When Gov. Yuriko Koike took office in 2016 under the banner of making Tokyo the premier Asian financial hub again, the city was ranked as the world's No. 5 financial center. Now the Japanese capital ...
Japan’s Hagiuda Says No-Confidence Motion Could Dissolve Diet
The policy chief for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party said a no-confidence motion being considered by an opposition party may be a cause for dissolving parliament, leading to a general election ...
Two Russians Charged with Hacking Mt. Gox Bitcoin Exchange, Allegations Claim 647,000 Bitcoins Involved in Money Laundering
The US Department of Justice has charged two Russians, Alexey Bilyuchenko, 43, and Aleksandr Verner, 29, with the hacking of Mt. Gox. The crypto exchange was ...
Bank of Japan’s Ueda flags shift in corporate pricing, upward inflation bias
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the country's corporate price-setting behaviour was showing changes that could work to push up inflation more than expected, suggesting the economy was making ...
Two airplanes come into contact at Tokyo airport; no injuries reported
Two airplanes came into contact with each other on Saturday at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japanese authorities said. No injuries were reported in the incident. ( read original story ...)
Since Three Arrows Capital collapsed, the crypto fund’s founders have reportedly been meditating in Bali, learning to surf, and taking shrooms
As the collapse of their hedge fund left the crypto world reeling, Kyle Davies and Su Zhu flew to Bali, according to a report in The New York Times.
Crypto Firms Keep Getting Sued Over Staking Services – Why Investors Should Care
Crypto staking allows all investors to create wealth; it is being harmed due to a murky and antagonistic regulatory environment
SFMOMA acquires capsule from Tokyo’s demolished Nakagin Capsule Tower
Selena Preciado has been named the new curator and director of programs at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions. She joins the organization from the Getty Foundation, where she helped manage the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program and support the Pacific Standard Time initiative. ( read original story ...)
Kouji Nogami & Hiroto Tsukasa: “Formula for a Hit” as perceived in “Tenjinbashi,” the highly popular campaign in Osaka’s Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Arcade
The enka/uta song "Tenjinbashi" is slowly becoming a hot topic. The campaign in Osaka's Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Arcade, which can be considered the home of the song, was a great success. ...... Kouji ... ( read original story ...)
The surprise wildcard in tiny Montenegro’s election: a notorious crypto fugitive
Ponzi schemer Do Kwon, who is in prison over the collapse of the Terra stablecoin, could shape Sunday's election. Here's why.
Bank of Japan set to keep ultra-low rates, may signal inflation overshoot
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is expected to maintain ultra-loose monetary policy next week and its forecast for a moderate economic recovery, as robust corporate and household spending cushion the blow ...
Vincent Boland: Time to ditch notions of a stagnating Japan as markets hit 30-year high
With the Tokyo stock market reaching its highest level in a third of a century, there are encouraging signs that Japan is beginning to emerge from a lost generation that never seemed to end ... ( read original story ...)
Runway reopens at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after 2 planes bump into each other
This aerial photo shows the airplanes of Thai Airways International, left, and Eva Airways, right, sit close on a runway, after the two passenger planes accidentally hit each other at Haneda airport ... ( read original story ...)
Two planes ‘likely collided’ at airport in Tokyo
Two airplanes have “highly likely collided” with each other at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japanese public broadcaster NHK is reporting, citing the country’s transport ministry. ( read original story ...)
Runway closed at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after 2 jets accidentally contact each other
Two passenger planes accidentally touched each other on a runway at a major Tokyo airport Saturday, although no injuries were reported. A Thai Airways International jet headed to Bangkok made contact ... ( read original story ...)
No injuries after planes collide on ground at Tokyo’s Haneda airport -NHK
Some flights were delayed at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Saturday after two planes appeared to have collided on the ground near a taxiway, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing Japan's transport ... ( read original story ...)