From a private hot spring getaway to luxury suites in the heart of Tokyo, hotel operators are preparing unique accommodations across Japan in hopes of attracting wealthy foreign tourists. Orix Group ... ( read original story ...)
Gov’t to charge Nagoya prison officers over 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 ...)
Cryptocurrencies Language: “Crypto Winter” Is Wrong And Misleads
The use of the phrase “crypto winter” is an unfortunate example of using what sounds like reasonable language to help a buyer overlook the reality
Japan PM negative about gov’t bonds to finance defense spending hike
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday dismissed the idea of issuing government bonds to realize a substantial increase in ...
New Japan law aims at Unification Church fundraising abuses
Japan’s parliament has enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by religious and other groups, which mainly targets the Unification Church, whose fundraising tactics and cozy ties ...
Tech has crashed. Crypto dreams are shattered. What’s a college grad to do?
Briana Morris knew the job hunt would be difficult this year. A college senior and computer science major in Tampa, Florida, she started sending out job applications around the time that massive ...
Cryptocurrency Language: “Crypto Winter” Is Wrong And Misleads
The use of the phrase “crypto winter” is an unfortunate example of using what sounds like reasonable language to help a buyer overlook the reality ...
Institutions are charging forward in crypto, even in the industry’s darkest days
Institutions are brushing up on their understanding of crypto after the FTX scandal forced investors to reckon with some of Bitcoin's previously ignored ideals.
Coinbase CEO Issues Stark 50% Crash Prediction Following Bitcoin, Ethereum And Crypto Price Meltdown
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 ...)