Aston Martin is set to apply its design mastery to the world of Japanese real estate, as part of a new partnership that will see the first luxury home in Asia to be designed by ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to Require Solar Panels on New Residential Buildings in 2025
Under the mandate, large construction firms will have to install solar panels on homes with less than 21,527 square feet of interior space. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Industry Is Going Through Growing Pains – Maturing Into A Robust Ecosystem
DeFi offers a framework to move forward in building a solid foundation for the industry. Impressively, in a few years, Crypto finance has achieved what took decades to build in the traditional financial services industry.
VCs say a funding dry spell, a death of exchanges and the rebirth of NFTs are among crypto and Web3 trends to watch in 2023
After several crypto bankruptcies, centralized exchanges will lose ground in 2023. But NFTs will find new life in areas such as real estate, VCs said.
Foundation raises $7M to return ‘sovereignty’ to a chaotic crypto world
Foundation Devices announced it has raised a $7 million seed round to double down on its "sovereign computing platform."
Binance’s books are a black box, filings show, as crypto giant tries to rally confidence
The world's biggest crypto exchange, Binance, is battling to shore up confidence after a surge in customer withdrawals and a steep drop in the value of its digital token. After the collapse of rival exchange FTX last month,
Sharp at CES 2023
Sharp Corporation (TOKYO:6753) is set to return to CES 2023 with an advanced technologies and products that embody the company’s ESG-focused management under the four themes of New Energy, Automotive, ...
Explained: Why pacifist Japan is doubling its military spending
This is a big change for Japan as the country's post-World War II constitution limits it to nominally self-defensive capabilities. The new strategy is set to catapult Tokyo into the position of the wo ...
Ha Nam, Japanese prefecture consider more business opportunities
Director of the Mayoral Office of Izumiotsu city of Japan’s Osaka prefecture Nakayama Hideto paid a working trip to the northern province of Ha Nam on December 19 to learn about its investment ... ( read original story ...)
Let’s Not Throw The Crypto Baby Out With The Crypto Bathwater
Let's demand radical transparency and use cryptographic mechanisms, not "attestations" to demonstrate solvency.
Special Report-Binance’s books are a black box, filings show, as crypto giant tries to rally confidence
The world's biggest crypto exchange, Binance, is battling to shore up confidence after a surge in customer withdrawals and a steep drop in the value of its digital token. The exchange said it dealt wi ...
Banking Committee Chair: US Regulators Should ‘Maybe’ Ban Crypto
Senator Sherrod Brown added, though, that banning cryptocurrencies would be “very difficult” as activity would go offshore.
Crypto Offers a Roadmap for Improved Stock Trading
The SEC’s proposal to overhaul how transactions are conducted reads like the invention of lawyers and economists who can’t see the easy fix that exists right before their eyes.
Unlike Washington, Andreessen Horowitz has a plan to push forward crypto legislation
Collin McCune worked on the House Financial Services Committee before becoming the firm's new head of government affairs.
Yokohama recalls 6,125 commercial tires
The company is recalling the 295/75R22.5 TY517 MC² and BluEarth 109L tires in the same size that were manufactured at Yokohama’s plant in West Point, Mississippi, between May 29 and June 4. ( read original story ...)
Japan ex-soldier says misconduct routine in her army unit
A former Japanese soldier who came forward with her sexual misconduct case says harassment was as rampant in her army unit as if “part of daily communication.” ... ( read original story ...)