The bodies of a man and a woman were found in a burned-out apartment in the city of Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, on the morning of Sept. 30 in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to mandate solar panels on roofs of new buildings from April 2025
Solar panels must be installed on the roofs of new buildings in Tokyo from April 2025 with few exceptions, in what will be the city's strongest statement yet in the fight against climate change. Read ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Japan gov’t must move to protect people’s livelihoods as prices surge
Prices of food and other essentials are continuing to rise in Japan, and the government must quickly devise measures to protect the livelihoods of tho ... ( read original story ...)
Consumer Complaints About Crypto Are on the Rise Amid Industry Slump, Data Shows
Consumer complaints have again put the risks from the cryptocurrency trade in the spotlight, as thousands of complaints have flooded into the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over the past two ...
Tokyo likely spent record amount on yen-buying intervention
TOKYO/ OSAKA--Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said authorities stood ready to respond to speculative currency moves, a fresh warning that comes days after Tokyo intervened in the foreign exchange ...
CFTC Goes After Digitex Crypto Exchange In Lawsuit
On Friday, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission went after crypto exchange Digitex and its founder Adam Todd in a lawsuit, claiming that it has “never been registered with the Commission in any ...
Crypto lender Celsius not seeking payments for outstanding loans
Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network said on Friday it is not seeking to enforce payment obligations for outstanding loans during its Chapter 11 proceedings and that borrowers do not need to repay ...
Deglobalization Is Happening. Crypto Is Part of the Answer
This article is excerpted from The Node, CoinDesk's daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto news. You can subscribe to get the full newsletter here. These points were ...
Ethereum’s Founder on What Crypto Can — and Can’t — Do
It is a conversation about crypto, but it is not really about the part of crypto people are most familiar with. So I want to give some context. So there’s crypto as this frothing, speculative, hyper ...
Japan Sports Agency chief slams Tokyo Olympic corruption scandal
Japan Sports Agency Commissioner Koji Murofushi said Friday a widening corruption scandal over the selection of Tokyo Olympic sponsor ... ( read original story ...)
Apply to pitch your startup at TC Sessions: Crypto
Crypto has evolved from a niche product into a critical piece of the infrastructure underpinning an entirely new vision for the internet — web3. Startups are at the core of this innovation, and ...
Crypto outperforms tech in Q3, and what makes Solana the fastest blockchain: CNBC Crypto World
CNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and ...
Japan’s forex intervention hits record ¥2.84 tril to stem yen fall
Japan's currency intervention last week cost 2.84 trillion yen, the largest-ever amount spent to stem the yen's sharp slide against the U.S. dollar, Finance Ministry data showed Friday. The yen-buying ...
Oktoberfest Comes Back to Yokohama
Oktoberfest, the traditional German beer festival, has returned to Yokohama after a pandemic hiatus. Fans of brews and bratwurst have been gathering at the city's red brick warehouse since 2003. As ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Set to Reopen to Tourists Again. Here’s What to Expect.
As of Oct. 11, it will be much easier to visit Japan—and more affordable ... ( read original story ...)
For many, it was business as usual in Tokyo on Abe’s funeral day
A woman from Kyoto who was visiting a friend in Tokyo on Sept. 27 had feared the capital would be chaotic because of the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)