A Tokyo court on Wednesday sentenced the former president of Japanese advertising company ADK to a suspended prison term over bribery charges associated with the sponsorship of the Tokyo Olympic and ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires suspected ICBM towards Japan
STORY: North Korea conducted a missile test with its longest ever flight time on Wednesday.The missile flew for 74 minutes and just over 600 miles before falling into the sea around 150 miles west of Japan's Hokkaido. ( read original story ...)
Japan ‘strongly’ asks Hong Kong not to ban food imports on Fukushima water release
Japan has made a strong request to Hong Kong officials not to tighten restrictions on food imports from Japan because of its plan to discharge treated radioactive water from its Fukushima nuclear plant, ( read original story ...)
US, Japan, South Korea Hold Rare Military Meeting as North Korea Launches Missile
This year, North Korea has test fired its first ever solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile and conducted a failed attempt to launch its first-ever spy satellite on a new launch vehicle. U.N. Security Council resolutions ban North Korea's use of ballistic missile technology, including for satellite launches. ( read original story ...)
Hedge funds grow more cautious on crypto after turmoil
LONDON (Reuters) - Global hedge funds not specialising in crypto assets have grown skittish from recent industry turmoil and this has lead to an exit from the sector, a survey showed on Tuesday.
Atlantic Equities downgrades Coinbase after rally, cites weak crypto volume
It's time to step to the sidelines on Coinbase after its recent rally, according to Atlantic Equities. Analyst Simon Clinch downgraded Coinbase to neutral, but raised his price target, following the ...
Feds Charge NYC Man With Hacking Decentralized Crypto Exchange And Stealing $9 Million—In First-Of-Its-Kind Case
The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York says a professional security engineer manipulated a smart contract to defraud a Solana blockchain exchange out of $9 million.
SoftBank’s Arm in talks to bring Nvidia as anchor investor in IPO – report
Ahead of Softbank-owned Arm's (ARMHF) initial public offering this year, the U.K. chip designer is in talks to bring in Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) as a potential anchor investor, the Financial ...
Japan steelmaker JFE says Tesla-pioneered tech poses ‘very big problem’ for it
Japan's second-biggest steelmaker JFE Holdings Inc sees usage of technology known as 'Gigacasting' as a risk to the company's business as it could lead to reduction of steel usage, its President Koji ...
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.81%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Power and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined ...
Japan’s Nikkei dips to 1-month low as yen gets stronger
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 259.64 points, or 0.81 percent, to finish at 31,943.93, the lowest closing since June 8. The broader Topix index, meanwhile, closed 14.92 points, or 0.67 ...
San Francisco’s iconic Anchor Brewing Company to cease operations amid bankruptcy filings
The historic San Francisco brewery had already announced last month that it would planned to stop selling its beer nationally. Now, all brewing has stopped. ( read original story ...)
North Korea ICBM had Longest Flight at 74 Minutes, Says Tokyo
Japan estimates the missile reached a top altitude of more than 6,000 kilometers before splashing down 74 minutes after launch. If true, that would mark the longest duration flight for a North Korean ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-head of advertising company convicted in Tokyo Games bribery case
A Tokyo court on Wednesday sentenced the former president of Japanese advertising company ADK to a suspended prison term over bribery charges associated with sponsorship of the Tokyo Olympic and ... ( read original story ...)
Illegal to Restrict Transgender People’s Bathroom Use, Japan’s Supreme Court Rules
It’s the country’s first Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ people’s rights in the workplace, coming as Japan faces scrutiny for its lack of protection for sexual and gender minorities. ( read original story ...)
Chip Designer Arm in Talks With Nvidia to Anchor IPO, FT Says
Arm Ltd., the chip designer backed by SoftBank Group Corp., is in talks with Nvidia Corp. to join a group of potential investors to anchor its initial public offering, according to the Financial Times ...