The XRP price plunged 8% as the crypto market continued to slide and despite the launch of the Bitwise XRP ETF.
BOJ nearing decision to raise rates, board member Masu says -Nikkei
The Bank of Japan is "nearing" a decision to raise interest rates and will not wait until after next year's spring wage negotiations end, its board member Kazuyuki Masu was quoted in the Nikkei ...
GramEye Raises 570 Million Yen in Series B Funding to Accelerate Global Expansion Toward Solving the AMR Crisis with AI
GramEye Inc. (Headquarters: Ibaraki, Osaka; CEO: Yu Hiraoka) today announced the completion of its Series B funding round of 570 million yen, led by Beyond Next Ventures, with continued participation ...
G-20 finance officials pledge to protect global growth
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Finance ministers and ...
Naomi Osaka set to cameo in Meghan Markle’s ‘With Love, Meghan’ Netflix holiday special
Naomi Osaka is getting festive with Meghan Markle this holiday season. The four-time Grand Slam champion made an unexpected cameo this week in the trailer for the Duchess of Sussex's "With Love, ... ( read original story ...)
China’s risky challenge to Japan — and the US
The diplomatic rift between Beijing and Tokyo is also a test of Washington’s appetite for engagement with the region ... ( read original story ...)
News Explorer — Japanese Bitcoin Treasury Companies Thrive Due to Tax Advantages: Report
In Japan, Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) companies outperform bitcoin due to favorable tax treatment of equities versus crypto, with profits taxed at lower rates and loss offsets allowed. However, ...
Japanese Bitcoin Treasury Firms Keep Beating BTC. Tax Policy Makes Outperforming U.S. Peers the Easy Part
While U.S.-listed bitcoin treasury firms struggle to outperform ETFs, Japan’s harsh crypto tax code sends investors into DAT stocks, making outperformance easy.
Bitcoin drops as yen falls, Canada approves stablecoin rules: Global Express
On Friday, the Japanese government approved a $135-billion (21.3 trillion Japanese yen) stimulus package, mainly aimed at price relief and subsidizing gas and household electricity bills. Prime ...
It Was Supposed to Be Crypto’s Year. Then Came the Crash.
Many tourists fled, and locals feared that the nearby underwater volcano, Kolumbo, might be about to erupt - or that this was a seismic prelude to a larger earthquake, like the devastating, magnitude ...
Japan approves restart of world’s biggest nuclear power plant
Japan has approved the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant more than a decade after its closure following the Fukushima disaster, as the country returns to atomic energy to address rising power costs. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Leader Mentions Taiwan, and Tanks Her Relationship With China
Facing reprisals from Beijing for a remark over Taiwan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must walk a fine line to prevent escalating the dispute without looking weak at home. ( read original story ...)
Global stocks in meltdown as Wall Street bails out of crypto and AI: ‘The bubbly is on ice’
Nvidia’s blowout earnings call—which came in way above expectations—simply wasn’t good enough to persuade traders that AI may be overcooked.
8 Best Crypto Offramps Service Platforms in 2025
Discover the best crypto off-ramps service platforms for 2025. Compare fees, speed, and security to convert Bitcoin and other tokens to fiat currency.
Bank of Japan signals chance of December rate hike as yen slides
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said he wanted "just a bit more data" on next year's wage-growth direction and warned of the boost a weak yen could have on underlying inflation, issuing the ...
Binance Japan expands business with PayPay as Buffett increases Japanese portfolio
Binance Japan has launched a new service for users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies using PayPay Money and PayPay Points, announced early Friday morning. According to the crypto exchange’s Japanese ...