Last year was the worst on record for cryptocurrency heists, with hackers stealing as much as $3.8 billion, led by attackers linked to North Korea who netted more than ever before, a U.S.-based ...
Britain sets out plans to regulate crypto industry in wake of FTX collapse
In December, a U.K. minister suggested FTX's failure had reinforced the need for urgent crypto regulation. Now, the government has unveiled its plans.
30-month sentence sought for ex-chairman in Tokyo Olympic bribery trial
Prosecutors on Wednesday sought a 30-month sentence for the former chairman of a major suit retailer, who, along with two others, is ... ( read original story ...)
NATO chief urges closer ties with Japan to defend democracy
Calling it a critical moment for NATO and for Japan, Stoltenberg said China and Russia are leading an authoritarian pushback against international order. ( read original story ...)
Before and after pics show how Japan has rebuilt since the 2011 nuclear disaster at Fukushima
A photographer captured the abandoned ghost towns surrounding Fukushima, Japan, six and 12 years after the famous disaster was triggered by the Tohoku tsunami off the country's eastern coast ... ( read original story ...)
8 Google Alternatives: How to Search Crypto, the Dark Web, and More
Exploring the internet is fun, and you don't need Google to do it. Here's how to surf in more private and more environmentally friendly ways.
Crypto Tax Season Is Here. Here’s What You Need to Know
New rules for reporting crypto on your taxes were tucked into the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) signed by President Biden, including making digital asset brokers provide information about crypto transactions to customers.
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei reverses gains, ends flat ahead of Fed meeting outcome
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index reversed early gains to close flat Wednesday, as investors locked in gains and took a wait-and-see approach ahead of the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's ...
Japan’s central bank buys record gov’t bonds in January
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) bought a monthly record of 23.69 trillion yen (182 billion U.S. dollars) worth of Japanese government bonds in January, the central bank's data showed Wednesday. The purchase ...
Japan’s oldest pro footballer Miura to play in Portugal
League first-division side Yokohama FC, the teams announced jointly Wednesday. “I’m going to make an effort so that people will be able see me playing my kind of football, even in new surroundings,” ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Is Loosening Rules on Masks. Here’s Why People Still Wear Them.
Many other countries dropped pandemic mask requirements months ago. But in places like South Korea, which got rid of its rule this week, masks remain common. ( read original story ...)
SOCCER/ Kagawa returns to former club Cerezo Osaka after 13 years
Former Japan international Shinji Kagawa has rejoined his first club Cerezo Osaka from Belgium's Sint-Truiden, the J-League side said on Wednesday, ending a 13-year spell in Europe which included ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean court says stolen statue must return to Japan
A South Korean court has ruled that a 14th century Korean Buddhist statue should be sent back to a Japanese temple from where it was stolen in 2012 ... ( read original story ...)
MUFG, Japan’s largest bank, launches $100M fund for Indonesian startups
MUFG, Japan’s largest bank by market cap, announced today the launch of a $100 million fund focused on Indonesian startups. The fund, a collaboration between MUFG subsidiaries MUFG Innovation Partners ...
Bank of Japan breaks monthly record for govt. bond purchases
The Bank of Japan broke its monthly record for purchases of long-term Japanese government bonds in January. It has been on a massive bond-buying spree to curb a rise in interest rates to stimulate the ...
Japan central bank buys record $182bn of bonds in January
The Bank of Japan bought 23.69 trillion yen of bonds in January, the largest amount on record, topping the previous high of 16.2 trillion yen reached in June last year. TOKYO (Reuters) -- The Bank of ...