When a prefecture in northwestern China's Xinjiang region ordered a halt on cryptocurrency mining projects this month, Chris Zhu scrambled to move clients' machines southward, spending over a week to ... ( read original story ...)
Mining bitcoin could be about to get a whole lot easier after China’s crypto crackdown
China's bitcoin crackdown intensified over the weekend, with authorities in the hydropower-rich Sichuan province ordering crypto miners to shut down operations. According to reports, more than 90% of ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Bosses See Miners Fleeing China as Crackdown Spreads
The heads of some of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges say Bitcoin miners are moving out of China as authorities intensify their crackdown on the space. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends flat; startup Mercari jumps on first annual profit outlook
Japanese shares were flat on Thursday as uncertainty over domestic corporate earnings kept investors on the sidelines, while Mercari jumped after the technology startup forecast its first annual net ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to abolish fiscal, debt advisory panel -govt officials
Japan's finance ministry will abolish a nearly two-decade-old panel consisting of academics and corporate executives that has offered long-term ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to abolish two-decade-old fiscal, debt advisory panel
Japan's finance ministry will abolish a nearly two-decade-old panel consisting of academics and corporate executives that has offered long-term proposals on fixing the country's worsening finances, ... ( read original story ...)
Saitama man had girl, 13, sign ‘slave contract’ before sex in Nagoya love hotel
Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested a 29-year-old man who had a teenage girl sign a contract to be his slave before paying her for sex ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Japan emperor appears ‘concerned’ about COVID-19 spread through Games -Kyodo
Japanese Emperor Naruhito appears "concerned" about the possibility the Olympic Games could cause the coronavirus to spread as feared by many in the public, Kyodo News quoted an official at the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top court rules couples must use the same surname
Japan's top court on Wednesday threw out a challenge by three couples who wanted to keep their own surnames after marriage, ruling that laws stipulating Japanese couples must choose one family name ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Pot Calls European Kettle Black
Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi told European leaders that they should increase the continent’s military presence in Asia to help Tokyo put “tremendous pressure” on the People’s Republic of ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business associations donate to COVID-19 vaccine fund
The Japanese Business Association of Ho Chi Minh City (JCCH) has donated 20,000 USD to Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund, an initiative aiming to provide enough vaccines for the inoculation of at least ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama promotes two executives
President and CEO Jeff Barna announced two management changes effective July 1. Stan Chandgie was promoted from vice president of consumer sales to executive vice president of sales and support; and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics set to open in a month after waves of infection and opposition
The International Olympic Committee and Japanese officials are adamant that beginning July 23, they can host the games not only safely, but successfully. ( read original story ...)
A shortage of doctors and nurses has contributed to Japan’s slow vaccine rollout, professor says
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, a 2017 World Health Organization report noted Japan was facing a "critical shortage of doctors." ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top court rules that couples must share a last name, marking a huge setback for gender equality in the country
Japan is the only country in the world known to have such a law on surnames. An attempt was made in 2015 to challenge the law, but that failed too. ( read original story ...)
What property could you buy for US$2 million? A flat in Hong Kong, London or New York … a beachfront penthouse in Phuket or a luxury ski getaway in Niseko, Japan
By most people's reckoning, US$2 million is a princely sum - unless you're looking to buy a home in the world's most expensive residential property market. That dubious honour goes to Hong Kong where, ... ( read original story ...)