The chief executive of bitcoin, ethereum and crypto exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, has warned that "with everything coming down," the company expects revenue to crash by ...
Japan vows to balance budget while boosting military spending
Japan must stick to its target of a primary budget surplus by the 2025 fiscal year, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday, even as a planned increase in defence spending raises the spectre ...
Japan enacts law to prohibit malicious solicitation for donations
Japan on Saturday enacted a law to ban organizations from maliciously soliciting donations following controversy over the fundraising practices of the Unification Church, after the cabinet made ... ( read original story ...)
Finance chief says Japan’s fiscal restoration goal won’t change with more defense spending
Shunichi Suzuki rejected calls from some ruling party lawmakers to issue new government bonds for the planned spending, saying that other stable funding sources are necessary.
Taiwan Pledges Deeper Japan Security Cooperation as Senior Lawmaker Visits
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen pledged on Saturday to deepen security cooperation with Japan to ensure freedom in the Indo-Pacific, during a meeting with a senior member of Japan's ruling Liberal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Clamps Down on Moon Church’s Fundraising
Parliament is banning high-pressure tactics cited by the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
Japan enacts law to help Unification Church donation victims
Japan’s parliament on Saturday enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by religious and other groups, which mainly targets the Unification Church, whose fundraising tactics and cozy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s climate policy ‘failed to build on the legacy of Kyoto’
More than two decades on from the protocol, country shows enthusiasm for nuclear restarts over renewables ... ( read original story ...)
Big Eyes Coin and Big Ambition – This is why big is a hotly anticipated token that’s made everyone ignore Cardano and Wrapped Bitcoin
Bitcoin and other blockchain platforms use a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism to mine tokens. Mining can be carried out in isolation or in conjunction with other cryptocurrencies.
Gov’t to charge Nagoya prison officers for alleged inmate abuse
The Justice Ministry plans to bring charges against 22 prison officers in Nagoya for alleged assaults committed on three inmates, a source familiar with the situation said Saturday. The ministry is ... ( read original story ...)
Inoue targets undisputed world bantamweight title against Butler
Japan's Naoya Inoue said Saturday that he intends to prove that he rules the bantamweight world when he faces England's Paul Butler for the undisputed title in Tokyo next week. ( read original story ...)
‘Too early’ to discuss easing exit, Bank of Japan policymaker says
Still, Hajime Takata expressed hope for a virtuous economic cycle to be realized in the country, pointing to "emerging signs of changes." ...
Japan’s Niseko ski resorts cutting occupancy amid staff shortage
Niseko, a world-famous ski resort area in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, is suffering a severe labor shortage, forcing some hotels and resorts to operate at reduced occupancy heading ... ( read original story ...)
At 2022’s close, all quiet on the crypto fashion front
Digital currencies have had a difficult end to 2022, but what does that spell for fashion brands who pushed them all year?
BOJ’s Takata Says Not Time to End Yield Curve Control: Nikkei
Bank of Japan board member Hajime Takata told the Nikkei newspaper it is not time to end yield curve control, indicating that he sees a need for the central bank to continue its ultra-easy monetary ...
BOJ policymaker Takata rules out ending yield cap – Nikkei
Japan's economy is not yet in a phase where the central bank can end yield curve control (YCC), its board member Hajime Takata was quoted as saying by the Nikkei daily, brushing aside the chance of a ...