More than 3,000 pieces of fishing gear held by a museum in a city hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan's northeast are to be designated important folk cultural properties. ( read original story ...)
Crypto shrugs at US crackdown on illicit activity
An industry that over the past year has witnessed precipitous price falls, multiple bankruptcies and allegations of fraud would normally pay attention when the US accuses one of its companies of fueling a “high-tech axis of crypto crime”.
Transcript: The ‘Widowmaker’ Crypto Trade That Helped Blow Up an Industry
Over the last year, numerous things have gone wrong for the crypto industry. (Too many to list.) But one thing we've learned is that there's an incredibly high degree of interconnectedness between various firms,
Coinbase and others back ex-FTX US president’s crypto trading infra startup Architect
It has been nearly four months since Brett Harrison stepped down as president of FTX US, the American division of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange. Now, he has raised $5 million for his own startup, Architect,
Soccer: Japan midfielder Yuki Soma, Reds’ Yusuke Matsuo headed abroad on loan
Japan midfielder Yuki Soma has agreed to a loan deal with Portuguese first-division side Casa Pia through next June, his J-League to ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese authorities race to find survivors of two earthquakes
Rescue workers in Japan are continuing to search for survivors after the country was hit by two earthquakes in less than 48 hours. The second tremor struck early on Saturday; a magnitude 7.3 tremor ... ( read original story ...)
NFT Coins Spring To Life As This High Risk Crypto Sector Faces Five Key Hurdles In 2023
Read this on Forbes.) “To me, you’re buying an NFT because it has some aesthetic appeal or rarity, and brings some sort of status to you,” says Maman. “This is not a way to generate long-term financial returns.
Factbox: Crypto’s string of bankruptcies
The lending unit of U.S. crypto firm Genesis filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Thursday, the latest company toppled by a market rout last year that wiped about $1.3 trillion off the value of crypto tokens.
Ex-FTX US President Harrison Taps Coinbase, Circle for New Crypto Firm
Former FTX US President Brett Harrison has raised $5 million for a new crypto software startup from investors such as Coinbase Ventures and Circle Ventures as he tries to move past his association with Sam Bankman-Fried’s failed digital-asset exchange.
A tiny rural bank which Alameda bought an $11.5 million stake in is giving up its crypto and weed ambitions to return to its community roots
Farmington State Bank blamed "the impact of recent events in the crypto assets industry and the resultant changing regulatory environment."
Bank of Japan defends yield curve control measures, intends to stick to ultra-easy monetary policy
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Friday defended the central bank's decision to widen the trading band in its yield curve control program.
Ski jumping: Ryoyu Kobayashi gets season’s 1st win on home snow
Struggling Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi picked up his much-awaited first World Cup victory of the season Friday in Sapporo. ( read original story ...)
Japan refiles request to list divisive gold mine on UNESCO
Japan has formally resubmitted documents seeking to obtain UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a controversial former gold mine that has added to diplomatic frictions with South Korea over Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
CMA CGM deploys two 15,000-TEU Vessels, the largest containerships to call Japan on a regular service
The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land and air logistics solutions, received the arrival of CMA CGM ARGENTINA as its largest vessel to call at the Honmoku D4 terminal in Yokohama, Japan on 15 ... ( read original story ...)
In a Tokyo supermarket, signs of struggle for Japanese business
Japanese supermarket owner Hiromichi Akiba has built his bustling business through close ties with his neighbourhood - the reason, he says, he can't make the price hikes on his wares that would allow ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to lower COVID-19 to flu status, further easing rules
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday announced plans to downgrade the legal status of COVID-19 to the equivalent of seasonal influenza in the spring, a move that would further relax mask wearing and other preventive measures as the country seeks to return to normalcy. ( read original story ...)