While 2022 was another huge year for crypto adoption (with global ownership growing by 39%), it was also an industry record year for a less desirable factor: crime. Crypto-related crime reached its ...
The two sides of crypto in Ukraine war
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the FT’s Cryptofinance newsletter. One year on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we’re looking at the role crypto has played in the conflict Crypto’s impact ...
Toyota accepts union demands for biggest wage hike in two decades
TOKYO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), the world's biggest automaker, said on Wednesday it would accept a union demand for the biggest base salary increase in 20 years and a rise in ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends higher as BOJ chief nominee vows continued easing policy
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index bounced back Friday as chip-linked issues rallied and Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor nominee Kazuo Ueda pledged to continue with the bank's powerful monetary easing ...
Anime ‘Suzume’ makes international debut, educates young people about Japan’s devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami
Directed by Makoto Shinkai, the feature was screened at the Berlin Film Festival on Thursday, following in the footsteps of Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Spirited Away’. ( read original story ...)
Commercial real estate highlights: Sapporo USA, Inc. leases space at Sauer Industrial Center
VSC Fire & Security Inc. leased 13,264 square feet of office space at the Meridian Building, 1800 Bayberry Court, in Henrico. The Faces of Hope of Virginia Inc. renewed its lease of 10,000 square feet ... ( read original story ...)
Takoyaki stand in Nagoya sold side orders of cocaine, police say
Stands selling takoyaki usually don’t offer a whole lot else. The spherical octopus dumplings require a special inverse dome-indented flat grill contraption to cook, and they’re usually eaten by ... ( read original story ...)
In Photos: 116-yr-old property in Osaka Pref. designed by renowned architect vandalized
New evidence released in case of Japan's longest-serving death row inmate ... ( read original story ...)
The crypto kids are onto something–and they shouldn’t listen to billionaire bankers like Jamie Dimon
It’s time to hold the affluent figures who oppose crypto to the same standard. At the same time, there are a number of myths that they keep trying to advance, which don’t hold up against the evidence.
Crypto Company CoinEx Sued by New York Over Failure to Register
The New York attorney general’s office has sued cryptocurrency platform CoinEx, alleging it failed to register as a securities and commodities broker-dealer and misrepresented itself as a crypto exchange.
Japan Nikkei rebounds as Kazuo vows to keep easing policy
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average index advanced 349.16 points, or 1.29%, to finish at 27,453.48. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 13.15 points, ...
Japan to Propose New Russia Sanctions at Online G-7 Summit
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he plans to present to other Group of Seven countries a set of “new ideas” for sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine when he hosts an online G-7 s ( read original story ...)
First Words From the Bank of Japan’s Chief-To-Be
Stocks rise, yen weakens as the candidate to become governor of Japan's central bank testifies before Japanese politicians. ( read original story ...)
Japan planning new Russian sanctions with G7 partners
Japan is considering new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, in step with moves by other Group of Seven (G7) countries, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms split on staying in business in Russia
On the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, Japanese companies remain divided over whether to continue operating in or withdrawing from Russia. ( read original story ...)
Markets mixed, Tokyo rallies as BoJ nominee backs loose policy
Equity markets were mixed Friday, with traders still occupied by long-running interest rate worries, though Tokyo rallied after Japan's incoming central bank head made the case for keeping its ... ( read original story ...)