One of the most iconic places in the city of Tokyo is the Imperial Palace. Here's why the Imperial Palace is so famous and how to visit it. ( read original story ...)
Ledger, Tezos and Chainalysis talk web3 security at TC Sessions: Crypto
The crypto ecosystem may be experiencing fewer hacks and alleged fraud incidents, but they’re still occurring as bad actors take hundreds of millions of dollars from users in the space. According to ...
Japan and keeping to the 1.5°C temperature rise limit
The speech from Tuvalu’s foreign minister for COP26 delivered in knee-deep water to drive home the risks to his low-lying island nation also spoke to the wider catastrophic impacts of a rise in ... ( read original story ...)
Fugitive Crypto Founder Do Kwon May Be Hiding in Europe, Despite Claims He’s Totally Not on the Run
Kwon responded to claims he was hiding out in Europe by saying he would host a meeting for, "cops from world over." ...
Crypto exchange Binance helped Iranian firms trade $8 billion despite sanctions
Crypto giant Binance has processed Iranian transactions with a value of $8 billion since 2018 despite U.S. sanctions intended to cut Iran off from the global financial system, blockchain data show.
The crypto industry is closely watching the midterm elections. Here’s what it’s looking for
The midterm elections are next week, and some investors are closely watching how lawmakers will approach cryptocurrency over the next two years.
Why U.S. midterm election matters to crypto, and how
DISTRIBUTED LEDGER Hello, welcome back to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that reaches your inbox every Thursday. I’m Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch. I’ll ...
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.68%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Power, Railway & Bus and Precision Instruments sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.68%. The ...
Nursing home sets up in-house “bodybuilder team” to instil “security and confidence”
NAGOYA: To convey a sense of security and confidence to disabled and elderly residents of a nursing facility in central Japan, its management has resorted to hiring men with muscular bodies. Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Police Cars Are Extremely Weird and Very Good
Well, that's not the case in Tokyo, where a wide variety of police wheels left me ... I just can't imagine a police officer conducting serious business—let alone engaging in pursuit—in a Daihatsu ... ( read original story ...)
Fujitsu to trial private 5G & robot at data center for equipment monitoring
Fujitsu is to trial a private 5G network at a data center to enable automatic equipment inspection via robot. Fujitsu Limited this week announced it will embark on a series of field trials together ... ( read original story ...)
2-time Olympic champ Yuzuru Hanyu premieres own new ice show
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Yuzuru Hanyu, the 2014 and 2018 men's Olympic champion who announced his retirement from competition in July, took to the ice Friday in the premiere of his original new show. ( read original story ...)
Japan, China eyeing Kishida-Xi meeting in mid-November -Sankei
The Japanese and Chinese governments have started planning a meeting between Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and China's President Xi Jinping for mid-November, the Sankei newspaper reported on ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Indicates Crypto Fugitive Do Kwon May Be in Europe
South Korean prosecutors indicated that crypto fugitive Do Kwon may be in Europe and that they are examining alleged evidence of price manipulation of the tokens he created.
Exclusive-Crypto exchange Binance helped Iranian firms trade $8 billion despite sanctions
Crypto giant Binance has processed Iranian transactions with a value of $8 billion since 2018 despite U.S. sanctions intended to cut Iran off from the global financial system, blockchain data show.
Coinbase criticizes Singapore’s crypto regulations, urges city-state to embrace retail trading
Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong said that Singapore aims to be a Web3 hub, but disapproves of crypto trading. Coinbase recently secured approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to ...