In a first for Japan, Hokkoku Bank launches 'Tochika' - a pioneering stablecoin backed by bank deposits, paving the way for secure crypto adoption.
Institutional money is flowing back into crypto. Here’s how one new hedge fund is approaching the markets
Institutional capital will always lead hobbyist traders, and the explosion in prices has jumpstarted that cycle. As Bloomberg reported in December 2023, before the ETFs had even launched, crypto ...
Boeing’s turbulent descent: The company’s scandals & mishaps explained
Ongoing safety concerns have caused Boeing to face major federal investigations, executive shakeups, and eroding investor confidence as customers scramble to rebook their flights on non-Boeing ...
Japan’s economy must shift away from ‘crisis-mode’ to demand-driven growth, government panel says
A Japanese government panel recommended implementing fiscal policies that respond to rising prices and strengthening growth instead of continuing a "crisis-mode" approach.
Digital Core REIT acquires another 10 percent share of Osaka data center in Japan
Digital Core REIT has acquired an additional 10 percent share in a data center in Osaka, Japan. The interest has been acquired via Digital Core REIT's subsidiary, Digital CR Singapore 4 Pte. Ltd., for ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka shares bad feelings for the defeat at the Miami Open
In a recent post on her X account, the Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka expressed her disappointment at the elimination from the Miami Open (where she however showed a good tennis level), commenting ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro forms a capital and business alliance with BtoB e-ticket platform Linktivity to develop packaged ‘Tokyo City Pass’
Toyo Metro and Linktivity, a BtoB e-ticket platform, formed a capital and business alliance with a plan to develop ‘Tokyo City Pass (provisional name),’ which is packaged with tourist attraction ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says it will restart support to UNRWA
Japan said Tuesday that it will continue funding a United Nations organization that helps Palestinian refugees after doubts have been cast on allegations that some of its employees were involved in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s notoriously private royal family joins Instagram to appeal to a younger audience
Japan's imperial family made an Instagram debut with a barrage of posts on Monday, hoping to shake off their reclusive image and reach out to younger people on social media. ( read original story ...)
Shōgun ’s Masterful Reimagining of 17th-Century Japan Is a Feat of Set Building
To make a convincing Japan out of Vancouver, the team found an old cedar mill ... that involve going into the water in boats,” she says. The owners of the mill property dismantled “masses” of ... ( read original story ...)
$100 trillion investors ‘starting to move into crypto,’ per fund manager
A crypto index fund executive outlined the potential bitcoin price impacts as investors controlling $100 trillion globally enter the market.
He Emptied an Entire Crypto Exchange Onto a Thumb Drive. Then He Disappeared
Faruk Özer just started a 11,196-year prison sentence. Did he almost get away with the biggest heist in Turkey’s history, or was it all just a big misunderstanding?
Open waste burning linked to air pollution in Northwestern Greenland
SAPPORO, Japan, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To better understand the air quality risks faced by remote Arctic communities, an international team monitored aerial pollutants at a community in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan panel calls for shift away from stimulus-driven economy
Japan must shift its policy focus away from crisis-mode stimulus towards achieving private sector-driven economic growth, a government panel said on Tuesday in the wake of the central bank's decision ... ( read original story ...)
The U.S.-Japan Partnership Is Bigger Than a Business Deal | Opinion
James P. Pinkerton is a longtime columnist, author, and political analyst. He worked in the White House policy offices of former Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush and in the 1980, 1984, ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan Grand Prix town, artist hopes F1 can revive ancient craft
Across town from Japan's Suzuka Circuit, host to this week's Grand Prix, Kenji Tanaka has been perfecting his latest Formula One paper model that he hopes will draw international interest to a ... ( read original story ...)