You could compare that with Japan as another example of a country that experiences very major earthquakes, but they designed their buildings to not just keep people alive but also to keep being usable ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s digital yen is about to be launched: Here’s what you need to know
After months of conducting experiments on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the Bank of Japan has announced that it will be launching a pilot program for the digital yen in April 2023. This move ...
Japan Announces Launch of New CBDC Pilot This April
Japan joins a host of countries pushing ahead with plans for a digitized national currency, announcing a new pilot this spring.
US crypto clampdown promises benefits for Coinbase
America’s top markets regulator has decided that most crypto companies can’t be trusted to look after investors’ assets. This is a less-than-shocking conclusion to anyone who’s been following crypto ...
Crypto Fugitive Do Kwon Tapped Hoard of 10,000 Bitcoin Via Swiss Bank, SEC Says
Crypto fugitive Do Kwon and the firm he founded transferred over 10,000 Bitcoin out of their doomed project and turned some of the tokens into cash via a Swiss bank, the Securities & Exchange ...
Japan’s Newest Billionaire Masters The Science Of Turning Waste Into Wealth
Daiei Kankyo's shares are up nearly 30% since it debuted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, making Fumio Kaneko, the company’s cofounder and president, the country’s newest billionaire.
Transition finance: How Tokyo will drive Asia’s net-zero transition
How to finance the world’s transition to a greener future is one of the most important dialogues of this millennia. A critical question is how to raise the enormous funds needed to decarbonize ...
Yokohama to invest Rs 679 crore to expand production capacity in India
With an additional investment of US$82 million (Rs 679 crore), the company looks to increase its annual passenger car tyre production capacity in India with Yokohama India, its local passenger car ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi & Digital Realty JV launches new data center in Osaka, Japan
MC Digital Realty, a data center joint venture between Mitsubishi and Digital Realty, has launched a new facility in Osaka, Japan. The company announced this week it has opened KIX13, the fourth data ... ( read original story ...)
Korean social media users mock Japan over false claims it ‘sent origami to Turkey’ after deadly quake
Korean-language social media posts have repeatedly shared two pictures alongside a false claim they show thousands of origami cranes sent by Japanese well-wishers to Turkey in the aftermath of the ... ( read original story ...)
Two more people rescued in Turkey 11 days after earthquake
A boy whose house was destroyed pushes a cart with water given for free near a damaged mosque in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Antakya, Turkey February 16, 2023. REUTERS/Nir Elias TPX I ... ( read original story ...)
Two Tokyo-Based Med Tech Startups Make Breakthroughs
With medical and nursing care technology thriving, two Tokyo startups are making remarkable strides: Triple W Japan and Holoeyes. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic bribery trial opens; accused Shinichi Uneo accepts guilt
A trial looking into widespread bribery at the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee began Friday with a former head of a major ad company admitting to the charges. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM apologizes to LGBTQ activists over ex-aide’s remark
Former Kishida aide Masayoshi Arai's comments to reporters earlier this month that he wouldn’t want to live next to LGBTQ people and that citizens would flee Japan if same-sex marriages were allowed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan aborts launch of flagship H3 rocket moments before lift off
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Friday aborted the launch of its first new medium-lift rocket in three decades moments before the H3 vehicle was meant to lift off after secondary booster engines strapped ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Will Launch Pilot for Issuing Digital Yen In April
Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28. Japan will launch a pilot programme in April to test the use of its version of the central bank ...