Liquid Japan is a crypto trading platform acquired by FTX in February 2022. The announcement makes good on a January promise to allow the withdraw of assets this month. Japanese customers of failed ...
The Failed Crypto Kings Who Want to Be Comeback Kids
Seven months ago, the collapse of Kyle Davies and Su Zhu’s cryptocurrency hedge fund, Three Arrows Capital, helped set off a massive crypto crash that evaporated $1.46 trillion in market value in a ...
Hong Kong’s Crypto Hub Ambitions Win Quiet Backing From Beijing
Hong Kong rolled out the red carpet for crypto businesses to help revitalize the embattled financial hub. Signs are now emerging the push has under-the-radar backing from Beijing, providing impetus ...
Six killed after fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border
People react after an earthquake in Antakya in Hatay province, Turke0, 2023. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne ... ( read original story ...)
Man dies after being beaten on sidewalk in Yokohama
Police in Yokohama said a man who was beaten with a stick on a sidewalk on Monday night died in hospital early Tuesday. According to police, the incident occurred at around 6 p.m. in Totsuka Ward. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo may see Japan’s earliest sakura blooms of the year
Weather companies have started releasing their bloom forecasts for the “cherry blossom front,” which is expected to begin next month. Traditionally, cherry trees start ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says economy in modest recovery, caution over global slowdown
Japan kept its assessment of the economy unchanged in February as consumer spending remained on a recovery trend despite soft exports and factory output due to the global economic slowdown. ( read original story ...)
Japan poised to raise age of consent from 13 in overhaul of sexual offence laws
A justice ministry proposal is expected to be submitted to parliament soon, with the way rape crimes are prosecuted under scrutiny as well ... ( read original story ...)
FTX Japan resumes its crypto withdrawals from today
The troubled crypto exchange has announced that the withdrawal process will be facilitated through Liquid Japan, a crypto trading platform purchased by FTX last year. How is FTX working its way ...
Japan’s Nikkei slips as factory activity shrinks
SINGAPORE: Japan’s Nikkei share average edged down on Tuesday after a business survey showed the country’s manufacturing activity contracted at its fastest pace in 30 months in February. The Nikkei ...
Japan to chair G7 finance chiefs’ meeting
Japan will chair a meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven nations on Thursday. Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki Shunichi noted that the gathering will come almost a ...
Gundam Factory Yokohama to stand guard until March 2024
Great news for Gundam fans who were scrambling to book tickets to Tokyo this first quarter of the year, knowing that the Gundam Factory Yokohama, which features a life-sized 18-metre tall RX-78F00 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo high court dismisses dual citizenship case
The Tokyo high court has dismissed a case challenging rules that ban dual citizenship. It upholds a lower court ruling. The eight plaintiffs were forced to give up their Japanese nationality after ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks edge down in thin trading ahead of key events
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks closed slightly lower in thin trading Tuesday, with investors awaiting key events later this week including parliamentary hearings for Bank of Japan governor nominee ... ( read original story ...)
Time To Revisit A Canberra-Tokyo-Jakarta Axis?
In the eyes of the Indonesian New Order government, the proposed Tokyo–Jakarta–Canberra axis had two major aims. It sought to align Jakarta and Canberra in restraining Japanese rapprochement with the ... ( read original story ...)
Tears and photos as Japan sends giant panda ‘home’ to China
TOKYO (Reuters) - With tears, waves and shouts of farewell from fans, a Japan-born giant panda set off for China on Tuesday from the Tokyo zoo where she was raised. A hugely popular attraction at ... ( read original story ...)