Japan has lodged protests with South Korea over military drills by the latter on disputed islands, calling the move "extremely regrettable." ( read original story ...)
Circle to issue a stablecoin in Japan under the new stablecoins law
Circle’s CEO has said that the stablecoin issuer is considering issuing a stablecoin in Japan after the new legislation governing stablecoins took effect.
Winklevoss Twins File Suit Over Their Crypto Lending Disaster
In November, following widespread turbulence in the crypto markets, Gemini froze withdrawals, locking up customers’ assets. The Financial Times later pegged the outstanding balance at $900 million. In ...
Feud Between Crypto Magnates Escalates With Fraud Lawsuit
The Winklevoss brothers’ Gemini Trust filed a lawsuit on Friday accusing crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group and its founder Barry Silbert of fraud, escalating a monthslong feud between the ...
JPMorgan downplays recent TradFi blitz into crypto: Spot Bitcoin ETFs ‘unlikely to be a game changer’
Among other reasons, analysts at the bank claimed similar ETFs approved in other countries haven't attracted significant investor interest.
Tom Brady reportedly lost a staggering $30 million in the crypto crash — and could be losing even more in the coming months
Tom Brady lost millions in his crypto crash with FTX and received stock that is now essentially worthless to the former NFL superstar.
‘Mr. Yen’ says Japan’s currency may fall to 160 and beyond
The yen may fall through the more-than three-decade low it reached last year amid Japan’s widening monetary policy divergence with the US, according to Eisuke Sakakibara.
All About Naomi Osaka’s Parents Leonard Francois and Tamaki Osaka
Naomi Osaka is one of Leonard Francois and Tamaki Osaka's two children. Here's everything to know about Naomi Osaka's parents. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Toho to Embrace North America’s Japanese Pop Culture Fandom With Godzilla and Anime E-Commerce Launches (EXCLUSIVE)
Toho International, an offshoot of the storied Japanese film and TV giant Toho, is to launch twin e-commerce sites serving the growing legion of North American fans of Japanese pop culture. One ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama India eyes 5th position in car radial tyres market with planned capacity expansion
Yokohama India, the subsidiary of Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Company Ltd., having already initiated capacity expansion from 2.5 million tyres per annum to 4.5 million units by 2025, is now eyeing 5th ... ( read original story ...)
The First Tokyo Gendai Art Fair Is Off to a Promising Start. But There’s a Long Road Ahead for Japan to Compete on the Global Stage
Japan's newest art fair, Tokyo Gendai, is off to a promising start, though there are lingering impediments to its arrival on a global stage. ( read original story ...)
Learning from Tokyo in lowering Chinese risk
Nonetheless, in the face of threats such as North Korea’s nuclear program and Chinese revisionism, public support for deepening Japan’s defense policy coordination with the US has grown. According to ... ( read original story ...)
‘Most comprehensive proposal to date’: Lummis and Gillibrand to reintroduce landmark crypto bill
A fter months of teasing an updated version of their ambitious crypto legislation, Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) are set to reintroduce their Responsible Financial ...
Ransomware attack by ‘Russian hackers’ cripples Japan’s largest port
The virtual attack crippled Nagoya Port's loading and offloading system, stalling the container handling process. Japanese media reports claimed that LockBit, a type of ransomware linked with ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima: China extends ban on some Japanese food over wastewater release plan
China says it will maintain a ban on some Japanese food imports over the plan to release water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. China's customs administration said it would ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s controversial decision to release radioactive wastewater into the Pacific
Japan's solution was to dispel large quantities of it into the Pacific Ocean, "in line with international practice," said Grossi following the plan's announcement. The company that built the tanks, ... ( read original story ...)