Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida spoke in desperate terms about the country’s cratering birth rate in an address to his nation’s parliament on Monday. ( read original story ...)
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Japan’s FSA expects to allow certain stablecoins by June 2023
Japan’s Financial Services Agency will only allow stablecoins that successfully pass individual checks ensuring that such cryptocurrencies are safe for investors.
The U.S. And Allies Go After Crypto Exchange And Russian Money Laundering
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North Carolina crypto mine drives residents away over ‘insane’ noise, electric grid concerns
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Tokyo’s Tonchin opens its first L.A. ramen shop — with a noodle-making room
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Automakers Brought the Heat at the 2023 Tokyo Auto Salon
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Japan’s ageing population poses urgent risk to society, says PM
Fumio Kishida says country may be unable to function if birth rate does not rise ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Fumio Kishida outlines plans to boost defense, child-care spending
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled "unprecedented'' spending plans on Monday designed to tackle the country's plunging birthrate and guarantee its national security. ( read original story ...)
U.S. and Japan team up for Indo-Pacific training exercise
American and Japanese forces recently participated in a bilateral exercise to showcase the close coordination between the two allies. ( read original story ...)
Plan floated for 1st soccer stadium in central Tokyo
A Tokyo ward that's home to the author of a popular soccer-themed manga series Captain Tsubasa will acquire land for the construction of a top professional league soccer stadium. ( read original story ...)
Japan to explore relaxing ‘minpaku’ vacation rental rules
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New York’s financial regulator takes aim at firms co-mingling crypto funds
New York’s chief financial regulator is set to release new guidance on Monday dictating that companies separate customers' crypto assets from their own, after alleged co-mingling of funds at collapsed ...
Bitcoin Shorts Dominate Weekly US Crypto Fund Inflows: CoinShares
Though crypto inflows almost quadrupled over the last week, investors still appear to be bearish, per a new CoinShares report.
Volkswagen keeping IPO option open for charging, energy business – division chief
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Zeekr goes on a hiring spree, Tesla kicks off a price war and Hesai files for an IPO
The Station, a weekly newsletter focused on transportation, looks at Zeekr's hiring spree, Tesla troubles and a price war, and Hesai's IPO.