Japan’s beloved fusion dishes like curry rice and tonkatsu may seem traditional today, but they’re rooted in surprising Western influences - a story Expo 2025 is bringing to the world’s table. View on ... ( read original story ...)
Telegram’s crypto wallet launches in the US
Telegram is expanding access to its crypto wallet for its 87 million users in the U.S. The TON wallet, named because it is built on the TON blockchain, is integrated directly into the Telegram app. By ...
Crypto billionaire Justin Sun will fly on Blue Origin’s next space tourism launch
Sun, founder of the Tron blockchain, paid $28 million for a seat on Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle back in 2021.
Trump Media buys $2 billion in bitcoin as it pursues crypto treasury strategy
Trump Media, which owns the Truth Social app, announced in May that it planned to raise $2.5 billion to buy bitcoin, with the goal of creating a reserve of the cryptocurrency. The $2 billion bitcoin ...
Japan’s strategic approach to a digital yen
Through its careful development of the digital yen, Japan may offer a path to adopt central bank digital currencies without compromising financial stability or civil liberties.
Why a far-right party in Japan made big gains
A fringe far-right populist party in Japan was one of the biggest winners in the weekend’s upper house election. ( read original story ...)
Sumo: 40-yr-old Tamawashi topples Onosato as Ichiyamamoto keeps lead
Forty-year-old Tamawashi stunned Onosato to set a record as the oldest rank-and-file winner against a yokozuna on Tuesday as No. 8 m ... ( read original story ...)
World markets are mixed and Japan’s shares dip after election leaves Ishiba’s future in doubt
World markets are mixed after U.S. stock indexes hit new records. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were little changed. ( read original story ...)
A Populist Party That Began on YouTube Helped Disrupt Japan’s Ruling Coalition
The Sanseito party tapped into discontent over issues galvanizing voters worldwide: inflation, immigration and a political class dismissed as out of touch. ( read original story ...)
Foreign Investors Return to Tokyo Property Market – WSJ
Hungry for yield and a safe haven amid Europe's debt woes, foreign investors are returning to an asset they once shunned: Tokyo property. ( read original story ...)
CoinDCX to WazirX: Top 10 biggest crypto hacks (2020-2025)
Also read: Crypto scammers hijacked OpenAI’s press account on X to promote fake token Japan’s DMM Bitcoin suffered a devastating loss of 4,500 BTC, worth $305 million, in a breach cloaked in mystery.
Japan, US Trade Negotiators Meet as Aug. 1 Tariff Deadline Looms
“Our priorities are getting the best deal for the American people.” During his trip to Japan last week when he led the US delegation’s visit to the World Expo in Osaka, Bessent said that a mutually ...
Japan’s Transition Finance – A Roadmap For UK-Japan Collaboration On Net Zero
The UK and Japan may be thousands of miles apart, but both economies share the complex challenge of decarbonising mature, diversified industrial bases. Japan’s business community increasingly ...
Japan launches anti-dumping probe into stainless steel sheets from China, Taiwan
Japan has launched an anti-dumping investigation into nickel-based stainless cold-rolled steel sheets and strips imported from China and Taiwan, its trade and finance ministries said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Asian markets are mixed and Japan’s shares slip after election leaves Ishiba’s future in doubt
Asian markets are mixed after U.S. stock indexes hit new records on Monday. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were little changed.
Japan stock market today: Nikkei, TOPIX slip 0.5% after 1% rally amid elections uncertainty
On July 22, Japan's stock market experienced significant volatility due to election uncertainties. The Nikkei 225 index rose over 1% but later fell by 0.60%, while the broader TOPIX index also ...