Beijing has taken another step in restricting the use of cryptocurrency in China, causing a market-wide price plunge. ( read original story ...)
$280 billion wiped off crypto market as bitcoin falls below $40,000 for first time in 14 weeks
Bitcoin fell more than 13% to hit an intraday low of $38,585.86 at around 12:54 a.m. ET, according to CoinDesk data. That was the lowest level since Feb. 9, the last time it dropped below $40,000. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls over 1% at close; Japan shares end lower as pandemic curbs hit risk appetite
The Nikkei share average dropped 1.28 per cent to close at 28,044.45, while the broader Topix lost 0.66 per cent to 1,895.24. ( read original story ...)
IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation
Confronted in Japan with some of the strongest medical-community opposition yet to the Tokyo Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach offered Wednesday to have added medical personnel available to help out ... ( read original story ...)
Widow charged over alleged murder of Japan’s ‘Don Juan’
The young widow of an ageing Japanese real estate mogul was charged Wednesday with murdering the self-described "Don Juan" just months into their marriage, a court official said. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin falls sharply after China signals crypto crackdown
Bitcoin tumbled 14 per cent to its lowest level since early February after Chinese regulators intensified efforts to crack down on the use of cryptocurrencies by financial institutions. In a joint ... ( read original story ...)
One of Japan’s Top Medical Associations Wants the Olympics Canceled
The 6,000-member Tokyo Medical Practitioners’ Association is warning of a possible collapse of Japan's medical system ... ( read original story ...)
Flaw in Japan Covid vaccine booking system causes chaos
A flaw in Japan’s coronavirus inoculation programme has been exposed barely a day after the government opened a facility in Tokyo designed to speed up the country’s slow vaccine rollout. The glitch – ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.8 intensity earthquake strikes Bhulbhule of Lamjung District in Nepal
Epicenter of the earthquake lies at Bhulbhule of Lamjung District this morning at around 5:42 (Local Time). It has been recorded with 5.8 magnitudes,' Dr Lokbijay Adhikari, Seismologist, National ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s industry ministry discontinues monthly data on spot LNG prices
Japan will stop releasing monthly data on spot LNG prices as it has achieved the aim of understanding the distribution dynamics for the fuel, demand for which spiked after the Fukushima disaster, the ... ( read original story ...)
Australian fintech committee has crypto in its sights
The Senate Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre has started its third and final phase of probing the fintech scene, this time narrowing in on nascent tech such as ... ( read original story ...)
Lithium Energy hits the boards after oversubscribed $9m IPO
South America lithium brine hopeful, Lithium Energy has listed on the ASX after successfully shaking the tin for $9 million in a “heavily oversubscribed” IPO. The new company, a spin-off from iron ore ... ( read original story ...)
UTEC, one of Asia’s largest deep-tech investment firms, launches new $275M fund – TechCrunch
The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC), a deep-tech funding agency, introduced the primary shut of its fifth fund, which is anticipated to complete 30 billion JPY (or about $275 million ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games organizers get plea to cancel from medical body
The IOC and Tokyo Olympic organizers start three days of virtual meetings Wednesday and will run into some of the strongest medical-community opposition so far with the games set to open in just over ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s restaurateurs rail against alcohol ban as Covid measures bite
Owners of izakayas in the Shimbashi district of Japan’s capital are facing an existential threat ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 1.32 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 1.32 percent at 28,031.22 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix shed 1.02 percent at 1,888.26. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, ... ( read original story ...)