Tokyo is concerned about sharp falls in the yen currency and stands ready to "respond appropriately" if needed, Japan's top government spokesperson said on Monday, issuing a fresh warning to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business sentiment negative in second quarter on high oil prices
The figures are calculated by subtracting the percentage of firms reporting worsening conditions from those observing improvements. ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan Readies Trillion Dollar Crypto Bazooka As Celsius Crisis Fuels Huge Bitcoin And Ethereum Crash—CryptoCodex
The bitcoin price has crashed to under $24,000 per bitcoin, its lowest since late 2020, and looks set to fall further. Ether ETH eum has suffered even sharper declines, losing alm ... ( read original story ...)
This $11.9M Hill Country ranch has ties to the Alamo
There are 10 wells on the property, the listing states. Indian Creek Farm is home to two national champion horses, "On cue" and "Tsetserleg," who went on to the Tokyo Olympics. The property holds a ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto lender Celsius pauses all account withdrawals and transfers as digital tokens plummet across the board
"We are taking this necessary action for the benefit of our entire community in order to stabilize liquidity and operations," Celsius said Monday. ( read original story ...)
Binance pauses bitcoin withdrawals due to a ‘stuck transition’ as crypto sell-off deepens
Binance said Monday that it is temporarily pausing bitcoin withdrawals "due to a stuck transaction causing a backlog." At first, Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao said in a tweet that the issue ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto VCs say the frenzy to invest in Web3 startups at any cost is cooling off. Here’s where they now see opportunity.
Web3 startup funding is getting less frenzied as the crypto market falls, VCs told Insider at the Consensus conference. Some are shifting their focus. ( read original story ...)
Crypto lender Celsius halts withdrawals due to ‘extreme market conditions’
Transfers also ‘paused’ between Celsius accounts as value of digital asset market slips below $1tn ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto.com says it will lay off 260 employees, joining the downsizing wave hitting crypto exchanges
Crypto.com paid $100 million to have Matt Damon as its spokesperson and spent a reported $700 million to rename LA's Staples Center. ( read original story ...)
Crypto firm Celsius pauses transfers, withdrawals as markets tumble
Bitcoin extended earlier declines after Celsius’s announcement, falling more than 6% to as low as $24,888, an 18-month low. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei posts biggest drop in over 4 months on U.S. inflation woes
"Japan has some positive cues and its fundamentals are relatively firm, with reopening of the economy and the weakened yen," Mitsui said.The volume of.. ( read original story ...)
Japan philanthropic group begins fund raising for Ukrainians
A Japanese foundation announced Monday it is launching a fundraising drive to provide more than 1,200 Ukrainian evacuees in Japan with additional financial support for language studies and other needs ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 cases in Tokyo under 1,000 for 1st time in 5 months
Tokyo confirmed 960 new COVID-19 cases on June 13, down 53 from a week ago, marking the first day since Jan. 11 that the daily tally dropped below 1,000. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 960 more coronavirus cases on June 13, 1st time under 1,000 since Jan.
Japan's capital recorded 960 more COVID-19 cases on June 13 after seeing 1,546 infections the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government a ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo cases fall below 1,000 for first time in five months
Tokyo recorded 960 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, with the daily tally falling below 1,000 for the first time since Jan. 11. The 960 cases were down by 53 from a week before, marking a week-on-week ... ( read original story ...)
A third of social recluses are in their 40s and 50s, Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward finds
The ward’s survey also showed that 1 in 4 hikikomori had isolated themselves from society and not participated in any social activities for at least a decade. ( read original story ...)