Naomi Osaka's lack of court time could affect her sponsorships as companies may see her as a risky investment. ( read original story ...)
Assessing Our Man in Tokyo
Roman Popadiuk, President of the Diplomacy Center Foundation, reviews the book, Our Man in Tokyo for The Cipher Brief ... ( read original story ...)
Valueless Crypto Worth Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars
Large crypto firms are tottering on the brink of collapse and others that are apparently sound appear to be under investigation in the U.S. on all sorts of serious matters. That seems to provide a very strong argument for a continuation of the crypto winter,
Crypto.com Will Delist Tether in Canada to Comply With Ontario Regulator
The exchange said it will no longer facilitate transactions associated with the stablecoin at the end of the month.
Coinbase Confirms End of Era of Insolent Growth in Crypto
The mistrust of the general public caused by a succession of scandals after the crypto craze of 2021. Last May, sister tokens Luna and UST collapsed overnight causing billions of dollars in losses to retail investors and institutional investors.
Ex-Coinbase Manager’s Brother Gets 10 Months in Crypto Fraud
The brother of a former Coinbase Global Inc. product manager was sentenced Tuesday to 10 months for his role in a scheme to trade on confidential information about when the cryptocurrency exchange was going to list new tokens.
Japan: A Modest Recovery Will Continue To Be Supported By Accommodative Macro Policies
We expect Japan's GDP growth to slow in 2023 but to remain above its potential rate, supported by an accommodative macro policy environment.
Japan and India to conduct joint air defense exercises
India announced that it will be holding joint defense exercises with Japan this month, as both nations seek to demonstrate to China their defense abilities. ( read original story ...)
Top Japan business lobby to request pay increases that top inflation
Japan's most influential business lobby plans to ask member companies to demonstrate their "social responsibility" by granting pay rises that outpace inflation during upcoming wage negotiations, its ... ( read original story ...)
NJPW reveals full cards for The New Beginning in Nagoya, Sapporo
Then, NJPW heads to Sapporo for two nights of New Beginning shows starting on Saturday, February 4th. The first night will see Will Ospreay in action against Taichi, Shota Umino against Tetsuya Naito, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo needs to strategically sober up as soon as possible: Global Times editorial
An editorial published by the Global Times in May of 2022 warned that "Japan shouldn't be a promoter for NATO's Asia-Pacific expansion." But it is a pity that Kishida is still making paranoid efforts ... ( read original story ...)
China halts short-term visas for South Korea and Japan over Covid travel curbs
Beijing had said it would retaliate against countries that require negative tests from Chinese travellers ... ( read original story ...)
British troops guilty of crimes in Japan could be hanged
British troops dispatched to Japan will face death by hanging if they are convicted of capital crimes, under a defence agreement to be signed tomorrow by Rishi Sunak and Fumio Kishida, the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
China halts visas for Japan, South Korea in COVID-19 spat
Chinese embassies have suspended issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements recently imposed by those countries on travelers from China ... ( read original story ...)
China retaliates against S.Korea, Japan COVID curbs
STORY: China has stopped issuing short-term visas to visitors from South Korea and Japan in the first retaliatory move against the country's COVID-19 curbs.On Sunday (January 8) China reopened its ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase to lay off 20% of staff as crypto winter continues
The crypto winter is apparently not over yet. Coinbase announced Tuesday that it was laying off 950 people, about 20% of its staff. The job cuts come only a few months after another major round of layoffs.