The son of a U.S. Navy family documented the demolition of a former military housing complex over two years in Yokohama, a video project that yielded a personal reflection of his childhood home. ( read original story ...)
Jetstar Japan cancels 17 domestic flights due to strike
Jetstar Japan said it had cancelled 17 domestic flights on Friday as the budget airline was unable to secure crew members due to a rare strike by airline workers. ( read original story ...)
A maker of tiny Japanese pickup trucks shut down its factories after admitting it forged safety tests for 30 years
Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu, which is known for its miniature vehicles, halted factory operations on Tuesday after a report found that it had been forging the results of some safety tests since 1989. ( read original story ...)
Fujitsu Japan spins off PC and hardware business
Fujitsu hopes Fsas Technologies spinoff will hit the ground running in April 2024 with servers, storage, and more. ( read original story ...)
Judge sides with US SEC, says Terraform Labs crypto founder Do Kwon violated law
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon and his company Terraform Labs violated U.S. law by failing to register two digital currencies that collapsed in 2022.
Japan’s Nikkei set to post biggest yearly gain in decade
Japan's Nikkei share average traded lower on the final trading day of 2023 as investors struggled to find cues, while the index is on course to post its biggest annual gain in a decade. The Nikkei was ...
Maersk Signs Methanol Bunkering MoU with City of Yokohama
A.P. Moller-Maersk has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the City of Yokohama and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Monex to buy majority stake in 3iQ to boost crypto unit
Japan-based brokerage firm Monex Group said on Thursday it will acquire a majority stake in Canada's 3iQ Digital Holdings to boost its appeal to crypto-hungry institutional investors. The deal ...
Japan’s Monex to buy majority stake in 3iQ for $39.8 million
(Reuters) -Japan-based brokerage firm Monex Group said on Thursday it will acquire a majority stake in Canada's 3iQ Digital Holdings for $39.8 million, to boost its appeal to crypto-hungry ...
Cathie Wood’s ARK invests in ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF after exiting GBTC: CNBC Crypto World
CNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and ...
Tokyo stocks open mixed on U.S. tech falls, weak yen
Tokyo stocks opened mixed Friday, as selling tracking overnight falls in U.S. technology shares was offset by buying of exporters on a weaker yen against the U.S. dollar. In the first 15 minutes of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s H3 rocket will launch a 2nd time in February 2024 after explosive failure
JAXA's 2nd H3 flight is set for no earlier than mid-February, after the debut launch failed in March 2023. The Japanese space agency's H3 rocket system will return to the launchpad in early 2024 after an explosive failure this year. ( read original story ...)
Russia in huge tsunami scare as magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes off coast of Japan
Russia has been given a massive tsunami scare after a huge magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said the earthquake, which had a ... ( read original story ...)
Shoppers prepare for New Year’s Eve in Tokyo
Hundreds of shoppers buy goods at Ameyoko shopping street and the Tsukiji outer market in Tokyo, Japan, ahead of New Year's Eve on December 28, 2023. ( read original story ...)
‘$16 Trillion By 2030’—Crypto Now Braced For A 2024 JPMorgan And Wall Street Earthquake Amid Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana And XRP Price Boom
Bitwise has forecast Wall Street giant JPMorgan will take a major step toward growing tokenized real-world assets to $16 trillion by 2030 next
Crypto-Related Company Stocks Jump as Digital Currency Rally Continues
Key Takeaways Shares of companies in the cryptocurrency industry took off Wednesday as the rally in digital currencies continued.MicroStrategy Inc., the biggest corporate holder of Bitcoin (BTC), purchased an additional $615.