Bitcoin jumped early Tuesday but was up modestly in recent action after the nation's largest provider of 401(k) plans said it would eventually let ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Is No Way to ‘Opt Out of Inflation:’ Bank of Canada
Top officials from the Bank of Canada rebuked claims that Bitcoin, or any other cryptocurrency for that matter, could substitute the Canadian dollar in the face of the country’s rising inflation, ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase NFT Partner 0x Labs Raises $70 Million From Greylock Partners, Jump Crypto, and Jared Leto
Following the successful integration with Coinbase’s newly launched NFT marketplace, the San-Francisco-based startup plans to dabble further into the NFT tech and decentralized finance. ( read original story ...)
Top Crypto Platform Bybit Launches Options Trading
Bybit, one of the world's fastest growing cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced its expansion into crypto options trading, adding to its existing ... ( read original story ...)
Social Crypto is On The Rise as Decentralized Platforms Offer Free Speech, Privacy & Transparency
Social media has become a massive part of online life and the economy. Facebook, Twitter, and Google generate trillions of dollars worth of revenue. Since the earliest days of human civilization, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s NTT plans to appoint vice president Akira Shimada to be new president – Nikkei
Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) plans to appoint Vice President Akira Shimada to be its new president, while current President Jun Sawada will be appointed chairman, the Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
China Airlines Flight 140: The Story Of Japan’s Second-Deadliest Aviation Accident
Today marks 28 years since a large-scale disaster involving China Airlines flight 140. The crash occurred while the twin-aisle aircraft was approaching Nagoya Airport in Japan, following a pilot error ... ( read original story ...)
Japan unveils $103 bln relief package to combat rising prices
Japan has prepared an emergency relief package worth $103 billion to cushion the economic blow from rising raw material costs, and plans further steps later this year to promote long-term reforms, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan unveils $48 billion package to ease rising price pain
Japan unveiled a $48.6-billion economic package on Tuesday that includes handouts for low-income families to help cushion the impact of rising prices and energy costs on households. ( read original story ...)
Major Japan utilities held 1.65 mln T of LNG at end of March, says ministry
Japan's major electric utilities held 1.65 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in their inventories at the end of March, compared to 2.41 million tonnes a year earlier, the industry ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Russia Threatens Japan With ‘Retaliatory Measures’ Over U.S. Naval Exercise
Russia has warned Japan it will face "retaliatory measures" if the Asian country allows an expansion of U.S. and Japanese naval exercises near Russian borders. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor ... ( read original story ...)
Japan extends gasoline subsidy scheme to end-September, lifts ceiling
TOKYO- Japan's industry ministry on Tuesday extended an emergency subsidy programme for gasoline and other fuels to the end of September and lifted the ceiling on the subsidy to 35 yen ($0.27) per ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s FY 2021 job availability improves for 1st time in 3yrs
TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan saw the first improvement in its average job availability ratio in three years in fiscal 2021 on the back of the gradual economic recovery from the impacts of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand Roadshow to Japan Reinforces Commitment to Partnership and Future Investments in EV, BCG and Electronics
Mr. Supattanapong Punmeechaow, Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister, said that the investment promotion roadshow he recently led to Japan has reinforced a joint commitment to deepen bilateral cooperation ... ( read original story ...)
‘Super Dry’ Brewer Asahi Joins Japan Businesses Raising Prices‘Super Dry’ Brewer Asahi Joins Japan Businesses Raising Prices
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. will raise prices for its Super Dry beer and other beverages for the first time in years, joining Lawson Inc., McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan and other companies facing rising ... ( read original story ...)
Is Yokohama your next dreamy getaway? Check these spots out
Yokohama (Japanese: 横浜, [jokohama] ) is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa ... ( read original story ...)