They are also at odds with our long-standing goal of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, which is what the world expects.” This live blog is now closed. For all the latest ... ( read original story ...)
Weekly Crypto Wrap: Binance Cuts Ties With WazirX, Solana Cyberattack
From cyberattacks to partnerships, it was a happening week for the crypto world. Outlook Money brings you the highlights.
Global VC investment in crypto, blockchain falls 29% in June quarter: CB Insights
Global venture capital investment in the industries fell 29% from the January-March period to $6.5 billion, while the number of deals dropped 11% to 435, according to a report published July 26 by CB ...
Japan keen on Vietnam’s supply chains
The Government of Japan will support over 40 Japanese investment projects in Vietnam to diversify supply chains post Covid-19. Compared to other regional countries, Vietnam has the largest number of ... ( read original story ...)
Otaku Culture: A Foreigner’s Perspective in Japan
The term, "otaku" carries many different meanings depending on the culture. But what do you get when you introduce one to the other? ( read original story ...)
Japan has ‘once-in-lifetime’ chance to end deflation, says departing BoJ official
Japan needs bolder monetary and fiscal stimulus to seize “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” from global inflationary pressures to end its war on deflation, according to a Bank of Japan board member ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese pond owner breaks into tears after 3,000 fish die in robbery
“The money we lost and the property damage, honestly ... the same fish that his business encourages customers to try to catch. Indoor fishing ponds in Japan are sort of unique, though, in that they’re ... ( read original story ...)
Legislation to Regulate the Crypto Market Has Arrived as the Market Is Crashing
Legislation to regulate the crypto market has become essential during such crises. Congress is now looking into the production and ...
Hiroshima, Japan, marks anniversary of nuclear bombing
The Japanese city of Hirohima on Saturday paused to remember the 77th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear attack that killed an estimated 140,000 people in the waning days of World War II. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer powers up drug discovery, storm forecasts
Fugaku will be at the center of a two-year experimental study focused on a pharmaceutical development platform. The government-sponsored project, launched in July, was proposed by the Life ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Miner Pushback Suggests Ethereum Offshoots Are Coming
A monkey wrench is about to be thrown into the already complicated transition that the Ethereum blockchain is slated to go through soon.
Alleged Russian crypto crime boss Alexander Vinnik extradited to San Francisco
After more than five years of litigation, Alexander Vinnik, the alleged operator of an illicit cryptocurrency exchange used to launder billions of dollars, has been extradited from Greece to San ...
Small fire breaks out at idol group King & Prince’s concert in Sapporo
A small fire broke out Saturday at a concert of Japanese male idol group King & Prince in Sapporo, with one person, among the thousands of fans at the site, transferred to a hospital after feeling ... ( read original story ...)
Japan payment of less than $1 to Korean WWII victims for forced labor draws outrage
The Japanese government has doled out a pension payment to victims of forced labor during the country’s occupation of Korea, but at less than $1 per individual, the move has only prompted further ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Ghosn’s brazen escape from Japan
Ever the thorough operative, Michael Taylor began laying the groundwork of his cover story as soon as the private jet he had chartered landed in Japan. He and George Zayek were violinists who would be ... ( read original story ...)
Startup international airline Northern Pacific will fly to Mexico instead of Japan and Korea due to Russian airspace restrictions
The carrier initially planned to fly to Japan and South Korea but closed Russian airspace has forced the airline to delay its plans. ( read original story ...)