The Lower House of Japan's Diet is expected to pass a bill to revise the political funds control law on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Focus: Costco’s Japan wages provide pathway to firing up nation’s low pay, economy
When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took a drastic step: it hiked ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. crypto advocacy group tops 1 million members after Biden veto
Stand with Crypto, an advocacy organization for voters who own cryptocurrencies, saw its membership surpass 1 million on Wednesday, as crypto backers push politicians to create a new regulatory ...
Sapporo decapitated body trial opens with focus on indicted family’s twisted relationship
The twisted relationship between a couple and their daughter indicted on charges of murdering and decapitating a 62-year-year man at a Sapp ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo govt to launch dating app to boost birth rate
Japan’s capital will launch its own dating app as early as this summer as part of government efforts to boost the plunging national birth rate, a Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
How Japan’s biggest brewer aims to attract sober Gen Z
Multiple studies in the UK, the US and Australia show that people from Gen Z are more sober than their parents and grandparents.In Japan, faced with declining alcohol tax revenues, the authorities ... ( read original story ...)
AI’s insatiable data-center demand makes crypto miners targets
The growth of artificial intelligence has pushed companies in the field to search for more space in data centers.
3 Low Cap Crypto Presales to Watch This Bull Run – $SEAL, $PLAY, and $WAI
Three low-cap crypto ventures are generating excitement due to their real-world applications, successful presales, and huge upside potential. Experts predict these projects could surge 50x to 100x in ...
3 Leading Japanese Growth Companies With Up To 35% Insider Ownership On Tokyo Stock Exchange
Amid a backdrop of mixed weekly returns and ongoing monetary policy adjustments, Japan's market landscape presents a complex yet intriguing environment for investors. High insider ownership in growth ...
Short seller Scorpion Capital accuses Japan’s most actively traded company of being the ‘largest outright fraud in the world’
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As Japan’s birthrate drops, runner freezes her eggs to sustain motherhood dream
Japanese champion runner Tomomi Bitoh completed a 170-km (106-mile) race in the Himalayas last November, and immediately made a beeline for a Tokyo clinic to begin freezing her eggs, hoping to keep alive her dream of becoming a mother. ( read original story ...)
Japan in Focus
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House Republicans demand return of crypto executive detained by Nigerian government
Tigran Gambaryan, an executive with Binance, was arrested by the Nigerian government in February, after meeting with them to discuss the exchanges compliance issues within the country ...
Crypto billionaire Michael Novogratz says bitcoin will surge above $100,000 this year as politicians warm up to it
Galaxy CEO Michael Novogratz said bitcoin could swing to new highs as regulatory clarity improves and the industry earns bipartisan support.
Japan’s birth rate falls to a record low as the number of marriages also drops
The Japanese government data shows the country's birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023. ( read original story ...)
KKR’s Ralph Rosenberg Is Not Sitting on the Sidelines
So, while the Japanese population is shrinking, Osaka and Tokyo are growing ... demand-driven resilient, like the property sectors we mentioned earlier, in the 5 to 6-plus percent unlevered yield on ... ( read original story ...)