French company Crypto Blockchain Industries said it would list on the Paris Euronext Growth stock market, highlighting the burgeoning appeal of cryptocurrencies around the world. ( read original story ...)
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen says she’s supporting herself with crypto she purchased ‘at the right time’
"For the foreseeable future, I'm fine, because I did buy crypto at the right time," Frances Haugen told The New York Times. ( read original story ...)
Shiba Inu Falls From Record After Musk Reveals His Crypto Buys
Elon Musk helped Shiba Inu vault up the ranks of the largest cryptocurrencies by market value by tweeting a photo of his puppy. Now the meme token is down after he said he doesn’t own any. ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.71%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.71%. The best ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips on soft earnings, U.S. tech worries
Japanese stocks dropped on Monday on disappointing earnings, with semiconductor-related shares among the hardest hit, taking their cue from falls in U.S. tech firms on poor earnings and concerns about ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese government is still trying to phase out floppy disks a decade after Sony stopped making them
Government officials in Tokyo say they are moving data from floppy disks to online storage media. ( read original story ...)
Japan Government to Sell $7.4 Billion of Postal Giant Shares
The Japanese government will sell 843 billion yen ($7.4 billion) of shares in Japan Post Holdings Co. in the ongoing privatization of the postal and financial-services giant six years after its ... ( read original story ...)
Poll Finds LDP’s Outright Majority at Risk: Japan Election
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party for the first time in 12 years may not be able to hold onto its outright parliamentary majority after this Sunday’s general ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Tokyo Disneyland To Host Halloween Event For The First Time In Two Years
After the park's operator postponed special events because of the spread of COVID-19, Tokyo Disneyland had its first Halloween programme in two years on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, surrounding prefectures lift COVID-19 restrictions on eateries
Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba, as well as Osaka on Monday lifted the COVID-19 restrictions on eateries following an ongoing downward trend in infections ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo sees 17 COVID cases on Oct. 25, marking lowest this year 2 days in row
The Japanese capital recorded 17 coronavirus infections on Oct. 25, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced, the ninth day in a row under･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
For the first time this year, Tokyo has no restrictions on dining and drinking
For a time, Tokyo felt like a shadow of what it once was, with restaurants closing uncharacteristically early and famed bars going teetotal with mocktails instead of the usual fantastic cocktails. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Disneyland holds first Halloween event in 2 years; admits more visitors
Tokyo Disneyland held its first Halloween program in two years on Monday after the park's operator had suspended special events as part of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Visitors with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s sticker character production Quan to merge with cartoonist agency Wwwaap
Genta Nakagawa (Co-CEO of Wwwaap)Image credits Quan, Wwwaap See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Quan, the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Kakao Pay to speed up global expansion after IPO: CEO
Kakao Pay, the fintech arm of mobile giant Kakao Corp., plans to accelerate its global expansion drive after its market debut slated for Nov. 3, the company’s CEO said on Monday. “In five years, ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive | Pankaj Munjal’s Hero Cycles plans IPO, fundraising and acquisitions
Hero Cycles, the largest integrated bicycle manufacturer in the world, has laid out aggressive business expansion plans for the next two years, including stake sales in group companies, acquisitions ... ( read original story ...)