Several world leaders gathered in Japan for the state funeral of former Japanese President Shinzo Abe and protesters demonstrated a short distance away. ( read original story ...)
Japanese former leader Shinzo Abe honored at divisive state funeral
At a protest in downtown Tokyo, thousands of people marched toward the hall, some banging drums and many shouting or holding banners and signs stating their opposition. ( read original story ...)
Japan holds a controversial state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Japan's former leader Shinzo Abe was honored at a rare and divisive state funeral Tuesday that deeply split public opinion and drew angry protests. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s COVID herd immunity near 90% after Omicron wave, study says
Japan's population level immunity to COVID-19 has reached about 90% in major population areas after a recent Omicron wave, though that level of protection is likely to diminish in a matter of months, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Toughen Remittance Rules to Fight Money Laundering Using Crypto: Report
The new rules would require crypto exchange operators to share customer information when assets are transferred between platforms.
Japan crypto transfer rules take aim at money laundering
TOKYO: The Japanese government will introduce remittance rules as early as next spring aimed at preventing criminals from using cryptocurrency exchanges to launder money, Nikkei has learned. The Act ...
Crypto Winter Knocks 3 People Off Forbes 400 List Of Richest Americans
America’s wealthiest crypto tycoons have lost billions of dollars over the last year as Bitcoin plummeted from over $50,000 to under $20,000, shares of exchange Coinbase plunged more than 75% and the ...
Crypto founder behind $60 billion collapse says he is not hiding after Interpol issues arrest notice
Do Kwon, the founder of Terraform Labs, said is he making "zero effort to hide" from South Korean authorities who are seeking his arrest after the terraUSD collapse.
Crypto regulation laggards spur arbitrage risk – French central banker
Countries that are slow to build up regulations for crypto assets could create arbitrage risks that players operating globally could exploit, the head of France's central bank said on Tuesday.
Eight states sue crypto lender Nexo over security sales and misleading marketing
New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing crypto company Nexo, alleging that the company misled customers by saying it was registered to sell securities and commodities and that it wasn’t ...
Japan holds a divisive state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Japan's former leader Shinzo Abe was honored at a rare and divisive state funeral Tuesday that deeply split public opinion and that drew angry protests. ( read original story ...)
Japanese former leader Abe honored at divisive state funeral
Japan’s assassinated hawkish former leader, Shinzo Abe, has been honored by a rare and divisive state funeral that was full of militaristic pomp and surrounded by throngs of mourners as well as by wid ... ( read original story ...)
Third Japanese company identified in bribery scandal involving former member of Tokyo Olympics organizing committee
Tokyo officials have identified a third Japan sponsor, Daiko Advertising, Inc., that they believe may have been part of a bribery scandal involving a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member. ( read original story ...)
Abe’s militaristic funeral captures Japan’s tense mood
The leadup to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's controversial state funeral could seem like a never-ending exchange of heated words — both for and against. But it was the images of Tuesday’s ... ( read original story ...)
Russia Violated Treaty After ‘Coercive Interrogation’ of Diplomat—Japan
Japan's consul in Vladivostok, in Russia's far east, was detained on suspicion of espionage, Moscow's security service said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan demands apology from Russia after diplomat allegedly blindfolded and interrogated
Japan is demanding a formal apology from Russia after Federal Security Service (FSB) agents allegedly blindfolded and interrogated a Japanese diplomat, before giving him 48 hours to leave the country. ( read original story ...)