When Sun Myung Moon, the Korean founder of the Unification Church, needed money for its extensive spiritual and business ventures he would look to Japan, according to some former members. "Senior ... ( read original story ...)
At Least 40 States Are All Investigating the Celsius Crypto Platform Over Fraud Allegations
And according to one filing from Vermont, financial regulators essentially called the crypto lender a Ponzi scheme without ever using the word ‘Ponzi.’ ...
GameStop’s crypto era brings FTX gift cards to its video game stores
GameStop is doubling down on crypto, and as part of its growing expansion into blockchain technologies, it announced a new partnership with crypto exchange FTX on Wednesday. The two companies haven’t ...
First on CNN: Harris to lead funeral delegation for Japan’s former Prime Minister Abe
Vice President Kamala Harris will lead the US presidential delegation to Japan for the state funeral for assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a White House official told CNN. ( read original story ...)
Billionaire Mark Cuban Says Crypto Is Missing Something
The successful entrepreneur has invested and continues to invest in crypto projects. But he's unpleased about a particular development.
Yen sell-off rolls past Tokyo’s warning of ‘necessary steps’
Currency traders' growing confidence that Japanese authorities will not step in to prop up the yen helped drive the currency to a fresh 24-year low Wednesday, with further declines expected. By ...
How a bribery scandal in Japan affects the race for 2030 Olympics
Sapporo's frontrunner status in the race for the 2030 Winter Games may be challenged by a new bribery scandal involving organizers of the last Olympics held in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Easing Pandemic Travel Restrictions — Here’s the Food Adventure to Book First
Choose from foraging excursions, market visits, and cooking classes that explore Japan's culinary traditions and gorgeous landscapes. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama resumes production at Russian plant
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has resumed production at its tire plant in its tire operations in Russia following a halt in production since March. ( read original story ...)
Newly unveiled “horror room” in Osaka apartment promises a creepy day or night’s stay
The room makes for a perfect spooky Halloween backdrop, unless you're one of those people that happens to find old-fashioned dolls soothing. ( read original story ...)
A 75-Year-Old Japanese House Was Transformed Into a Zen Weekend Hideaway
When Giselle Go and Philippe Terrien—cofounders of Japanese clean beauty brand DamDam—began searching for a quiet pied-à-terre on the fringes of Tokyo, they had a checklist at the ready: access to the ... ( read original story ...)
Once in a century flowering and seeding of dwarf bamboo boosts mice populations
An event that occurs only once every 120 years, the large-scale flowering, seeding, and dying of dwarf bamboo (Sasa borealis), has been found to provide ideal breeding conditions for Japanese field ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan, South Korea reaffirm commitment to deter North Korea
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea policy Sung Kim on Wednesday reaffirmed the United States' commitment to its alliance with Japan and South Korea to deter and defend against North Korea. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Now Braced For Two Huge Earthquakes After $1 Trillion Crypto Price Crash Tanked Ethereum, BNB, XRP, Solana, Cardano And Dogecoin
Traders are braced for the European Central Bank (ECB) to follow the Fed in hiking interest rates on Thursday and the latest U.S. inflation data next ...
Crypto Crash: Market Under $1 Trillion, Bitcoin Under $19,000
Cryptocurrencies which have been evolving for several months in tandem with the stock market are also in decline. Market valuation thus fell back below $1 trillion to $983 billion, down 6.1% in the ...
With Declining Crypto Prices And Mounting Competition, What’s Next For Coinbase?
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase stock (NASDAQ: COIN) has declined by close to 27% over the past month after seeing a strong recovery through the month of July, although the stock still remains down ...