As an ambassador for a crypto platform, new Baseball Hall of Famer David Ortiz is monitoring the digital currency market. ( read original story ...)
Mourners gather at Tokyo temple to pay last respects to Japan’s former PM Shinzo Abe
Mr Abe’s wife, Akie, was seen crying as she sat in the front seat of the hearse that carried her husband’s body to the temple. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Daily Memo: Growth In Tokyo Transit Traffic Provides Welcome Boost For JAL, ANA
With COVID-19 restrictions impeding travel to Japan, the country’s airlines are focusing more heavily on transit traffic at their Tokyo hubs to rebuild international operations. Japan’s border rules ... ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe’s ruling party wins key election in Japan after former prime minister’s assassination
Abe, the longest-serving political leader in Japan's history, was fatally shot while delivering a campaign speech on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Unification Church confirms mother of alleged Abe assassin was a member, raising questions about possible motivation
The president of the Japan branch of the Unification Church confirmed Monday that the mother of the man charged with gunning down former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe Friday is a member of the ... ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe: ‘It’s just so sad’ – Mourners attend a vigil for Japan’s ex-leader
Hundreds of mourners have attended a vigil for Shinzo Abe, three days after he was shot at an election rally. Several people held back tears as they paid their respects to Japan's former prime ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Check: Regulatory Efforts Going Global
Brainard said that "recent volatility has exposed serious vulnerabilities in the crypto financial system." "While touted as a fundamental break from traditional finance, the crypt ... ( read original story ...)
Mourners gather at Tokyo temple to pay last respects to Shinzo Abe
Slain former prime minister was hailed by Washington's top diplomat as 'a man with a vision'. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan unveils artificial-gravity Moon base plans
Researchers in Japan have unveiled plans for “artificial gravity living facilities” on the Moon. The moon base concept, which was developed through a collaboration with Kyoto University and the ... ( read original story ...)
Abe’s party vows to finish his work after win in Japan vote
Days after his assassination, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s party vowed to use its sizable victory in a parliamentary election to achieve his unfinished goals, including strengthening ... ( read original story ...)
Debatable legacy of Abenomics that cranked up Japan
Before his first term as prime minister that lasted just a year, 2006-2007, Japan had nine prime ministers in 16 years. Abe returned to office in 2012, when Japan's exports were weak, trade relations ... ( read original story ...)
Online donation platform Change helps charities fundraise in crypto
API platform Change, which partners with 200,000+ nonprofits, just raised a $5 million seed round for its web3 push ... ( read original story ...)
EXCLUSIVE Binance served crypto traders in Iran for years despite U.S. sanctions, clients say
The world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, continued to process trades by clients in Iran despite U.S. sanctions and a company ban on doing business there, a Reuters investigation has found. ( read original story ...)
Witter Family Office bets big on crypto, ‘still believes’ in blockchain technology
The Witter Family Office, which has deep roots in Wall Street, is overhauling its large cryptocurrency and blockchain portfolio but "continues to believe" in the sector despite the recent price ... ( read original story ...)
Celsius weighs bankruptcy filing as crypto trader crisis grows
Beleaguered crypto lender Celsius Network is exploring a possible bankruptcy filing as it becomes the latest victim of the crash in the sector. The New Jersey-based company is understood to have ... ( read original story ...)
‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary expects a major capitulation event that will flush the bad actors out of crypto
"There's no big guy who has gone to zero yet… that would be very healthy for the market," O'Leary told the 'Meet Kevin' podcast. ( read original story ...)