STORY: Ino said the two ballistic missiles were launched eastwards from near the western coast of North Korea within the same hour starting 11:00a.m. (0200GMT), both flying around 500 kilometers (310 miles) at a maximum altitude of about 550 kilometers (342 miles). ( read original story ...)
FTX flameout showed investors bought crypto for the wrong reasons. Why most are hoping that’ll change in 2023
When FTX blew up in November, crypto's biggest, smartest and most experienced devotees were left feeling just as betrayed as the investors who got burned and the outsiders who had just begun warming ...
‘Crypto winter’ has come. And it’s looking more like an ice age.
A year ago, crypto was everywhere. Now, companies are collapsing and prices for crypto coins have crashed. Is this the end of crypto as a mainstream industry?
Kraken’s incoming CEO shares 5 major crypto trends for 2023, including what he believes will be the leading use-cases
The irony is that the failure of FTX highlights the need for crypto, which removes the trusted third party, Ripley said.
Majority of Japanese oppose raising taxes to fund military expansion -Kyodo
The majority of Japanese people do not support raising taxes to fund military expansion, Kyodo reported on Sunday, citing a survey the news agency conducted after the government announced Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
In the U.S., His Site Has Been Linked to Massacres. In Japan, He’s a Star.
Hiroyuki Nishimura has become a famous voice for disenchanted young Japanese. What he talks much less about is his ownership of the notorious website 4chan. ( read original story ...)
Toshiba’s Preferred Bidder May Lower Valuation Below 2 Trillion Yen – Nikkei
Even though JIP has secured funding worth 1 trillion yen in equity from domestic companies and 1.2 trillion yen in loans from major banks, it may cut the valuation in light of a recent deterioration ...
Sony considers $5.8 bln smartphone sensor factory in Japan-media
Sony Group Corp is considering an investment of about 800 billion yen ($5.83 billion) to build a factory to make smartphone image sensors in western Japan, the Nikkan Kogyo newspaper said on Friday.
64% disapprove tax hikes to cover Japan’s rising defense budget: poll
The Japanese public has raised pressure on the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, with a poll by Kyodo News finding Sund ...
More year-end parties in east Japan pref. this year, but most companies still abstaining
According to a survey by Tokyo Shoko Research's Maebashi office, 61.6% of businesses in Gunma Prefecture are not planning to have year-end parties, a 14.1-point drop from 2021. Th ... ( read original story ...)
66 Exciting Hotel Openings Around The World This Winter
Travelers have dozens of new hotels to look forward to in 2023 no matter where in the world they go. From boutique hotels to grand-scale resorts, these new accommodations are opening in December, ... ( read original story ...)
Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange, is now under intense scrutiny after the FTX debacle. Here are 5 things you need to know.
Crypto exchange Binance is facing questions over its reserves and is under DOJ investigation, putting investors caught out by FTX's implosion on edge.
Leveraging the fall of crypto mining
Organizations should look at the big data they have available relative to current systems, and what value it might bring.
Huge Blow For Crypto: Binance, Crypto.com Dropped By Their Auditor
The consulting firm Mazars Group has decided to cut ties with all the crypto firms whose accounts it often audits.
Yokohama reduces cigarette butt trash on streets with ‘voting booth’ bins
In a bid to decrease the amount of cigarette butts lining the streets, new disposal bins has been placed on Yokohama's restaurant-lined We ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Keeps Defying Fed-Led Consensus on Rate Hikes: Eco Week
The Bank of Japan in the coming week is widely expected to stick with the negative interest rates that set it apart from the world’s other major central banks.Most Read from BloombergOhio Man Who ...