Despite a recent ban on the use of OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot in Italy and concerns about data protection, Japan has shown its support for the artificial intelligence (AI) company. The Japanese ...
Mining Crypto Is Even Worse for the Environment Than We Thought
Part of the reason crypto mining has continued in spite of its environmental impact stems from the convoluted way it uses energy. To mine Bitcoin and other "proof-of-work" cryptocurrencies, miners ...
Aichi-Nagoya 2026 scraps Athletes’ Village to cut costs after Tokyo 2020 bribery scandal
Public scepticism towards major sporting events in light of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics corruption scandal, which has previously hampered Sapporo's hopes of staging the 2030 Winter ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Defense Plans Are Big, Popular, and Expensive
He has been following Japan’s politics and economics for more than 20 years, working at Reuters and the Wall Street Journal. He is also the co-author of a 2021 book on the Carlos Ghosn affair and its impact on Japan. ( read original story ...)
A Bit About The Failed Banks – Lessons For TradFi And Crypto
Signature Bank, and Credit Suisse folded within a couple of weeks, while First Republic Bank is teetering at the brink.
SYLA Reports Full Year 2022 Financial and Operational Results
Net Revenue and 14% Gross Profit Increases for the Full Year 2022 Compared to the Full Year 2021 Successful IPO in March of 2023, Netting the Company $12.5 Million for Working Capital, and General ...
Yen slides as new Bank of Japan governor sticks to ultra-loose policy
The yen fell on Monday after new Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda signalled he would for the time being stick to the ultra-loose monetary policy overseen by his predecessor over the past decade. In ...
Best locations for living in Tokyo, Japan
Chosen by residents with an annual salary over 10 million yen "Toyosu" beats other popular competitors, and tops the list for the first time TOKYO, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Japanese luxury real ...
Radioactive sludge at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant nears storage limit
Twelve years after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that occurred in March 2011, the current situation is likely to undermine the premise of decommissioning nuclear reactors, Japan's Asahi ... ( read original story ...)
Blinken to travel to UK, Ireland, Vietnam, Japan this week
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to travel this week to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Vietnam, and Japan, the State Department said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
OpenAI CEO considers opening office as Japan government eyes adoption
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said on Monday he is considering opening an office and expanding services in Japan after a meeting with Japan's prime minister. ( read original story ...)
Apple supplier Japan Display teams up with China’s HKC as seeks turnaround
Japan Display Inc will team up with China's HKC Corporation Ltd to co-operate on next-generation technology for displays, it said on Monday, as the Apple Inc supplier seeks to turn around its business ... ( read original story ...)
A professional couple who make over $200,000 combined say it’s ‘hilarious’ to think they could afford a home in Los Angeles
Stan Oklobdzija and his partner live in a one-bedroom condo in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo and he realizes he’s lucky ... by cutting half the floor-area ratio, the lot size of a property, and the amount ... ( read original story ...)
Ethereum’s Shanghai Update Opens a Rift in Crypto
Ether is finally untethering itself from mining—and driving renewed debate about bitcoin’s environmental impact.
S. Korean Crypto Exchange Gdac Hacked for Nearly $13M
The exchange said on Sunday hackers transferred the crypto assets from a hot wallet to an unidentified wallet.
Developer of Signature Bank’s 24/7 payment system calls crypto ‘a distraction’
Although the Federal Reserve is developing its own instant payment service called FedNow, which it recently announced will launch in July, Tassat remains the leading provider. Given the crisis for ...