Asia-Pacific markets are set to fall as traders await China's Caixin manufacturing PMI data, amidsts a slew of other economic data in the region.
Dust Control Solutions Using Spray Nozzles from IKEUCHI
IKEUCHI offers dust suppression and dust control solutions using spray nozzles for preventing air pollution at industrial facilities.
Capital spending in Japan up 4.5% in April-June
Capital spending by Japanese companies in April-June increased 4.5 percent from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
Tokyo braces for another ‘big one’ on 100th anniversary of deadly quake
Japan has learned key lessons from the 1923 earthquake that killed 105,000 people, but rapid growth of the capital has raised the stakes ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factory activity shrinks, squeezed by costs – PMI
Japan's factory activity shrank for a third straight month in August, a survey showed on Friday, as manufacturers were squeezed by cost pressures from raw material inflation and rising wages. The yen ... ( read original story ...)
Workers stage Japan’s first strike in decades over department store sale
Workers at a major Tokyo department store went on strike on Thursday after talks with management over the planned sale of their company broke down, marking the first major walk-out the country has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s toxic water discharge against global opinion
Life on Earth depends on the oceans. By dumping the nuclear-contaminated water into the sea for the next 30 years, Japan could pose a serious threat to marine life and turn the oceans toxic, affecting ... ( read original story ...)
From car battery to coffee maker
Batteries in older Nissan Leaf electric vehicles are getting a new life as portable power sources that can be used to run gadgets on the go or deliver emergency power in disasters. ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Releasing Wastewater Into the Pacific: What to Know About Radioactivity and Seafood
Here’s what scientists have to say about the minimal risks to seafood consumers from Fukushima’s treated wastewater. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM eats fish from Fukushima nuclear plant waters
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ate "very delicious" fish sashimi from Fukushima, in a video released by the Japanese government. It follows a row over the discharge into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Tells Fisheries Minister to Apologise for Calling Fukushima Wastewater ‘Contaminated’
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered his fisheries minister to apologise on Thursday for referring to treated radioactive water being released from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant as "contaminated" and told him to retract his remark. ( read original story ...)
X (Twitter) adds ‘x coin’ to code as Elon Musk moves toward integrating crypto payments
Description of a digital payments scheme has been added to X’s algorithm, potentially paving the way for crypto integration on the platform.
Not Your Bitcoin: UK Crypto Firms Will Now Be Forced To Seize Some Inbound Payments
Brits who receive money via crypto exchanges may now have their funds seized if they can’t provide evidence about the sender’s identity and the purpose of the payment.
Tornado Cash’s Trouble Puts Crypto Privacy Advocates on Notice
The action against Tornado Cash is also an unnerving reminder for the industry of the shaky ground held by crypto companies in the US. For privacy-focused startups and the VCs who invest in them, ...
Ronaldinho denies crypto scam in Brazil congressional hearing
Retired football great Ronaldinho denied involvement in an alleged cryptocurrency pyramid scheme bearing his name in testimony Thursday before a Brazilian congressional committee."It is not true I am ...
The Trillion Dollar Crypto Opportunity: Real World Asset Tokenization
At what we hope is the end of a bitter crypto winter, history offers foresight that good times will return. According to the eminent professor ...