The city of Sapporo has decided to bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics. 67% of Sapporo citizens are opposed to the City of Sapporo's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. The City of Vancouver announced ... ( read original story ...)
Office Rents, Vacancies Continued to Decline Across Tokyo in Late 2022
According to global property consultant CBRE, Tokyo's All-Grade office vacancy rate fell by 0.2 points to 4.7% in Q4 2022, representing the first q-o-q decline in almost three years since Q1 2020. ( read original story ...)
January was bitcoin’s best month since 2021, but crypto isn’t ready for a ‘rocket ship rally’ yet
Bitcoin is rounding out its best month in more than a year. It's already recovered more than half of its 2022 losses and some say it's found a bottom in this crypto winter. For some investors, however, its strong month isn't necessarily a green light to ...
Celsius Was Allegedly Propping Up Its Own Crypto Token With Customer Funds
Shoba Pillay, the person tapped to examine Celsius’ goings on, said that execs including Alex Machinsky had sold tens of millions-worth of its native CEL token.
Frescoes, in a Flash: Nagoya Institute of Technology Researchers Create Frescoes in a Single Day
Frescoes, religious paintings from medieval Europe, require several decades to form. Now, researchers have successfully created a fresco in a single day using a novel technique that mimics the ... ( read original story ...)
Competition and Markets Authority opens Yokohama/Trelleborg Wheel Systems merger investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an investigation into the proposed merger of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Holding AB (TWS). Writing in a statement ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Renews Status as World’s Third Largest Box Office Market
Cinema admissions in Japan grew by 32% in 2022, reaching 152 million, according to data published Tuesday by the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (Eiren). In revenue terms, Eiren ( read original story ...)
Japan and NATO pledge ‘firm’ response to China, Russia threats
Japan and NATO must "remain united and firm" in the face of security threats posed by China, North Korea and Russia's war in Ukraine, Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday in Tokyo.So we must remain united and firm, standing together for freedom and democracy," he said. ( read original story ...)
Tokyu department store in Tokyo’s Shibuya closes after 55 years
The main outlet of Tokyu Department Store Company in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward closed for good on Tuesday after 55 years in business due to a redevelopment project. ( read original story ...)
Ponzi probe finds bankrupt crypto lender Celsius wasn’t doing business the way it told customers
Celsius filed for bankruptcy in July last year, having frozen its accounts in June amid a crypto selloff that saw the value of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) plunge more than 60% and 70% from ...
Crypto lender Celsius propped up its token, benefiting insiders – U.S. bankruptcy examiner
Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network used investor money and customer deposits to prop up its own token, inflating its balance sheet while two of its founders cashed out millions, a U.S.
Crypto meltdown sparks legal battle over assets
The court clashes vindicate skeptics like Sen. Elizabeth Warren and SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who warned that small investors were vulnerable.
Hong Kong Seeks to Revive Crypto Sector Wrecked by FTX Debacle
Hong Kong is sticking with a plan to become Asia’s digital-asset capital despite the industry’s tarnished reputation, a stance drawing tentative interest from bruised crypto firms looking for paths to ...
Think crypto winter was bad? The SEC’s insider-trading fight could collapse the entire market
If the SEC is successful, it could gain authority over crypto by default. Is that a legal strategy or a power grab?
Defunct Crypto Lender BlockFi Granted Approval to Sell Assets
Suitors for BlockFi’s distressed assets have until February 20 to make their bids following fresh approval from the bankruptcy court.
Bankrupt FTX sues Voyager Digital to recover $446 million in loan repayments it made to the crypto lender
FTX claims it made its loan repayments to Voyager Digital so close to when it filed for bankruptcy that it's eligible to retrieve, per the lawsuit.