Japan’s key inflation measure weakened last month in another sign that Japan’s price dynamics are at odds with a global trend of rapid acceleration that is prompting central bank action overseas. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber relocating Tokyo HQ staff
TOKYO — Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) is relocating its head office functions to a non-tire products factory in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from central Tokyo, in a move to increase operating ... ( read original story ...)
China detains Japanese man in Shanghai, details unclear as Tokyo calls for early release
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government asked China via consulate for opportunity to meet the man who is believed in good health, chief cabinet secretary says. ( read original story ...)
Kyoto eyes empty homes tax to stem exodus of young people
The city of Kyoto plans to introduce a tax on empty homes and holiday houses to boost the property market amid an exodus of young ... with many people in their 20s and 30s choosing to move to Tokyo or ... ( read original story ...)
Myomo Strengthens Intellectual Property Portfolio With Receipt of Key Patent in Japan
This new Japanese patent is part of a family of patents Myomo has been issued for its MyoPro device in the United States, Europe, China and Japan. This family of patents covers a powered orthotic ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber reports record 2021 sales, profits
The Alliance Tire Group segment — comprising Yokohama Rubber's agricultural, OTR and industrial tire businesses — generated high double-digit growth. ( read original story ...)
What Happens to Your Crypto When You Die? Make a Plan, Or Lose Your Investment Forever
Millions of dollars in crypto assets have already been lost due to the death of investors who had no backup plan for their loved ones. Here’s how not to lose yours. ( read original story ...)
The rise of crypto on Wall Street could end up triggering another financial crisis, global watchdog warns
If financial institutions become more involved in crypto markets, it could affect their balance sheets and liquidity in unexpected ways, the FSB said. ( read original story ...)
Justice Department Warns Crypto Criminals: We’re Watching You
A special unit dedicated to digital currencies has just been created at the Department of Justice, working against fraud related to the cryptosphere. ( read original story ...)
‘I don’t want to up sticks if we can avoid it’: Crypto startups consider rage-quitting over slow dirty-money checks
Crypto trading businesses say that lags from the UK's underfunded financial watchdog could be the death knell for London's status as a crypto hotspot. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin could plummet to $10,000 by 2023 as 3 macro factors of crypto prices suggest weakness ahead, Stifel says
"In 2022, we see bitcoin in a broad trading range bounded by year-to-date intra-day levels with greater downside risk in 2023," Stifel said. ( read original story ...)
Crypto company Circle seeks to double valuation to $9bn in Spac deal
US financial technology company Circle said on Thursday that its planned deal to list on Wall Street via a blank cheque company chaired by former Barclays chief Bob Diamond has doubled in value to ... ( read original story ...)
Sequoia now has a crypto fund, too
Sequoia Capital has launched a new investment fund focused on crypto tokens, according to a report. The venture capital giant is allocating $500 million for a new strategy geared to acquiring and ... ( read original story ...)
Musk Compares Canada’s Trudeau to Hitler in Unhinged Trucker Crypto Freakout
The Tesla CEO is apparently upset that Canada doesn’t want anti-vaccine mandate truckers to use cryptocurrencies to fund their protests. ( read original story ...)
Winter Olympics bring back good memories for Saultite who competed 50 years ago
Olympics makes its return to the airwaves, one Sault Ste. Marie woman is recounting her own Olympic journey that happened 50 years ago. Diane Acton went by her maiden name Pratt when she competed in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: FG Pays Medical Bill Of Injured Athletes
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has paid the medical expenses of two athletes who got injured at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games last summer. The athletes – Enoch Adegoke and Usheoritse ... ( read original story ...)