The recent announcement of new crypto tax reporting rules by U.S. President Joe Biden has triggered strong criticism from several well-known voices in the crypto community. The Internal Revenue ...
JPMorgan: Bitcoin’s fall wouldn’t affect crypto market
The Bitcoin market, notorious for its volatility, saw a recent downturn that rattled many. Yet, as we dive deeper, it appears that this downward spiral might soon reach its conclusion. According to a ...
Yokohama hosts event to support evacuees from Ukraine
An event to support people evacuated from Ukraine was held in Yokohama, near Tokyo. About 100 evacuees were invited to the event at the office of the Kanagawa prefectural government on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Footage shows tsunami damage in Shizuoka after 1923 earthquake
Newly discovered footage taken in Shizuoka Prefecture after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake constitutes what is probably among the oldest 35-millimeter records of tsunami damage in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Suspect arrested after man fatally injured in Nagoya apartment
Police in Nagoya have arrested a 52-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing his roommate on Saturday. According to police, a call came into 110 at around 5 a.m. Saturday, saying that a man was ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima residents slam Japanese gov’t for breaking promise
Pediatrician Yoichi Yatsuda is one of the residents who have returned to Futaba since the evacuation order was lifted in August last year. Futaba had a population of more than 7,000 before the ... ( read original story ...)
100-year-old ginkgo trees could get the axe under disputed plan for Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien park
A plan approved earlier this year by Gov. Yuriko Koike would let developers, led by Mitsui Fudosan, build a pair of 200-meter (650-feet) skyscrapers in Jingu Gaien, mow down trees in one of Tokyo's ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Companies Are Making Big Promises to Boost Their Stock Prices
Japanese companies, long viewed as moribund, are trying to change how investors think about them by promising better growth, governance and returns. Snack maker Calbee said earlier this year that it ... ( read original story ...)
Food cart sales to end in October on Tokyo-Osaka bullet trains
Shinkansen bullet trains connecting Tokyo and Osaka will stop providing food trolley service for passengers at the end of October, operator Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said, citing ... ( read original story ...)
Fish market in Japan faces uncertainty after radioactive water released
China immediately banned imports of seafood from Japan in response, adding to worries in the fisheries community and related businesses. In Seoul on Saturday, thousands of South Koreans took to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s space agency is about to launch a lunar lander and revolutionary satellite
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans to launch an X-ray satellite to study extreme cosmic objects and a lunar lander nicknamed the “Moon Sniper” on Sunday evening. ( read original story ...)
Japan says no radioactivity found in Fukushima fish -Kyodo
Japan's fisheries agency said on Saturday fish tested in waters around the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant did not contain detectable levels of the radioactive isotope tritium, Kyodo news service reported. ( read original story ...)
US backs Japan’s process to release Fukushima water into sea as ‘safe, transparent’
U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Mathew Miller released a statement on Aug. 25 on the Japanese government's decision to ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Lawyer wails that jailed crypto king is ‘subsisting on bread and water’, judge says she’s ‘reasonably confident’ that’s not the case
Bankman-Fried appeared in court wearing leg restraints and a prison outfit and his lawyer, Mark Cohen, said his requirements as a vegan were not being met: "Because he's following his principles, he is literally now subsisting on bread and water, which are the only things he’s served that he can eat, and sometimes peanut butter."
Biden administration unveils new crypto tax reporting rules
Cryptocurrency brokers, including exchanges and payment processors, would have to report new details on users' sales and exchanges of digital assets to the IRS.
SoftBank seeks to build investment war chest on back of Arm IPO
Some investors believe Son has been preparing since last year to make a transformational, large-scale acquisition in a bid to regain his footing in the tech sector. The Arm listing comes at a critical ...