One of several Japanese officials charged in a widespread bribery scandal involving Tokyo Olympic organizers has been found guilty but avoided jail time. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tallest skyscraper, part of ambitious ‘urban village,’ completed in Tokyo
The new tallest building in Japan is here — and the gleaming skyscraper is part of an expansive “modern urban village” in central Tokyo, years in the making. ( read original story ...)
Former champions Japan taking it one game at a time
Japan have fallen on harder times since the golden age when they won the 2011 Women's World Cup and reached the final four years later but the Nadeshiko remain Asia's best hope of success in Australia and New Zealand. ( read original story ...)
Japan In Regular Touch With Janet Yellen, US On Currency Movements Says Top Financial Diplomat: Reuters
Japan’s top financial diplomat, Masato Kanda, has revealed that Japanese authorities are in regular contact with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other international officials regarding ...
Crypto Giant Binance Struggles in Europe
The Netherlands and Belgium have barred the exchange, Germany hasn’t given it a license to operate and French prosecutors are investigating it.
Sun Sets on Venezuela’s Petro – Is the State-backed Crypto Now ‘Dead?’
The sun may have set on Venezuela’s crypto dream, experts say – with some claiming that the nation’s oil-pegged Petro coin may be “dead.” Read more!
Japan’s Nikkei pulls back from 33-year high on profit taking
Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday, as investors took profits after the benchmark index closed at a 33-year high in the previous session, while a market holiday in the U.S. added to the ...
GSDF recruit to be served fresh arrest warrant over fatal shooting at Japan firing range
Police have decided to seek a fresh arrest warrant for a Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) recruit arrested following the shooting three inst ... ( read original story ...)
‘You can never become a Westerner:’ China’s top diplomat urges Japan and South Korea to align with Beijing and ‘revitalize Asia’
China’s top diplomat has urged Japan and South Korea to foster a sense of “strategic autonomy” from the West and cooperate with Beijing to “revitalize Asia,” amid rising tensions between Beijing and the two neighboring American allies. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin crosses $31,000, and Galaxy Digital’s CIO shares crypto outlook for Q3: CNBC Crypto World
CNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and ...
Gemini’s Cameron Winklevoss Tweets $1.5B ‘Final Offer’ in Debt Talks Over Crypto Firm Genesis
Creditors of the crypto financial firm Genesis propose a package $1.5 billion of forbearance payments and loans denominated in dollars, bitcoin and ether, according to a term sheet posted on Twitter ...
Belarus Working to Ban P2P Crypto Transactions to Fight Fraud
Belarus is building up to a partial crypto ban. In a statement Sunday, the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said that fraudsters were using P2P crypto services to cash out dirty funds. The ...
Coinbase surges after Cboe names crypto exchange in bitcoin ETF application
Shares of Coinbase , the largest U.S. cryptocurrency platform, jumped 13% on Monday after exchange operator Cboe said it was working with the cypto company in its effort to launch a spot bitcoin ...
Japan’s Nikkei slips from 33-year high as investors book profits
The Nikkei fell 1.08% to 33,389.28 by the midday break, after ending at 33,753.33, its highest close since March 1990, on Monday.
Kaigai FX Online and XM Trading Team Up to Offer Exclusive Bonus and Status Upgrade Campaign
"Kaigai FX Online( )" has launched a collaborative campaign with XMTrading, one of the foreign FX brokers with the highest number of Japanese users. The campaign offers a "¥13,000 bonus + status ...
CyberConnect2 to open Osaka studio in spring 2024
CyberConnect2 will open a new studio in Osaka in spring 2024, company CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama said in a new video message announcing structure changes, improved working environments, and a revised ... ( read original story ...)