I was told that we can eat delicious unagi (eel) rice bowl there, and I was really looking forward to it," Koichi Tani told lawmakers. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin, Ether, top 10 cryptos rise; Asian equity markets mixed
Bitcoin and Ether rose on Wednesday trade in Asia, along with all top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies, with Solana and Cardano leading the way.
Japan’s landmark moon mission ends in disappointment after contact is lost following a likely ‘hard landing’
The company aimed to become the first commercial space attempt to place a lander on the moon intact, with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander scheduled to touch down early Wednesday morning Japan time. But ...
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Crypto wallet Phantom adds public multichain support for Ethereum and Polygon
Crypto wallet Phantom expanded its support publicly to Ethereum and Polygon blockchains across browsers, iOS and Android ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei falls on renewed fears over U.S. banking sector
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower Wednesday, as financial issues sank on renewed concerns over the U.S. banking sector amid broader fears of a recession. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ...
Naomi Osaka Raises $5M In A Funding Round For Her Inclusive-First Media Company
Tennis star Naomi Osaka is quickly making her mark as a media maven. “You know, there was never any grand plan of ‘We’ll spend X amount of time under the SpringHill umbrella and then we’ll go and do ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ispace confirms that Hakuto-R failed its lunar landing
Hakuto-R Mission 1 was poised to make history. It was going to be the first successful moon landing by a private company and the first Japanese lunar landing overall. But shortly before the spacecraft was supposed to touch down on the lunar surface, ( read original story ...)
Japan to end COVID border measures on Saturday, earlier than expected – Jiji
Japan will end COVID-19 border measures on Saturday, earlier than expected, Jiji news agency reported, citing government sources. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ispace says moon lander probably crashed on lunar surface
Hakuto-R may have miscalculated altitude, says company after losing contact with spacecraft ( read original story ...)
Discover a New Web3 Adventure at IVS Crypto 2023 KYOTO, Japan’s Largest Crypto Conference
Chainwire IVS KYOTO Executive Committee (Headline Japan / IVC, Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, and Kyoto … Continued ...
Binance Faces Mounting Pressure as U.S. Crypto Crackdown Intensifies
The scrutiny on Binance, the giant cryptocurrency exchange, has sent new tremors through a market that is still bruised by the implosion of FTX.
Japan’s Nomura quarterly profit dives 76% as global banking worries hit
Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank, reported a 76% drop in its quarterly net profit as worries about a global banking crisis roiled the global markets and hit its ...
Japan’s ex-top FX diplomat sees BOJ keeping ultra-low rates this year
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to keep monetary policy steady on Friday and may struggle to raise interest rates off their ultra-low levels this year due to the weak economy, the country's former top ...
Japan’s ex-Current Diplomat: Bank of Japan has no reason to move this week
Japan's former top currency diplomat, Hiroshi Watanabe, said on Wednesday that the “Bank of Japan (BoJ) has no reason to move this week.” “Markets still feeling the jitters from recent banking woes.” ...
Ex-Rovio’s Japan head/Ex-Slush Asia CEO announces new global startup event from Tokyo
Takeoff Tokyo, a two-day pitch event for entrepreneurs aiming for ... The amount includes loans from Japan’s state-run loan company Japan Finance Corporation. This follows a seed round in December of ...