Japan's Finance Minister announced on May 11 that his country would provide $1 billion in financial aid to Ukraine's neighboring countries that have taken in refugees, CNN reported.
Rising Military Power Japan Warns of Nuclear Threats Before G7 in Hiroshima
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BlockFi Crypto Customers Lose Fight Over Disputed Coin Transfers
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Yokohama Tire and Electrify Expo Partner on EV Section
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Japan’s Takeda flags profit slide as it bolsters drug pipeline
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co on Thursday reported annual profit that missed estimates and flagged a decrease in the coming year as its mainstay drugs lose patent protection. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka opens up about her pregnancy in a rare interview
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The mom of four rode the bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto with her daughter North, niece Penelope and friends to see the incredible site — likely the city's most famous grove (and a tourist hot spot), ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk Triggers Surprise 5,000% Bitcoin Rival Crypto Price Surge
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IRS Working With Ukraine to Track Russian Crypto Sanctions Evaders
The IRS criminal investigation division is ramping up collaboration with counterparts overseas in pursuit of sanctions evaders. The agency said it is working with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis ...
G7 Finance Ministers to meet in Japan to tackle global economic challenges
The financial leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations meet in Japan beginning on May 11 as a standoff over the U.S. debt ceiling ...
Para Triathlon Series heads to Yokohama for second stop of 2022 circuit
The 2023 Para Triathlon Series moves on to the second stop of the year this weekend, when another eagerly anticipated edition of the established WTPS Yokohama takes place on Saturday monring. After ... ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to regain its rightful place in the cryptocurrency world pecking order
NexTech Week trade show kicked off Wednesday in Tokyo, celebrating all things technology, including blockchain and Artificial Intelligence.
Crypto VCs Behind 10T Want to Build New $200 Million Fund
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Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends marginally higher, subpar earnings outlooks weigh
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index ended fractionally higher Thursday as technology issues followed their U.S. peers higher, although shares were sold following some disappointing domestic earnings ...
Japan pledges to mobilise $1 billion to help nations around Ukraine accept refugees
Japan will unveil a plan on Thursday to mobilise $1 billion to help countries surrounding Ukraine accept refugees from the war-torn country, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday. The funding would be provided via the state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC),