The yen has slipped to two-decade lows against the dollar largely because Japan has a different view on inflation than its global peers. The Bank of Japan stands out among major central banks with its ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s coronavirus cases up by 80 from a week ago
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 2,015 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Wednesday. The figure is up 80 from a week ago, marking the first week-on-week increase since May 13. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 2,015 new coronavirus cases, rising from a week before
The number of severely ill patients under the metropolitan government's criteria came to one after falling to zero the previous day. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo station trials sound visualization for deaf and hard of hearing
A train station in Tokyo started reproducing platform announcements and the sounds of train arrivals and departures onto a screen in the form of text and sign language. ( read original story ...)
Bronzeville: Modernity, Race and the Search to Belong
Bronzeville: Modernity, Race and the Search to Belong presented at the Jean Deleage Art Gallery in Boyle Heights’s Casa 0101 Theater from April 8th to May ... ( read original story ...)
Social Media Blamed For $1 Billion Lost In Crypto Scams
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has laid the blame for $1 billion being lost through crypto scams at the feet of social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin tumbles as crypto sell-off accelerates
Bitcoin tumbled on Wednesday to a new 18-month low, dragging smaller tokens down with it and spurring a sharp fall in crypto markets sparked by crypto lender Celsius freezing customer withdrawals. ( read original story ...)
Binance and FTX Continue to Hire Despite Employment Freezes at Crypto Firms
A looming recession has spooked crypto firms, along with dips in virtual asset prices. Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency trading platform by volume, announced that it was “expanding hiring ... ( read original story ...)
The SEC’s Crypto Bait And Switch And Investors’ Loss Of $15 Billion
Hinman outlined a vision of decentralized tokens being free from registration; then the SEC hammered them for failing to register. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin news – live: Crypto exchange Coinbase sacks staff amid price collapse
Bitcoin has crashed below $24,000, reaching its lowest levels since the end of 2020. More than $200 billion has been wiped off the entire cryptocurrency market on Monday morning. It is the latest in a ... ( read original story ...)
Softbank seals jumbo pre-IPO loan ahead of Arm’s listing
Allocations have been unveiled for a jumbo loan raised by SoftBank, ahead of the Japanese investment conglomerate's plans to list UK chip designer Arm before the end of March 2023. “The deal size was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei hits one-month low on caution ahead of Fed rate decision
Japan's Nikkei index ended at a more than one-month low on Wednesday, extending losses for a fourth straight session, as investors awaited a U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision later in the day that ... ( read original story ...)
Yen slump may open scope for Japan’s central bank to tweak policy
The Bank of Japan's resolve to defend its yield cap faces attack from investors betting the central bank could give in to global market forces, opening up a slim chance for a near-term tweak in its ... ( read original story ...)
As yen tumbles, Japan’s automakers take cost burden off their suppliers
For decades, Japan's powerful automakers had a playbook to deal with deflation: press suppliers for lower prices on everything from seat belts to wire harnesses and promise volume. Now, with inflation ... ( read original story ...)
Japan govt bond futures collapse, yields test band despite BOJ heavy hand
Japanese government bond futures plunged the most in years and yields clung to the upper limit of the central bank's policy band on Wednesday as traders bet the Bank of Japan's ultra-easy policy was ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 2,015 coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday reported 2,015 new coronavirus cases, up 487 from Tuesday and up 80 from last Wednesday. There were no infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms ... ( read original story ...)