Japan's government has sounded out Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya to succeed incumbent Haruhiko Kuroda as central bank governor, the Nikkei newspaper reported early on Monday, ...
Int’l residents, Japanese volunteers in Fukuoka join ‘easy English’ workshop for disasters
Aiming to better convey information to foreigners during times of emergency, a seminar including a workshop on speaking in ... ( read original story ...)
Peach to start Nagoya-Taipei service; resume Osaka-Kaohsiung flights
Peach Aviation Ltd has announced that starting March 27, it will start operating the Nagoya (Chubu) - Taipei (Taoyuan) route, its first international route at Nagoya (Chubu) Airport. Also, starting ... ( read original story ...)
This Week on Crypto Twitter: Sam Bankman-Fried Emailed Witnesses and Bought “Cumrocket” Tokens
On Monday, crypto news account @tier10k shared an email sent by disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to a witness in the ongoing case against him for several financial crimes. An email in which ...
Japan government has sounded out Amamiya about becoming BOJ governor -Nikkei
Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya to succeed incumbent Haruhiko Kuroda as central bank governor, the Nikkei newspaper reported early on Monday, citing anonymous government and ruling party sources. ( read original story ...)
Japan Approaches BOJ Deputy for Central Bank Head, Nikkei Says
The Japanese government has approached Masayoshi Amamiya, the Bank of Japan’s deputy governor, about potentially succeeding Haruhiko Kuroda as head of the central bank, Nikkei Asia reported, citing ... ( read original story ...)
Legendary Billionaire Proposes A Radical, Dollar-Beating ‘Inflation-Linked’ Crypto Rival To Bitcoin And Ethereum After Extreme Price Swings
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has said the U.S. dollar is in "jeopardy" but thinks the answer doesn't lie with bitcoin, ethereum or other ...
From ‘hi mum’ to crypto fraud: the latest scams to watch out for
Australians are losing millions of dollars a week to increasingly common scams. How can you avoid them?
How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Psychiatrist Became a Key Player at Crypto Exchange FTX
Hired as a coach at the crypto exchange, George Lerner was there for its dramatic downfall.
The Winter Olympics have a climate problem. Could Sapporo be part of the solution?
Sapporo is touting a study showing that among all the past hosts, only it will still have ideal winter sports conditions by the 2080s. But residents are less than enthusiastic about hosting. ( read original story ...)
Superbowl LVI was crypto’s coming out party. This year, the party’s over
Super Bowl LVI was the crypto world's coming out party. Buzzy firms made bold pitches last year, and shelled out millions of dollars on ads encouraging viewers not to be afraid of this new-fangled ...
NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo live results: Three title matches
In the semi-main, Zack Sabre Jr. defends the NJPW World TV title against Tomohiro Ishii. Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI defend the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team titles against TMDK's Shane Haste and Mikey ... ( read original story ...)
Suspect in Yokohama street stabbing questioned over Saitama incidents
Police in Yokohama on Saturday arrested a 62-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed a 28-year-old man in the thigh as he was walking home last week. The victim told ... ( read original story ...)
Japan needs stable, sustained inflation, govt executive says
Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara on Sunday stressed the need to achieve an economy where inflation rises stably and sustainably, when asked whether the next central bank governor should maintain ultra-easy monetary policy. ( read original story ...)
Can the pioneer of blockchain gaming survive the crypto winter?
Yat Siu has become the pre-eminent investor in this hyped field. But as well as the slump in crypto assets, he faces questions from regulators ...
Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Eastern New Guinea region
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Eastern New Guinea region on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. ( read original story ...)