The massive crypto ecosystem is a lot for anyone, let alone investors, to digest. Here are a few numbers to put it in perspective: There are more than 12,000 coins There are more cryptocurrencies than ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto firm Fireblocks buys payments tech platform for $100 million
The First Digital acquisition will expand Fireblocks' existing payment capabilities allowing payment service providers (PSPs) to accept crypto payments. PSPs and large merchants are eager to meet ... ( read original story ...)
Belarus to let law enforcement inspect crypto wallets linked to criminal activity, under the president’s new decree
Belarus has moved to cement its reputation as a crypto-friendly country with a decree to allow free circulation of digital currencies and to bring in rules to clamp down on criminal wallets. ( read original story ...)
Year-round adventures await in Hokkaido: 7 things to do in this part of Japan
Here are just some of the reasons Hokkaido should be on your radar. Sapporo enjoys up to six metres of snow every winter, creating the most striking winter cityscape in Japan. This mass of snow serves ... ( read original story ...)
ANA to develop flying cars with Joby Aviation for expo in Osaka
ANA Holdings Inc. on Feb. 15 said it has reached an agreement with Joby Aviation, a U.S. venture, to build electric flying transport vehicles for the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai ... Under the business ... ( read original story ...)
Supreme Court finds Osaka ordinance against hate speech to be constitutional
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an ordinance enacted by the city of Osaka to restrict hate speech is constitutional, rejecting a claim by some residents that it unconstitutionally infringes on ... ( read original story ...)
Student, woman seriously injured in apartment attack in Osaka
TAKATSUKI, Osaka Prefecture--A 17-year-old male high school student and a woman were found lying unconscious in her apartment building here after the student allegedly broke in and attempted to kill ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Marathon to be held minus 20,000 ‘citizen runners’ to prevent COVID spread
In this Oct. 25, 2015 file photo, Osaka Marathon participants fill Midosuji Avenue in Osaka's Chuo Ward. (Mainichi/Maiko Umeda) OSAKA -- The combined 10th Osaka Marathon and 77th Lake Biwa ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 case counts continue to fall in Tokyo and on US military bases in Japan
New Sanno Hotel housekeeper Shion Murayama gets a COVID-19 vaccine at the U.S. military-run facility in central Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes) TOKYO — The number ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 17,331 new COVID-19 cases and 21 new deaths
Tokyo posted 21 new deaths from COVID-19 on Feb. 16, the highest single-day count in the current wave of coronavirus infections fueled by the Omicron variant. The same day, the capital reported 17,331 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 17,331 new cases of coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 17,331 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Wednesday. The daily tally is down more than 900 from last Wednesday, marking an eighth straight ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks rise on easing Ukraine concerns
TOKYO, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks gained on Wednesday with the Nikkei index going up over 2 percent, as concerns over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine receded. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Unions ‘Are Built Around Men.’ Can a Female Leader Change That?
By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno TOKYO — Women have never found a welcoming home in Japan’s labor unions. Sexism is entrenched. Problems like wage discrimination and sexual harassment at work are often ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Stock Market Plans Revamp to Draw More Investors
TOKYO—The Tokyo Stock Exchange, a former global No. 1 turned also-ran, has a plan for revival that calls for sweeping out the market’s dusty corners where small and lightly traded companies loiter. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong NFT Startup Taps Japan’s Intellectual Property Trove
(Nikkei Asia) — Hong Kong blockchain startup Animoca Brands Corp. Ltd. is bringing its expertise in the booming nonfungible token market to Japan, looking to help companies turn content into digital ... ( read original story ...)
Time to ready global response to crypto risks, regulators say
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Risks from the $2.6 trillion crypto market could grow quickly and regulators need pre-prepared measures to bring the sector to heel, the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a ... ( read original story ...)