Several Indian cryptocurrency exchanges have collaborated on a presentation note intended for regulators. The RBI has outright banned crypto in 2018. ( read original story ...)
Japan Becomes Latest Country to Issue Digital Vaccine Passport
Japan is becoming the latest country to issue digital vaccine passports, according to a report, allowing citizens to use proof of inoculation to travel internationally once again. The digital passport ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka speaks out against recent anti-Asian attacks
Tennis star Naomi Osaka took to social media to condemn the recent anti-Asian violence in the United States. "If people loved Asian people as much as they love bubble tea, anime, mochi, sushi, matcha ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka to request stronger virus measures in response to ‘fourth wave’
TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura said Monday he plans to request the central government to designate the western Japan prefecture as an area requiring stronger anti-virus measures ... ( read original story ...)
Watch Saturday Night Live explain the multi-million dollar phenomenon of crypto art and NFTs in an Eminem parody
DOW S&P 500 NASDAQ 100 A skit on Saturday Night Live took on explaining the concept of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, and crypto art. The show breaks down the meaning of NFTs to a parody of Eminem's ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Trader Ben Armstrong Reveals His Endgame for Altcoin Investing
Crypto trader and analyst Ben Armstrong is pulling back the curtain on his long-term altcoin investing philosophy. ( read original story ...)
Bringing crypto-trading platforms to heel
Most crypto-trading platforms that deal with Canadian investors will have to register and join the (IIROC) under new regulatory guidance issued Monday. In a joint notice, IIROC and the Canadian ... ( read original story ...)
OSC takes aim at crypto platforms
Crypto-trading platforms have been given a three-week warning from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC): inform regulators of their plans to comply with securities law, or face regulatory action. ( read original story ...)
Japan and EU to ally on aid for Asia decarbonization
Japan and the European Union will embark on an alliance to combat climate change, Nikkei has learned, helping emerging Asian economies reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The two sides will work together ... ( read original story ...)
New York, London Winning Finance Hubs’ Race for Vaccinations
The financial capitals hit hardest by Covid-19 are pulling ahead in the race to vaccinate their residents. London has outpaced global peers when measured by the percentage of residents inoculated with ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Son eyes bringing Coupang services to Japan
SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son said on Monday the conglomerate's domestic internet business Z Holdings is in talks with South Korean e-commerce firm Coupang about bringing its services to Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Indonesia seek to improve Myanmar situation
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi denounced Myanmar's escalating crackdown on pro-democracy protests in talks Monday with his Indonesian counterpart, who is visiting Tokyo for security ... ( read original story ...)
Morimoto named chairman, president of Yokohama Mississippi
Takehisa Morimoto is the new chairman and president of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi (YTMM). Morimoto, who formerly held a role at Yokohama’s consumer tire plant in Salem, Va., and is ... ( read original story ...)
Jeff Barna named Yokohama Tire Corp. president, CEO
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Jeff Barna has been promoted to president and CEO of Yokohama Tire Corp., one of several organizational moves made by the American subsidiary of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. As part of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka to request stronger virus measures amid surge in cases
Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura Monday said he plans to request the central government to apply stronger anti-virus measures to the prefecture based on a revised law that took effect in February. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Condemns Asian Hate Crimes and Calls for AAPI Community Support on Social Media
"Imagine profiting/enjoying things that come from a culture and then attacking/diminishing the ethnic group that created it," wrote Osaka on Twitter. ( read original story ...)