Traders seeking clues on investor appetite for risk are scrutinising the crytpocurrency’s turbulent 12 percent slide. ( read original story ...)
How compliance software detects fraud and money laundering involving crypto
As the crypto markets mature and institutional money flows into the space, technology to detect fraud and money laundering involving digital assets is more important than ever ... ( read original story ...)
Japan vows to forge ahead with Tokyo Olympics this summer
Japan has again vowed to forge ahead with Tokyo 2020 this summer, despite rising opposition in the nation as Covid-19 infection rates surge alarmingly. Determined rhetoric from Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Japan finds Covid variant in 3 people with no record of travel to UK; Germany ‘a long way from where we want to be’
Japan detects fast-spreading variant first found in Britain; German health minister says more needs to be done to bring virus under control; Russia reaches 3,591,066 cases ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finds COVID-19 variant in three people with no record of travel to UK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese doctors have detected a fast-spreading variant of the new coronavirus first discovered in Britain in three people who had not travelled there, the Health Ministry said on ... ( read original story ...)
The 204th Ordinary Diet session begins in Japan
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga drinks a water during the Lower House's plenary session of the 204th Ordinary Diet session at the National Diet in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, January 18, 2021. Photo ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes near Hisai-motomachi, Tsu, Mie, Japan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Hisai-motomachi, Tsu, Mie, Japan, was reported only 21 minutes ago by NIED, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world ... ( read original story ...)
First crypto stock exchange launches today: AnyCryptoStock
It is a decentralized, cross-chain exchange that harnesses the power of the blockchain for fast and secure transactions. ( read original story ...)
Japan govt banking on AI to help singles find love
Artificial intelligence has become an inescapable part of modern life, and the Japanese government is hoping it can help local municipalities use the technology in their efforts to play cupid for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan MOF estimates record rollover debt issuance in fiscal 2023/24 due to COVID stimulus
Japan's Ministry of Finance expects to issue a record rollover debt of 157.37 trillion yen ($1.52 trillion) in fiscal 2023/24 due to a huge amount of short-term bills to fund coronavirus stimulus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges South Korea to drop wartime compensation demands
Japan’s foreign minister is accusing South Korea of worsening already strained ties by making what he called illegal demands for compensation for the sexual abuse of Korean women and use of forced lab ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kono, administrative reform minister, to handle coordination of coronavirus vaccinations
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that he had instructed Taro Kono, administrative reform minister, to also handle coordination of the government's preparations for delivering the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips on profit-taking after recent rally; semi-conductors weigh
Japanese stock prices slid on Monday as investors took profits from recent gainers, including semiconductor-related shares, following the market's rapid ascent to a three-decade high earlier this ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Aso vows to revive virus-hit economy, promote structural reforms
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso pledged Monday to rejuvenate the economy badly hit by the spread of the novel coronavirus and adva ... ( read original story ...)
Woman arrested after not paying taxi fare from Yokohama to Tottori
Police in Tottori City have arrested a woman in her 40s on suspicion of fraud after she took a taxi from Yokohama to Tottori and then could not pay the fare. According to police, the woman, whose name ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: “We too are victims of racism. I won’t shut up and dribble!”
Shut up and dribble is an incredible article written by Japanese champion Naomi Osaka and published in the Turning Point column, then reposted on the New York Times. An article that focuses on the ... ( read original story ...)