A United Nations human rights expert is urging Japan’s government to provide evacuees from the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster with more support, including housing, jobs and other needs, regardless o ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Rules In EU Lean Toward Investor Protection, Away From Privacy
The council comprises the heads of EU states or governments, while the parliament is an elected legislature. From an investor protection angle, the package—which the Council said in June had been ...
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.53%
Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Power, Transportation Equipment and Precision Instruments sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 ...
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui hit with administrative order over rules breach
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) has been told to devise measures to improve compliance by Japan's financial regulator after the group's banking and securities arms were found to have ...
Medical facility in Osaka Pref. gives expired COVID vaccine shots to 145 people
A medical institution in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kishiwada administered 145 people with COVID-19 vaccines that had expired up ... ( read original story ...)
China’s once-popular crypto exchange Huobi Global bought by About Capital
Huobi Global, once China’s top crypto exchange, has been retooling itself since exiting from the home market following Beijing’s crypto ban. Now the company is nearing a takeover by an investment firm ...
Chinese Crypto Mogul Li Sells Stake in Exchange Operator Huobi
Huobi Global controlling shareholder Leon Li has sold his entire stake in the cryptocurrency exchange operator and will cease to be involved in its operations, according to the company.
Crypto exchange Binance suffers $570 million hack
It is the latest in a series of major hacks targeting cross-chain bridges, with instances of sloppy engineering making them a prime target for cybercriminals.
Bitcoin falls after the jobs report, but crypto prices show relative stability
The crypto market fell with stocks after the highly anticipated jobs report showed the labor market is still tight.
Tokyo Gas sells Australian LNG stakes in $3.4b deal
Major Japanese LNG buyer Tokyo Gas has made a shock move to sell out of four Australian LNG projects to a US private equity firm in what is the first significant sign of a Japanese firm exiting gas ... ( read original story ...)
World’s 20 wealthiest cities, ranked: New York, Tokyo and San Francisco are home to more millionaires and billionaires than anywhere – but Dubai, Mumbai and Shenzhen are …
Interpreting the data, Andrew Amoils, head of research at New World Wealth, says that in holding the crown as the wealthiest city on earth, New York's property is also among the priciest. "The Big ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto: Hacker Steals Nearly $600 Million from Biggest Platform
According to security companies BlockSec, Paradigm and CertiK, a person hacked around 2 million tokens of Binance Coin. The theft was made in two transactions in which the attacker was able to ...
Shared sauna workspace incubating business collaboration in Nagoya
A sauna bathhouse featuring a shared workspace and bar has opened in Nagoya, attracting remote workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, small business owners and others who see it as a unique location to ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama releases 716U ultra-wide base tire for fleets
The 716U UWB — available in the U.S. in size 455/55R225 — is designed specifically for waste, recycle and on and off-road severe service operations where maximizing payload capacity is vital. ( read original story ...)
Japan Set To Reopen Borders To Independent Travelers And Lift Daily Arrival Limit This Month
After two and a half years of strict COVID-19 restrictions, Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida announced it will allow visa-free individual tourist travel again. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin falls after the jobs report, but crypto prices are showing relative stability
The crypto market fell with stocks after the highly anticipated jobs report showed the labor market is still tight.