Binance’s rehabilitative efforts appear to be slow to take root, with the largest crypto platform’s share of trading volume in the roughly $2 trillion digital-asset market falling in September to the ...
AI chip packaging drives peak investment at Japan’s Ibiden
Ibiden is the world's top supplier of cutting-edge chip packaging substrates but faces the looming arrival of competitors. The company's capital investment will be the heaviest this fiscal year to maintain a competitive advantage, President and CEO Koji Kawashima told Nikkei.
How Anime Helped a Yokohama Woman Stop a Crime in Progress
Karin Ryo, a 23-year-old office worker, was at a convenience store shopping when she happened to witness a crime. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Tumbles Back Below $64K as Surprise Japan Prime Minister Choice Triggers 5% Plunge in Nikkei
After a quick roughly 14% run higher following the U.S. Federal Reserve's 50 basis point rate cut nearly two weeks ago, conditions seemed ripe ...
7 Charming Small Towns in Japan You Must Visit
This area dates to the Edo Period (1603–1867), and while Japan tends to tear down old buildings in favor of modern properties, the kura have been repurposed as cafés, museums, and boutiques. The Ohara ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Metaplanet buys ¥1 billion in Bitcoin
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet Inc. went bullish on the world’s biggest digital asset and bought 107.913 Bitcoin to its portfolio.
Bitcoin’s Link to Ishiba-Led Swoon in Nikkei Comes Into Question as Yen Declines
The yen losses suggest the market is not worried about Ishiba's hawkish image and potential for faster BOJ rate hikes. BTC's drop likely stemmed from other factors.
Bank of America to open Singapore office to aid Japan Inc.’s Asia push
TOKYO -- Bank of America is opening an office in Singapore this month to help Japanese companies expand into India and the rest of Asia, the lender's Japan country executive said.
Naomi Osaka, 4-time Grand Slam champion, rips fan for calling her a ‘fluke’
Two-time U.S. Open winner Naomi Osaka ripped a fan on social media Thursday for calling her a "fluke," adding that the troll could never compare to her tennis resume. ( read original story ...)
Kanye West enjoys solo outing in Tokyo, two weeks after he was last seen with wife Bianca Censori
The “Donda” rapper, who was dressed in an all-white sweatsuit, stopped by Jamaican restaurant Good Wood Terrace in Tokyo for some jerk chicken. ( read original story ...)
Syndicated Columnist Dr. Eunice Moseley’s ‘Journey to Success’ Textbook Now Available in Tokyo, Japan and Zimbabwe, South Africa
Columnist Dr. Eunice Moseley’s book "Journey to Success" is acquired by Enoch Pratt Library, and is now for sale in Tokyo and Zimbabwe. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka issues furious statement as tennis star outlines why she isn’t a ‘fluke’
Naomi Osaka has taken to social media to respond to someone calling her a ‘fluke’. The Japanese player was last seen retiring from the fourth round of the China Open due to a back problem which forced her to withdraw two games into her clash with Coco Gauff. ( read original story ...)
Socially liberal and strong on defence, Japan’s new premier shows promise
He is frank about Japan’s wartime misdeeds, and will thus help to nurture the vital but tetchy relationship with South Korea. He combines a commitment to strengthening Japan’s armed forces to enhance deterrence with a willingness to maintain dialogue with China. ( read original story ...)
Despite the yen’s plunge, currency experts aren’t rethinking Japan’s hiking cycle
Japanese currency experts are not budging from their Bank of Japan rate policy expectations even as the yen falls. ( read original story ...)
Crypto bros v cat ladies: gender and the 2024 election
Dividing the electorate based on sex is, of course, reductive. In 2020 a majority of white women voted for Mr Trump; according to the latest polling, that might turn into a minority in 2024, but only just. And although the youth gender gap is wider than before, most young men still plan to vote for ...
Crypto Analyst Benjamin Cowen Issues Ethereum Warning, Says ETH Could See Bearish Q4 If History Repeats
Popular crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen is warning that Ethereum (ETH) could suddenly turn bearish in the last three months of the year.