NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Texas man who pleaded guilty to involvement in providing banned performance-enhancing drugs to athletes before the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was sentenced on Wednesday to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sends companies to Singapore Airshow with eyes on foreign market
This is the largest industrial contingent outside Japan after the government relaxed post-war arms exports in 2014. ( read original story ...)
Investment Funds Will Be Allowed To Hold Crypto Under New Legislation in Japan: Report
If newly proposed legislation passes, Japan will start allowing investment funds to hold digital assets. According to a new Bloomberg report, the administration of Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ...
The billionaire Winklevoss twins gave $4.9 million to a super PAC backing crypto-friendly politicians
The Fairshake super PAC has also received funding from Coinbase, Marc Andreessen, and Ben Horowitz. It aims to influence crypto regulation.
Japan’s Nikkei pushes to 34-year peak as chip shares climb
Japan's Nikkei share average rallied to its highest level in 34 years on Thursday, as chip-related shares tracked overnight gains in Wall Street peers. The benchmark stock index now sits just 800 ...
Column-Japan’s FX intervention bark will lack bite: McGeever
The yen's slide below 150 per dollar has fired up warnings from Japanese officials that the pace of depreciation is "excessive" and "undesirable," but a repeat of the yen-buying intervention frenzy of ... ( read original story ...)
Police searched alleged Chinese overseas police base in Tokyo
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the two who were referred to prosecutors are of Chinese nationality -- a 44-year-old female business operator from Tokyo's Sumida Ward and a ... ( read original story ...)
Kewell leads Yokohama into Asian Champions League quarter-finals
Marinos had achieved "something special" in his first home game in charge after beating Bangkok United 1-0 to reach the Asian Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday.Yokohama progressed 3-2 on ... ( read original story ...)
Onitsuka Tiger Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear: A Painterly Vision of Tokyo
Sudden downpours in Tokyo’s Shibuya create painterly visions of the bustling city, the colors of its flashy billboards seemingly melting, taxis sparkling while speeding through the urban landscape. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s FX intervention bark will lack bite
The yen's slide below 150 per dollar has fired up warnings from Japanese officials that the pace of depreciation is excessive and undesirable, but a repeat of the yen-buying intervention frenzy of ... ( read original story ...)
As Crypto ‘Points’ Farming Grows, So Does Risk of Vague Promises
May 29-31, 2024 - Austin, TexasThe biggest and most established global hub for everything crypto, blockchain and Web3.Register Now Blockchain protocols are increasingly offering "point" incentives to ...
Crypto Behavioral Finance: Why Do We Tend To Follow The Herd?
Herding is hardwired into human behavior, and nowhere is this more evident than the digital currency markets, which is notorious for outsize volatility.
Japan’s Aozora Bank Extends Gain on Plans to Resume Dividend
Aozora Bank Ltd. shares extended gains as the Japanese lender said it aims to resume dividend payments, and as investor concerns dissipated over losses on US commercial real estate.
Japan’s industry minister criticizes Fukushima nuclear plant over radioactive water leak
Japan’s industry minister has criticized the president of ... where three nuclear reactors melted down after the massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Most recently, 1.5 metric ton of highly ... ( read original story ...)
Kewell leads Yokohama into Asian Champions League quarters
Brazilian Anderson Lopes converted a penalty at the end of extra-time to send Yokohama through to the last eight. (AFP pic) YOKOHAMA: Harry Kewell led Japan’s Yokohama F-Marinos into the Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo startup Attuned is trying to use AI to motivate workers.
Julia Chatterley speaks to Casey Wahl, the CEO and founder of the human resources tech firm Attuned. Over 27 million California residents are under flood watches. CNN meteorologist explains ... ( read original story ...)