Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to sack internal affairs minister Minoru Terada, Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, the third cabinet minister to leave in under a month in a fresh ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong-un’s Daughter Appears with Dictator at Test of Missile, Which Japan Warns Could Reach U.S.
Office of the North Korean government press service/UPI/Shutterstock North Korean dictator Kim Jon-un revealed his daughter for the first time Friday, as they oversaw the launch of an intercontinental ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s who’s been trading crypto, and how they’re doing
A new study finds that most people who entered the cryptocurrency market have lost money -- and that those people are young men.
Crypto’s FTX placed a big bet on the Democrats
Founder Sam Bankman-Fried was the party's biggest donor behind George Soros.
Investor Studied Crypto For Years, Then Missed FTX’s Red Flags
When Sam Bankman-Fried was all of 25 years old, he pitched his nascent crypto investment business to Silicon Valley investors -- only for them to laugh at him and his acolytes over their lack of ...
How Did SBF Convince West Africans Crypto Was Their Future?
Rather than Tom Brady and Larry David, several famous Nollywood actresses and local influencers appeared in a commercial filmed by FTX Africa; instead of giving $500 in crypto to fans at a Miami Heat game in the venue now formerly known as FTX Arena,
Binance has a plan to save crypto—if it’s not too late
We cannot let a few bad actors sully the reputation of this industry when it’s still in its infancy,” CZ wrote. In the past week, many other crypto exchanges have followed suit. Bitfinex, Crypto.com,
Japan’s social publishing platform Note files for IPO
Tokyo-based Note, the Japanese startup behind a social publishing platform under the same name, announced on Friday that its initial listing application on the Tokyo Stock Exchange had been ...
New FTX chief says crypto group will pursue reorganisation or sale
Collapsed crypto exchange FTX will attempt to sell or reorganise its businesses, its new chief executive said on Saturday as the company prepared to appear before a US bankruptcy court. “Based on our review over the past week,
Japan PM Kishida Dogged by Domestic Wrangle on International Trip
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Bangkok, Thailand November 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo urges residents to wear turtlenecks to stay warm, ‘save electricity’
Trying to stay warm while cutting energy bills this winter? Wear a turtleneck, says Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike. The governor, wearing one herself under a jacket, encouraged residents to don ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s coronavirus cases rise week-on-week for 15th straight day
Japan's health ministry says 9,457 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Tokyo on Saturday. The daily tally is up 1,436 from a week ago, making it the 15th straight day of week-on-week increases. ( read original story ...)
8 injured as bus crashes into house in Tokyo suburb
Eight people were injured after a bus reportedly plowed into a house in the Tokyo suburban city of Machida on the evening of Nov. 18. ( read original story ...)
‘I’m afraid to have children’: fear of an older future in Japan and South Korea
As birth and fertility rates fall, there is official concern about the economic impact of a declining and ageing population ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: M6.1 Earthquake Jolts Tokyo And Surrounding Areas
Shaking was felt in Tokyo and surrounding areas Monday evening, November 14 as a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck southeast of Mie, western Japan. Please see Storyline for restrictions and usage terms. ( read original story ...)
Japan seeks wealthier western tourists to address China deficit
The head of Japan’s travel agents’ association has warned that the post-pandemic recovery of the country’s tourism industry will hinge on whether it can reshape itself to cater to the spending habits ... ( read original story ...)