Nigeria’s financial regulators are finally moving forward with licensing virtual asset providers, including those dealing in cryptocurrencies. This is a ...
Stop Asking Naomi Osaka If She’s Pregnant Again!
Tennis star Naomi Osaka is shutting down internet speculation on whether or not she’s pregnant with her second child. ( read original story ...)
Japan is turning uneaten food scraps back into edible food
Japan is recycling food waste into liquid feed for pigs with the help of a fermentation process - here's how it works. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Billionaire Ito Family’s 7-Eleven Chain Gets Buyout Offer From Canadian Owner Of Circle K
S even & i Holdings, the Japanese company behind the global 7-Eleven convenience store chain, has received a non-binding takeover bid from Alimentation Couche-Tard, the Canadian operator of the rival ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to attract 23% of APAC total cross-border investment flows in 2024
The country remains a safe spot for global capital. According to a recent Knight Frank release, international investors are gradually re-entering the Japanese market, capitalising on favourable ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Metaplanet buys 500 million yen worth of Bitcoin, holds 360 BTC
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has announced the purchase of 57.273 Bitcoin. The purchase was made for 500 million yen.
Crypto Trader Makes $200K After Scamming People With Fake Tokens
A crypto trader is scamming new buyers with fake meme coins, earning more than $200K. Here's how he is doing it.
Gary Gensler As Treasury Secretary? Crypto Community United In Pushback Against Idea
The crypto community has been divided by Polymarket results, and crypto users have been divided by digital coin rivalries, but this time, they are united against the idea of SEC Chair Gary Gensler taking the reins of the Treasury Department should VP Kamala Harris win in November.
Japan’s Nikkei seen hitting all-time high by end-2025: Reuters poll
Japan's Nikkei 225 share average will extend its recovery from the worst sell-off in 37 years during the rest of 2024 before pushing to an all-time high by the end of next year, according to forecasts in a Reuters poll.
Japan’s 2nd-busiest airport was put on lockdown after a pair of scissors went missing from a store, where they were later found again
Two days after the scissors went missing, airport authorities said they'd been found pretty much where they should have been. ( read original story ...)
7-Eleven targeted by Circle K owner for huge convenience store tie-up
The Canadian owner of Circle K convenience stores has made a bid to buy 7-Eleven in what would be the biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese company on record. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top court finalizes damages order over removal of heckler
Hokkaido police officers grabbed the heckler's shoulder and arm, moved her away from the location, and followed her for about an hour afterwards. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s governing party to choose its head who will also be the new prime minister on Sept. 27
Japan's ruling party said Tuesday it will hold a vote on Sept. 27 to choose its new leader after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s surprise announcement that he will be stepping down. The internal ... ( read original story ...)
Metaplanet Completes ¥1 Billion Bitcoin Acquisition, Stock Surges 14%
Metaplanet, a Japanese public company, saw its stock price surge 14% after completing a ¥1 billion Bitcoin acquisition, bringing its total holdings to 360.368 BTC and driving its year-to-date stock ...
Crypto is spending big money in the GOP race for US Senate in Mass. Here’s why | John L. Micek
The ad was paid for by a super PAC known as The Commonwealth Unity Fund, with support from the cryptocurrency industry. And it’s pouring big money into Deaton’s long-shot effort to defeat U.S. Sen.
Osaka Gas plans move into LNG bunkering business from 2026
Osaka Gas plans to supply e-methane through a production demonstration project for the Expo 2025 which will be held in Japan. The company is also working with compatriot utility Tokyo Gas and Abu ...