s two-year government bond auction on Thursday, amid speculation that the Bank of Japan may need to raise interest rates more aggressively to rein in ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Kraken plans to offer prediction markets in 2026: CNBC Crypto World
On today's episode of CNBC Crypto World, Kraken's global head of consumer, Mark Greenberg, discusses the crypto exchange's recent announcement to acquire Backed Finance, the company driving the ...
Telegram Founder’s Biography Reveals The Risk Behind Its Crypto Power
A new biography of Pavel Durov sheds light on Telegram’s rise in crypto, and the risks of platforms built around singular control.