Kenneth Blanco, director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), has said that banks must think about their cryptocurrency risk exposure.The post Banks must think about their crypto risk ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court orders gov’t, TEPCO to pay in Fukushima disaster
A Japanese court on Wednesday found the government and the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant negligent for failing to take measures to prevent the 2011 nuclear ... ( read original story ...)
Lost in translation: The U.S. presidential debate in Japan
Thanks to some heroic simultaneous interpreters, Japanese viewers were treated to the real-time raw chaos of the dueling candidates. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Government Is Ordered to Pay Damages Over Fukushima Disaster
The Sendai High Court said the state and the plant’s operator must pay $9.5 million to survivors of the 2011 nuclear accident. They have until mid-October to appeal to the country’s Supreme Court. ( read original story ...)
Japan ‘Twitter Killer’ Victims Consented To Death, Lawyers Argue
A Japanese man dubbed the "Twitter killer" for luring his victims on social media admitted in court Wednesday to killing nine people, local media said. But lawyers for Takahiro Shiraishi, 29, argued ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic causes first drop in average land price in 3 years
The average overall price of land in Japan declined for the first time in three years due to economic uncertainties and the absence of foreign tourists caused by the pandemic, government data showed. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics name Mikako Kotani as new sports director
The organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has named Mikako Kotani as its new sports director. She takes over the position on Thursday. Kotani won two bronze medals ... ( read original story ...)