The new year is off to a rough start for crypto investors as digital assets continue to retreat from their recent highs. Bitcoin tumbled 5% on Tuesday to around $97,000, while crypto exchanges closed ...
Japan convenience stores filling role as local safety refuges as police presence declines
A poster indicating that a store participates in the "safety station" program, with its elephant logo as found in convenience stores across nearly the entire country, is seen in Sapporo's Chuo Ward on ... ( read original story ...)
Spiking yields puncture risk appetite, Japan warns on yen
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Investors go into Wednesday's market trading in Asia with their appetite for risk smothered by the rise in global bond yields. As ever, U.S. Treasury yields ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchanges Provide Financial Possibilities Beyond Staking and Lending
Crypto exchanges now make monetizing one's interests and passions possible. Memecoin traders are increasingly turning to exchanges that list tokens with actual utility.
Top Meme Coins to Buy Now, January 06 – Osaka Protocol, Shibabitcoin, MAGA
Looking for top meme coins to buy now? Explore Osaka Protocol, Shibabitcoin, and MAGA in today's roundup and make your investment moves.
Yokohama Rubber to supply ADVAN Sport EV tires for China’s Stelato S9 EV
Learn how Yokohama ADVAN tires for EVs enhance driving performance, reduce rolling resistance, and ensure a quieter ride. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Announces Breakup From Rapper Cordae
Osaka’s breakup announcement also comes a couple of days after she suffered an abdominal injury while playing the final of a WTA tournament in Auckland. The tournament, which took place on Sunday January 5, led to the athlete dropping out of the finals. ( read original story ...)
Fact Check: NOT Tibet, this old earthquake video is from Japan
Close to a hundred people died in an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 that hit Tibet and Nepal on January 7. A video allegedly showing the earthquake is now viral on Facebook. In it, houses can be seen ... ( read original story ...)
Small, midsize firms crucial for Japan’s wage hikes: business chief
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Small- and medium-sized companies hold the "key" to raising wages nationwide in the upcoming annual wage talks, the head of a leading Japanese business lobby said Tuesday, amid a ... ( read original story ...)
2 Cathay passengers charged over scuffle on flight from Japan to Hong Kong
Woman from Hong Kong and another from mainland China arrested after altercation that allegedly involved throwing items at each other. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Renesas Electronics to slash jobs amid weak chip demand, Nikkei reports
Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics will cut several hundred of jobs in 2025 due to sluggish demand for a wide range of its chips, Nikkei reported on Wednesday. The company informed employees of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Carmakers Vow Closer Ties to Regain Ground Lost to China
Japan’s biggest automakers pledged cooperation in tech-focused areas to survive in the rapidly evolving global industry, just as two of its largest car brands begin negotiating a deal that would ... ( read original story ...)
Corporate Bitcoin treasury doubled in the last 12 months
Corporate treasury Bitcoin holdings have doubled in the last 12 months, according to data shared by Bitwise executive Bradley Duke. Duke, the co-founder of ETC Group and Head of Europe for Bitwise, ...
Scott Bessent: Trump’s Treasury Pick and His Crypto-Friendly Vision
The new Secretary of Treasury has a strong fundamental view of markets and leans pro Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.
Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Says She Is No Longer With Rapper Cordae
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka says she and her partner, rapper Cordae, “are no longer in a relationship.” Osaka posted the news on social media Monday, less than a week before the ... ( read original story ...)
‘No bad blood’: Tennis star Naomi Osaka announces split with rapper Cordae
Four-time Grand Slam tennis champion Naomi Osaka announced on social media that she had ended her relationship with her longtime partner, rapper Cordae. ( read original story ...)