"Japan holds tremendous strategic value as a significant crypto finance market, and we are proud to be integrating the best of both WhaleFin and DeCurret as we expand our presence in the country. ( read original story ...)
Amber Group Procures DeCurret Inc. Enabling Its Entry to Japan’s Crypto Market
Amber Group has procured DeCurret Inc., a crypto-asset exchange service provider, which is registered with the Japanese Financial Services Agency. ( read original story ...)
New semiconductor fabs in Japan to go online in 2022-2024
in funding for Japan's local IC manufacturing industry, the majority of which would finance cutting-edge chip manufacturing production capacity. The subsidies also target analog ICs and power ... ( read original story ...)
SAPPORO BEER to Celebrate the Year of the Tiger
The Lunar New Year officially kicks off on February 1st. Many people that celebrate the Year of the Tiger will be looking for the best beers to drink as they exchange their lucky red envelopes and ... ( read original story ...)
The Thirteenth Day
Can you say Yokohama? I can. Yokohama. There, see? When the passengers boarded the Beryl Empress in Yokohama Harbor, none of them—none of us—expected to be there longer than it would take for everyone ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese Internet Reacts To Sega Leaving The Arcade Business
Sega’s arcade history is coming to a close. In fall 2020, Sega sold off 85 percent of its arcade business to Tokyo-based Genda. Now, the company has sold off its remaining stock, and Genda is removing ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto and tech stocks bombed, crude soared. Here are the markets’ biggest winners and losers for January
January was a month of paradoxes for investors. Consider this rollercoaster ride: Stocks closed the month on a hot streak with the S&P 500 notching its best two-day rally since 2020. But for the ... ( read original story ...)
Nestcoin raises $6.45M pre-seed to accelerate crypto and web3 adoption in Africa and frontier markets
Africans and people in emerging markets missed out on the first set of opportunities that technological advancements brought to the world. Nestcoin, a company founded last November that builds, ... ( read original story ...)
The political economy of crypto
Harmless fad, pernicious fad, or here to stay? ( read original story ...)
India budget 2022: Digital rupee and crypto tax announced
India is planning to launch a digital version of the rupee, becoming the latest country to join the rush to create state-backed virtual currencies. ( read original story ...)
Should I get my paycheck in crypto? Experts weigh in as America Competes Act looms
Pro athletes, mayors and celebrities have been getting compensated in cryptocurrency. But should you? How much should you allocate towards it? ( read original story ...)
Facebook’s crypto project sold after political backlash
The announcement caps a nearly three-year odyssey on the part of Facebook and its partners to launch a digital currency. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 Bed Occupancy Rate Exceeds 50 Pct in Tokyo
Tokyo, Feb. 1 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo metropolitan government said Tuesday that the hospital bed occupancy rate for COVID-19 patients in the Japanese capital has reached 50.7 pct, exceeding the 50 pct ... ( read original story ...)
I live in Tokyo. He lives in D.C. Omicron forced us to marry if we ever wanted to see each other.
The infamous difficulties of a long-distance relationship reach new heights in the constantly changing circumstances of a pandemic. ( read original story ...)
New US envoy to Japan vows support amid regional tensions
Washington is “fully committed” to working with Japan to confront growing regional tensions, the new U.S. ambassador to Tokyo, Rahm Emanuel, said Tuesday. Emanuel was speaking at a meeting with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hand Saudis first defeat in WC qualifying group
A first-half goal from Takumi Minamino set Japan on the way to beating Saudi Arabia 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Tuesday and keeping the host on course for a seventh successive World Cup appearance. ( read original story ...)