Bitcoin, ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies have crashed this weekend, with more than $100 billion wiped from the combined crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Explained: How Treating Crypto As An Asset Class Can Drive Mass Adoption
The recent market crash along with cryptocurrency’s rapid adoption has triggered a debate, can crypto be considered an asset class? ( read original story ...)
Small protests in Tokyo and Sapporo against Olympic bid
A small group of protesters gathered in central Tokyo and in the northern city of Sapporo to oppose Japan’s overtures to hold the 2030 Winter Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 1,546 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 1,546 new cases of coronavirus in the capital on Sunday. The daily tally was down 38 from a week ago and marks the 30th straight day of week-on-week decline. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo cases mark 30th straight week-on-week drop
Tokyo confirmed 1,546 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, down by 38 from a week earlier, marking the 30th straight day of week-on-week decrease. The seven-day average of new cases came to 1,613.7, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China agree to boost defence dialogue – Japan defence minister
Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said on Sunday that he agreed with his Chinese counterpart to promote dialogue and exchanges. ( read original story ...)
South Korean rocket, Genting sails again, Japan monetary policy
On the monetary policy front, the U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee meeting will be closely watched by Asian investors, as its interest rate decision will affect policies and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo firm finds use for Chinese biodegradable plastic in clothes
HighChem, a Tokyo-based chemical trading company, has applied Japanese traditional craftsmanship to improve a Chinese-made biodegradable plastic fiber so it can be used in fashionable apparel and is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 1,546 coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday reported 1,546 new coronavirus cases, up 20 from Saturday and down 38 from last Sunday. The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in ... ( read original story ...)
Exhibition Celebrating Qatar-Japan Year Of Culture Opens In Tokyo
Dialogue of Papers - A legacy of Qatar Japan Year of Culture,” an exhibition organised through the Years of Culture progr ... ( read original story ...)
New Dinosaur Species With Massive Knife-Like Claws Found In Japan: Study
A bipedal dinosaur with knives for fingers roamed around the shores of Asia between 66 million and 145 million years ago, a new study has revealed. ( read original story ...)
Japan, US, S Korea to resume drills agaisnt North Korea
The US, Japan, and South Korea will resume joint exercises as North Korea picks up the pace of its missile tests, the nations' defense chiefs said Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Extends Tumble Into Weekend After US Inflation Data
Bitcoin and Ether fell on Sunday amid a broader retreat by the cryptocurrency complex in the wake of data showing US inflation hitting a fresh 40-year high. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Crash Latest News (6/12): Cryptocurrency market cap crashes to $1.1 trillion; top coins bleed
The global crypto market cap has crashed to $1.10 trillion, down by over 8 percent in the last one day. At the time of writing, almost every top crypto was in the red with prices of many losing over ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Movement at a Glance: Crypto market continues to struggle amid mild positive buzz
The largest crypto by market cap has been struggling to break over the $31,000 level, indicating the low-risk appetite among the crypto traders since the market and investors have still not recovered ... ( read original story ...)
Wassha raises $8.2M to diversify business beyond power supply in off-grid Africa
Wassha Tokyo-based Wassha, building a retail platform by networking local kiosks in rural Africa, announced on Friday that it has raised $1.14 billion yen (about $8.2 million US) in ... ( read original story ...)