Japan’s pachinko industry, a bulwark in the country’s amusement industry, has been hit hard during the pandemic. According to pachinko news site Green Belt, nearly 640 pachinko parlors closed in 2021. ( read original story ...)
Terra’s luna crypto coin slides 10% after DeFi project Wonderland collapses in controversy
Terraform Labs' luna coin fell sharply on Monday as controversy enveloped DeFi platform Wonderland, denting related tokens in the ecosystem. ( read original story ...)
As crypto floods Texas, high energy use draw Congressional scrutiny
To beat out other miners doing exactly the same thing requires not only fleets of increasingly fast computers but huge amounts of energy to run them. From wind farms in West Texas to an old coal plant ... ( read original story ...)
Northern Data Bets On Crypto To Bankroll Its Cloud Ambitions
Investment in high-end, sustainable computing power gives Northern Data an edge in the cryptocurrency mining sector, but the bigger opportunity lies in cloud computing services ... ( read original story ...)
Binance Builds Up $1 Billion Insurance Fund Amid Crypto Hacks
Binance Holdings Ltd. has built up a $1 billion insurance fund for its users amid a barrage of hacks on cryptocurrency trading platforms, according to a memo. ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei extends gain on upbeat offshore lead, sold earnings
At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average advanced 284.64 points, or 1.07%, to 27,001.98. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 19.04 points, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan – Skadden Advises The Underwriters In JBIC’s US$500 Million Government-Guaranteed Green Bonds Offering.
Skadden advised J.P. Morgan, Crédit Agricole CIB, Daiwa Capital Markets Europe and Morgan Stanley as the underwriters in the US$500,000,000 offering of 1.625% government guaranteed bonds due January ... ( read original story ...)
Emma Raducanu rises to world number 13 as Naomi Osaka plummets to 85th
Emma Raducanu has risen to number 13 in the world tennis rankings as Naomi Osaka fell 71 places to 85th. The WTA rankings were updated today following the conclusion of the Australian Open this ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Population Falls for 1st Time in 26 Years
Tokyo’s estimated population fell by 48,592 from a year before to stand at 13,988,129 as of Jan. 1, marking the first decline in 26 years on an annual basis, the metropolitan government said Monday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Loses Population for First Time in 26 Years Amid Pandemic
Tokyo’s population shrank last year for the first time in a quarter century, as more businesses turned to remote work amid the pandemic. The population of Japan’s capital dropped by about 48,600 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Seven & i to sell department store unit, Nikkei reports
Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd is in final negotiations to sell its department store unit, Sogo & Seibu, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday, amid investor pressure to focus on ... ( read original story ...)
How a Long-Lost Soldier’s Survival Story Riveted—and Confounded—’70s Japan
Before the wild-eyed man could escape, they grabbed him, tied his hands behind his back, and marched him at gunpoint to the island authorities, who could scarcely believe the story he had to tell. The ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka falls to No. 85 in world rankings
Naomi Osaka dropped from 14th to 85th in the singles world rankings announced Monday by the Women's Tennis Association, falling out of the top 50 for the f ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM not yet considering COVID-19 state of emergency for Tokyo
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said a state of emergency for Tokyo was not considered over a surge in COVID-19 cases ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks close higher on solid earnings, COVID-19 concerns weigh on gains
TOKYO, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday as solid earning reports from Japanese companies lifted the market mood, although concerns over a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Japan saw ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM not mulling Covid state of emergency for Tokyo
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said a state of emergency for Tokyo was not being considered at the moment despite a surge in Covid-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant. The ... ( read original story ...)