Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) will launch a new $300 million fund to offer debt financing to late-stage tech startups in the Asia-Pacific region, its chief executive said, as Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
KFC in Japan, Pig in Puerto Rico: Surprising Christmas Food Traditions Worldwide
The Christmas holiday is about spending quality time with loved ones. But it's also about the food. Traditions at the dinner table vary quite widely across the globe. Some countries' citizens load up ... ( read original story ...)
Mel Marshall: Tears In Tokyo And Answering Whispers Of Getting Lucky With Peaty
When Adam Peaty won the 100m breaststroke at the Olympics in July, coach Mel Marshall was up in the stands crying tears of relief. ( read original story ...)
Russian ladies, Hanyu in Japan chasing Winter Olympic berths
The attention of the figure skating world rests squarely on the Eastern Hemisphere this week. The Russian national championships should reveal Olympic favorites for the women's competition, and ... ( read original story ...)
Clinic patient ID’d as man behind Osaka arson attack
OSAKA--Prefectural police on Dec. 19 identified a 61-year-old man as the prime suspect behind a suspected arson attack at a mental health clinic here that claimed 24 lives. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin in Latin America: Crypto’s Next Big Wave
Latin America is fast becoming the world’s model for how cryptocurrency will permeate the daily lives of citizens in years to come. All heads have turned towards El Salvador –– as they will toward any ... ( read original story ...)
Diamonds for Crypto: Revolution in the traditional Business
Young developers team (Crypto Exchange Stockpoint) together with professionals in the diamond industry created a diamond exchange Triple Ex Marketplace, where everyone can buy and sell diamonds for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s largest bank MUFG to launch new US$300 million debt venture fund
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) will launch a new US$300 million fund to offer debt financing to late-stage tech startups in the Asia-Pacific region, its chief executive said, as Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Launches UHP ADVAN Sport V107 Tire
Yokohama announced the launch its ultra-high performance ADVAN Sport V107 as its new global flagship tire from Spring 2022. Sales will be launched successively in major markets around the world. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to unveil record $943 billion budget draft to ensure post-COVID recovery
A train of the Yurikamome line, a driverless automatic train system, runs with the city skyline in the background, in Tokyo, Japan, April 21, 2021. Picture taken April 21, 2021. REUTERS/K ... ( read original story ...)
What the top crypto execs predict for the industry in 2022: Regulation and a Big Tech ‘brain drain’
The crypto industry now sprawls well beyond bitcoin and executives expect new uses for the technology to pick up in 2022. New blockchain-based apps, "Web3" and regulation are top of executives' minds ... ( read original story ...)
I teach cryptocurrency at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. Here are 3 things every new crypto investor needs to know
Learn more It’s hard to escape the hype surrounding cryptocurrency, from Elon Musk saying that “there’s a good chance that crypto is the future currency of Earth” to headlines like this one, ... ( read original story ...)
This Infamous Russian Hacker Wants Your Crypto Investment
Peter Levashov was caught in the U.S. government's dragnet to arrest and extradite Russian hackers. He's now using his rap sheet to attract investors to his new business project. ( read original story ...)
Arena Naming Rights Does Not Make Crypto.com Coin a Buy
InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips As far as I know, InvestorPlace Assistant News Writer Brenden Rearick’s ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto entrepreneur to go to space on New Shepard
A controversial Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur revealed he submitted the high bid for a seat on Blue Origin’s first crewed suborbital launch. ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM says it’s important for central bank to work closely with government to hit inflation target
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that Japan’s economy can restore healthy growth by ‘ensuring the BOJ’s monetary policy and the government’s fiscal policy work hand in hand’ ... ( read original story ...)