In a big milestone for Japan’s royal family, Prince Hisahito has turned 18, becoming the first male royal family member to reach adulthood in almost four decades. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ishiba Says Won’t Hit Tax-Free Savings If Elected PM
Japan’s former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he won’t slap a levy on tax-free savings plans as he answered questions ahead of a ruling party leadership campaign set to determine the next prime minister. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya baseball stadium to be used for cricket in 2026 Asian Games
A baseball stadium in Nagoya is set to be repurposed to host the cricket competition of the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, the organisers told Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Suspected heatstroke deaths in Tokyo’s 23 wards hit record 252 in June-Sept.
The preliminary number of deaths due to suspected heatstroke in the Japanese capital's 23 wards between June and September had reached a reco・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Xbox Confirms Tokyo Game Show 2024 Broadcast
Microsoft has confirmed the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2024 Broadcast will take place on September 26 at 3:00am Pacific (6:00am Eastern). The team will share content from Xbox Game Studios, Activision, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Extreme Fear’ And Fed Panic Sparks Sudden $2 Trillion Crypto Price Crash—Hitting Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, Solana, XRP And Dogecoin
Bitcoin Bitcoin +0.6% and crypto—including top ten coins ethereum, BNB BNB 0.0%, solana, XRP XRP 0.0% and dogecoin—have crashed after a serious Goldman Sachs warning. Subscribe now to Forbes' CryptoAsset & Blockchain Advisor and "uncover blockchain blockbusters poised for 1,000% plus gains" in the aftermath of bitcoin's halving earthquake!
Coinbase has worst week of the year as crypto stocks plummet
Concerns about the U.S. economy led to a broad market slide this week, with crypto-related assets seeing some of the steepest drops.
Projection mapping on Tokyo gov’t building a success? Or an $11.5-million waste?
The bright lights of this, the biggest of Japan's big cities, are a bit brighter now, with images dozens of stories tall dancing across the n・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Prince Hisahito becomes first royal male in Japan to reach adulthood in 4 decades.
In a big milestone for Japan’s royal family, Prince Hisahito has turned 18, becoming the first male royal family member to reach adulthood in almost four decades ... ( read original story ...)
Law firm Covington hit with $100 mln lawsuit over client’s crypto defense
A blockchain consultant and lawyer on Friday sued Covington & Burling in New York state court, accusing the U.S. law firm of advising him not to share exculpatory information with federal prosecutors ...
Shadowy crypto companies think they can buy Arizona votes. So far, it’s working
Crypto companies are throwing big money into elections in Arizona and other states in hopes of quashing any opposition to their industry.
The True Story Behind the Bombing of Tokyo in ‘Pachinko’
With Pachinko Season 2’s premiere episode taking the audience back to Japan during World War II, the Apple TV+ series is preparing its audience for another historic and shocking event that has often ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese, Russian Ships Sail Near Japan; Tokyo Protests Chinese Incursion into Territorial Waters
Japanese forces tracked Russian Navy and People’s Army Liberation Navy ships conducting separate movements on this week, while Tokyo has protested the intrusion of a Chinese survey ship into Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby urges “fairness” in U.S. Steel buyout review
Japan's top business lobby on Friday urged "fairness" in the review of Nippon Steel Corp.'s plan to acquire United States Steel Corp. as Washington is apparently set to block the deal in the run-up to the Nov. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin continues to fall as crypto-market sentiment shifts into ‘extreme fear’
Bitcoin fell to a one-month low on Friday, as the crypto market sentiment shifts to “extreme fear.” The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization fell 3.9% to as low as $53,824, the lowest level ...
Japan’s top banks back cross-border stablecoin platform
Blockchain interoperability startup Datachain has launched Project Pax, a stablecoin platform to simplify cross-border business settlements. Japan’s three largest banks — Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Sumitomo ...