Japan is a key jurisdiction for digital assets and continues to be an important part of our plans to be the most coveted institutional-grade custodian globally. We are pleased to take our relationship ...
A policy advocate and bitcoin miner are teaming up to advance crypto in D.C.
Perianne Boring and Fred Thiel have worked together to demystify the crypto industry for policymakers on Capitol Hill.
El Paso crypto investor sentenced in multi-million luxury lifestyle fraud
El Paso crypto investor Abner Tinoco, who ran Kikit & Mess Investments, defrauded clients, spending their money on a luxury lifestyle.
Sapporo and Carlsberg team up in Singapore and Malaysia
TOKYO -- Sapporo Breweries in January will start placing a big bet on three Asian markets by teaming up with Danish beer giant Carlsberg Group to sell its Sapporo Premium and Yebisu brands. The target ... ( read original story ...)
Farewell, snack carts: Japan bullet train riders moved by notice of service’s last day
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) wrapped up its beloved snack cart service aboard the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train on Oct. 31, with a ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama named premier partner of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America in 2024
Yokohama also remains the title sponsor of the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama and Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West by Yokohama. “It’s truly an honor to see our long-term ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Huge Crowds Flock To Celebrate 2023 Halloween In Osaka 3
Huge crowds flocked to the popular Osaka spot to experience the famous costume-wearing revelry on Tuesday, October 31, Halloween night. Since it coincided with the third game of the Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Chiang Mai Airport 24-hour service takes off with first flight to Osaka
Chiang Mai International Airport (CMIA) has launched its new 24-hour service, starting with a flight from Chiang Mai to Osaka. ( read original story ...)
Nairobi, New York City, Osaka Join Partnership for Healthy Cities to Address Reducing Noncommunicable Diseases
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced Tuesday, three new cities have joined the Partnership for Healthy Cities network Nairobi, Kenya; New York City, United States and Osaka, Japan.This network, now co ... ( read original story ...)
WTO extends deadline for China in anti-dumping row with Japan
The World Trade Organisation has extended a deadline for China to adopt WTO rules until May 8, 2024 in a case initiated by Japan over anti-dumping measures on stainless steel products, the body said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Komainu and Crypto Garage partner on crypto custody solution
to launch an institutional crypto service offering in Japan. Through the partnership, the companies will provide a secure, reliable platform for the management of digital assets across their lifecycle ...
‘Awfully easy money’: Charlie Munger praises Warren Buffett’s big bets on Japan
Japan’s Nikkei and Topix indexes are each up more than 20% so far this year. The firms backed by Berkshire — Itochu, Marubeni, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui & Co., and Sumitomo — are known as “sogo shosha” or general trading companies in Japan.
Samurai trash collectors clean Tokyo streets after Halloween revels
Trash collectors in samurai costumes took to Tokyo's streets on Wednesday, theatrically wielding garbage tongs and flicking litter left from an evening of Halloween revelry into wicker baskets on their backs. ( read original story ...)
Japan police detain 86-year-old suspected gunman who had barricaded himself in post office with hostages
Japanese police arrested an 86-year-old suspected gunman Tuesday who had barricaded himself in a post office with two hostages after injuring two people at a hospital earlier in the day. ( read original story ...)
Japanese automaker Toyota’s profits zoom on cheap yen, strong global sales
Toyota’s July-September profit jumped nearly threefold from a year ago as vehicle sales grew around the world and a cheap yen boosted the Japanese automaker’s overseas earnings. ( read original story ...)
Urgent: 5.1-magnitude quake hits 15 km SW of Gobō, Japan — USGS
BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 15 km SW of Gobō, Japan at 2234 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. ■ ... ( read original story ...)