A top official in Hong Kong says the city would immediately ban the import of aquatic products from 10 prefectures in Japan if it discharges treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. ( read original story ...)
Lummis-Gillibrand Bill Resurrects Bipartisan Hopes For Crypto
Senators Lummis and Gillibrand are breathing new life into the bipartisan conversation on crypto on Capitol Hill ...
SoftBank Group Is Contemplating US IPO for Its PayPay Payments Division
SoftBank Group Corp is currently considering a United States initial public offering (IPO) for its PayPay payments subsidiary.
One of Japan’s Biggest Banks Bets on Quantum Computing for Finance
MUFG Bank, one of the three megabanks in Japan, reportedly invested billions of yen to buy a 18% stake in Groovenauts, a quantum computing startup. The investment makes MUFG the first among Japan’s ...
Nato appears to shelve plans to open Japan liaison office in Tokyo
Progress was expected at Nato summit thanks to attendance of Japan’s prime minister but no mention made in latest talks ... ( read original story ...)
Ripples of Fukushima: Hong Kong to ban more Japanese products if radioactive water is released
A top official in Hong Kong says the city would immediately ban the import of aquatic products from 10 prefectures in Japan if it discharges treated radioactive wastewater into the sea ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-head of ADK ad agency convicted in Tokyo Olympics bribery case
A Tokyo court on Wednesday sentenced the former president of major Japanese advertising agency ADK Holdings Inc. to a suspended priso ... ( read original story ...)
82-yr-old man accused of killing wife after 40 yrs of care voices regret in Japan court
A 82-year-old man accused of killing his disabled wife after taking care of her for some 40 years testified in his lay judge trial on July・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Construction begins on world’s largest wooden roof in Osaka for Expo 2025
Work has begun to construct a ring-shaped wooden roof on a Japanese island in the southern Osaka Bay area for the next World Expo. The two-kilometre structure is being readied for the Expo 2025 Osaka, an event that will be held following the success of the ... ( read original story ...)
EX-HEAD OF ADVERTISING FIRM GETS SUSPENDED JAIL SENTENCE IN TOKYO GAMES GRAFT CASE
A Tokyo court on Wednesday sentenced the former president of Japanese advertising company ADK to a suspended prison term over bribery charges associated with the sponsorship of the Tokyo Olympic and ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires suspected ICBM towards Japan
STORY: North Korea conducted a missile test with its longest ever flight time on Wednesday.The missile flew for 74 minutes and just over 600 miles before falling into the sea around 150 miles west of Japan's Hokkaido. ( read original story ...)
Japan ‘strongly’ asks Hong Kong not to ban food imports on Fukushima water release
Japan has made a strong request to Hong Kong officials not to tighten restrictions on food imports from Japan because of its plan to discharge treated radioactive water from its Fukushima nuclear plant, ( read original story ...)
US, Japan, South Korea Hold Rare Military Meeting as North Korea Launches Missile
This year, North Korea has test fired its first ever solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile and conducted a failed attempt to launch its first-ever spy satellite on a new launch vehicle. U.N. Security Council resolutions ban North Korea's use of ballistic missile technology, including for satellite launches. ( read original story ...)
Hedge funds grow more cautious on crypto after turmoil
LONDON (Reuters) - Global hedge funds not specialising in crypto assets have grown skittish from recent industry turmoil and this has lead to an exit from the sector, a survey showed on Tuesday.
Atlantic Equities downgrades Coinbase after rally, cites weak crypto volume
It's time to step to the sidelines on Coinbase after its recent rally, according to Atlantic Equities. Analyst Simon Clinch downgraded Coinbase to neutral, but raised his price target, following the ...
Feds Charge NYC Man With Hacking Decentralized Crypto Exchange And Stealing $9 Million—In First-Of-Its-Kind Case
The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York says a professional security engineer manipulated a smart contract to defraud a Solana blockchain exchange out of $9 million.