It’s been an up and down year for bitcoin and other online currencies, with prices and values fluctuating wildly. And the instability is creating the perfect breeding ground for cyber-criminals ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Layoffs Signal a Long Downturn Ahead with ‘No End In Sight,’ Experts Warn
Many companies weren't expecting the crypto downturn to happen this rapidly. Now, insiders are bracing for more than a year of doldrums. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Exports Rose in May on Robust Demand
By Jie Yang Japan's exports increased in May for the 15th consecutive month, driven by robust overseas demand for steel and mineral fuels, Ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Japan May exports jump 15.8% year/year -MOF
Japan's exports rose 15.8 per cent in May from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Thursday.That compared to a 16.4 per cent increase expected by economists in a Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
Japan offers strategic aid to PH
Japan has offered to assist the Philippines develop its own military-industrial complex via strategic technology transfers and outright equipment donations, a source at the ... ( read original story ...)
Sounds of Tokyo train station visualized in trial for hearing impaired travelers
A train station in Tokyo on Wednesday started reproducing platform announcements and the sounds of train arrivals and departures onto a screen in the form of text and sign language to help the hearing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan battles flooding amid deepening climate crisis
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Japan news every morning. In October 2019, Typhoon Hagibis made landfall on the Japanese coast near Tokyo, with winds of more than ... ( read original story ...)
China’s holdings of U.S. Treasuries skid to 12-year low; Japan also cuts holdings
China's holdings of U.S Treasuries tumbled in April to their lowest since May 2010, data showed on Wednesday, with Chinese investors likely cutting losses as Treasury prices fell after Federal Reserve ... ( read original story ...)
Binance, Kraken, FTX Go on Hiring Spree as Rest of Crypto Crumbles
While the crypto market itself has dropped below $1 trillion in value, major exchanges and coins like terra and Celsius have faced substantial drops in both investor confidence and valuation. Celsius ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s holdings of U.S. Treasuries slide to lowest in more than two years
Japan's holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell further in April to their lowest level since January 2020, data from the U.S. Treasury Department showed on Wednesday, amid a persistent decline in the yen's ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: China feels slight unease in intimidating Japan with Russia
He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize. Since last year, China and Russia have ... ( read original story ...)
Bill Gates Has Harsh Words for NFTs, Crypto as Bitcoin Sells Off
Bitcoin continues to face pressure, but Bill Gates doesn't see any buying opportunities in cryptocurrencies or NFTs. President Joe Biden has some thoughts for Big Oil companies as Americans face $5 a ... ( read original story ...)
Global trend of monetary tightening puts pressure on Bank of Japan
Investors borrow from Japan with very low rates, invest in US bonds, lowering value of yen, expert says - Anadolu Agency ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese students’ arrival hints ESL sector recovery
The students from Nagoya, Japan are just the first of the many batches that will be coming to Cebu to learn English, an indication of the comeback of the ESL industry in Cebu, said Department of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo moves to allow same-sex partnerships, but not as legal marriage
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday adopted legislation recognizing same-sex partnerships — but falls short of approving same-sex unions as legal marriages. ( read original story ...)
Low-cost Japan-based airline will launch Tokyo-San Jose flights
A low-cost airline with a high-tech approach to air service plans to offer new jetliner flights between Tokyo and San Jose by the end of this year. ( read original story ...)