Japan’s finance minister on Monday warned that the country’s fiscal health was deteriorating at an “unprecedented” scale as the nation grapples with gargantuan debt aggravated by the pandemic economic ...
Japan’s factory activity extends declines for third straight month – PMI
Japan's manufacturing activity contracted for a third straight month in January as export weakness persisted amid a worsening global outlook, a corporate survey showed on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Achieve your New Year’s resolutions at the new ‘One Piece’ gym in Tokyo
To add further fitness motivation, the gym rewards members with “bounty points,” which they can use to purchase original “One Piece” merchandise. In addition to their fitness center, BragMen also ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s 2023 rally gathers steam as cryptocurrency tops $23,000
The No. 1 token's price briefly topped $23,000 for the first time since Aug. 19, 2022, according to data from CoinGecko.
The banking industry is turning its back on crypto, adding insult to injury for the reeling sector
Experts tell Fortune that the pullback from financial institutions could spell trouble for the already reeling industry. Joseph Silvia, the former counsel to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and a partner at Dickinson Wright,
Crypto comeback is just a ‘mean-reversion’ rally, Bernstein says
However, there are probably a few more bumps to endure before investors are out of this crypto winter. That's one observation about the current crypto bounce Bernstein analysts made in a note to investors Monday.
From anti-war activists to the ‘Crypto-queen,’ here are the 11 women who have made the FBI’s most wanted in its 72-year history
The first woman to be considered dangerous enough to be placed on the list was Ruth Eisemann-Schier in 1968 for he role in a kidnapping.
New York’s financial regulator sets sights on crypto firms mixing funds with customer assets in the wake of FTX fiasco
Former FTX management is alleged to have misappropriated customer funds with sister trading firm Alameda Research.
Nagoya University research deepens understanding of the regulation of circadian rhythms in the mammalian central clock
Circadian rhythms are inherent cycles of approximately 24 hours that regulate various biological processes, such as sleep and wakefulness. A research group at Nagoya University in Japan has recently r ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ‘on the Verge’ of Societal Collapse Due to Plummeting Birth Rate, Prime Minister Says
Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida spoke in desperate terms about the country’s cratering birth rate in an address to his nation’s parliament on Monday. ( read original story ...)
The World’s Best Crypto Policies: How They Do It in 37 Nations
Crypto regulation, however, is a different beast. The laws stop at borders. Politics matter. Most countries are still struggling with how to handle this curious invention – tech that doesn’t cleanly ...
Japan’s FSA expects to allow certain stablecoins by June 2023
Japan’s Financial Services Agency will only allow stablecoins that successfully pass individual checks ensuring that such cryptocurrencies are safe for investors.
The U.S. And Allies Go After Crypto Exchange And Russian Money Laundering
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Treasury Department announced a coordinated action against non-compliant crypto exchange Bitzlato, and the arrest of its owner in Miami for ...
North Carolina crypto mine drives residents away over ‘insane’ noise, electric grid concerns
Murphy resident Mike Lugiewicz explained how the cryptocurrency mine in his rural North Carolina town is forcing him to relocate over the noise and power concerns.
Tokyo’s Tonchin opens its first L.A. ramen shop — with a noodle-making room
At Tonchin's L.A. outpost, the noodles are made from scratch every day. Modern Mexican Casa Madeira debuts, Kusaki's plant-based sushi bar opens, and Pizza Fest is coming. ( read original story ...)
Automakers Brought the Heat at the 2023 Tokyo Auto Salon
The Tokyo Auto Salon is traditionally a tuner show, but OEMs brought some major excitement to this year's event. ( read original story ...)