The price of cryptocurrencies is continuing to plunge amid a dramatic crash. The entire market has dropped dramatically in the wake of a coming Chinese crackdown on the use and trading of virtual ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin plunges amid crypto sell-off as inflation worries hit markets – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin tumbles as low as $30,000 amid a broad crypto sell-off after China signals a crackdown
Virtual currencies can't be used to conduct business as they don't have real value, China's central bank said. ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk says Tesla not selling bitcoin despite huge crypto crash
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has tweeted that the car company will not be selling any of its cryptocurrency, despite the market currently crashing. The news comes as bitcoin, Ethe ... ( read original story ...)
More drops in Big Tech pull stocks lower; Bitcoin drops 20%
U.S. stocks are opening broadly lower, extending a weak streak into a third day. The price of Bitcoin dropped another 20% Wednesday, extending a sharp pullback in crypto assets over the past month, ... ( read original story ...)
Anti-China demonstration in Tokyo
Protesters of Southern Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, pro-democracy of Myanmar and Japanese hold placards during the anti-China demonstration in front of the Diet Building Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, May ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung’s latest Tokyo Olympics phone might actually happen
Samsung's first shot at a Tokyo Olympics phone didn't pan out due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's giving the concept another try now that the sporting event is again (hopefully) imminent. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close lower on concerns over economic impact of COVID-19 response
Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday as weak housing starts saw Wall Street lose ground overnight, while ongoing concerns about the economic impact of Japan's COVID-19 countermeasures added to a ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar’s Japanese Business Community Says Japan ‘too considerate’ to Junta
A survey reveals that almost half of Japanese business people in Myanmar want their government to impose sanctions on the military regime. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsui OSK to step up hydrogen and ammonia business
Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) said on Wednesday it will accelerate efforts to build a global supply chain of cleaner marine energy using fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia as the ... ( read original story ...)
As Japan’s new chip panel looks to secure tech supplies, could it be Abe’s route to a comeback?
Japan is planning to boost spending to safeguard its stockpiles of cutting-edge chips and batteries for electric vehicles as demand for semiconductors continues to outpace supply, leading to ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920
This compelling study of a previously overlooked vice industry explores the larger structural forces that led to the growth of prostitution in Japan, the ... ( read original story ...)
IPO, Asset Sales to Fund Amaala, Red Sea Project
Funding the second phase of the Red Sea Development Company is being considered through an initial public offering (IPO), asset sales, or tap debt markets, announced CEO John Pagano. Pagano indicated ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Tokyo can mark pandemic turning point despite concerns, says Swedish Olympic boss
The Tokyo Olympics can mark a turning point in the global COVID-19 pandemic, the CEO of Swedish Olympic Committee has said. Speaking as they launched their apparel for the 2020 Games, Peter Reinebo ... ( read original story ...)
World Triathlon Says Yokohama Meet Success Shows Tokyo Olympics Can Be Held Safely
The success of the World Triathlon Championship Series and Para Series under bio-secure bubbles in the Japanese city of Yokohama is further proof that elite events can be held safely amid the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan pulls controversial asylum seeker bill after criticism
Japan's government has withdrawn a controversial immigration bill after mounting public criticism. Debate over the bill had in part been sparked by the recent death of a young Sri Lankan woman held in ... ( read original story ...)