United States citizens have been warned against travelling to Japan a little over eight weeks out from the Olympics. With public opinion in Japan increasingly turning against the Games going ahead as ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Tokyo will do everything to hold safe Olympics, Koike says
Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 167,104,468, according to Johns Hopkins ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Is Not Systemically Volatile: Avanti Bank
Caitlin Long, Founder and CEO of Avanti Bank, says the prices are the least interesting aspect of Bitcoin. She speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn on "". (Source: Bloomberg) ... ( read original story ...)
DeepTech hub launched in Okinawa, offering over $4M to startups from around the globe
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and Beyond Next Ventures announced today that they have reached a partnership aiming to strengthen investments in and building an innovation ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-BOJ’s Suda: Japanese central bank putting independence at risk with quasi-fiscal steps
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is at risk of losing its independence, as it heads towards the realm of fiscal policy amid an absence of conventional monetary policy tools, a former central bank board member, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Mulls Easing Information Firewall for Banking Industry
The Japanese government is stepping up discussions on whether to ease a firewall rule that bans the sharing of customer information across banking groups' commercial banking and investment banking ... ( read original story ...)
INTERVIEW-BOJ putting independence at risk with quasi-fiscal steps, says ex-c.bank policymaker
A dearth of conventional monetary tools is pushing the Bank of Japan closer to the realm of fiscal policy and could threaten its independence from political meddling, said former central bank board ... ( read original story ...)
New-age technologies driving innovation in banking compliance and risk management
Risk management is inescapable for any banking or financial institution. It has consistently been in the spotlight and every institution strives to practice innovative risk management strategies to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Producer Organization Calls for End to Cinema Closures
Without the ability to release films in major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka, which account for 35% of theatrical revenues, distributors are finding it hard to turn a profit. Some have delayed ... ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk and Bitcoin miners say they want to address crypto’s sustainability problem
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor tweeted Monday that after a weekend meeting with Tesla CEO Elon Musk and “leading Bitcoin miners in North America,” the group has agreed to form a Bitcoin Mining ... ( read original story ...)
Japan remains world’s biggest creditor in 2020 for 30th straight yr
Japan remained the world's largest creditor at the end of 2020 for the 30th straight year, although the yen's appreciation against the U.S. dollar cut the value of its foreign assets, the government ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s trading action lately is wild even by crypto’s standards and the drama is not over yet
Strategists said heightened regulatory pressure as well as its technical picture are pointing to more wild trading ahead. ( read original story ...)
This crypto surveillance startup — ‘We’re bomb sniffing dogs’ — just raised Series A funding
Solidus Labs, a company that says its surveillance and risk-monitoring software can detect manipulation across cryptocurrency trading platforms, is today announcing $20 million in Series A funding led ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto investors to Elon Musk: Please stop tweeting!
The prices of bitcoin, dogecoin and other digital currencies have plunged more than 40% in recent weeks. While Elon Musk isn't the only reason for the crypto carnage, he certainly isn't helping. ( read original story ...)
Buying Crypto? Cramer Says Wait Until You See the Whites of Their Eyes
With the pressure on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continuing into the weekend, where does Jim Cramer think that anyone interested in crypto start when it comes to research? He discusses his ... ( read original story ...)
Kelly Evans: The crypto crash
Spend a few minutes in reddit forums or on Twitter or TikTok or wherever you find your early crypto believers and you'll quickly get the sense that they aren't a very enthusiastic bunch anymore. If ... ( read original story ...)