Noto Satoyama Airport, which was affected by a 2024 earthquake in Japan, is being redeveloped - with a quirky Pokemon theme. ( read original story ...)
Reyuu Japan and Universal Digital back out of $100M crypto treasury deal as trend goes cold
ReYuu Japan and Universal Digital scrapped their $100 million loan agreement because investors have become wary of crypto treasury strategies.
Exclusive – How Trump’s crypto venture and Iran’s top exchange tapped into the same industry networks
By Tom Wilson and Gavin Finch LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - When customers of Iran’s largest crypto exchange needed to move billions of dollars, networks created by two of the industry’s biggest players ...
Bitcoin Depot goes bankrupt, signaling demise of crypto ATMs
Bitcoin Depot, once the largest operator of crypto ATMs in North America, filed for bankruptcy on Monday, marking the latest major blow for a niche segment of the digital asset industry that has been ...
Japan’s AI gold rush could send Nikkei soaring to 67,000 — but a selloff may loom
Japanese equities are poised for further gains this year as booming artificial intelligence demand boosts corporate earnings, according to a new strategy report from BofA Securities. However, analysts ...
Academy Awards® Accredited SSFF & ASIA 2026 Launches “Generative Tokyo Project” with AI-Themed Short Film starring as Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike Announces Cinematic Tokyo …
Tetsuya Bessho, actor and founder of the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), Asia's largest international short film festival, paid a courtesy visit to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike at the ... ( read original story ...)
2 Americans arrested over stunt at viral baby monkey Punch’s zoo in Japan
Two Americans were arrested in Japan after social media posts showed a person jumping into an enclosure at the zoo where viral baby monkey Punch found fame. ( read original story ...)
Two Americans arrested in Japan over stunt targeting famous baby monkey at Ichikawa City Zoo
In Japan, two Americans were arrested for entering a monkey enclosure at Ichikawa City Zoo. A 24-year-old male student climbed the fence while another filmed. ( read original story ...)
Galaxy Digital secures New York BitLicense to expand institutional crypto services (GLXY)
Galaxy Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GLXY) said the New York State Department of Financial Services has approved both a BitLicense and a Money Transmission License for its subsidiary GalaxyOne Prime NY, ...
Phemex CEO Federico Variola on AI, Prediction Markets, and the Next Phase of Crypto Trading
In a recent BeInCrypto video podcast, Mo spoke with Federico Variola, CEO of Phemex, about how user behavior is changing and why exchanges are building more complete trading environments.
Can XRP reclaim $1.50 as ETF inflows and crypto optimism return?
XRP briefly reclaimed the $1.50 level last week as optimism surrounding the US Clarity Act and rising institutional ETF inflows boosted market confidence. However, the rally quickly lost momentum as ...
What Is Hormuz Safe? Iran Uses Bitcoin and Crypto to Build a SWIFT-Free Shipping System
Hormuz Safe is a reported Bitcoin-based maritime insurance platform tied to ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The system would allow vessels to pay ...
2 Americans arrested in Japan for climbing into viral baby monkey Punch’s zoo enclosure
Two Americans were arrested in Japan after social media posts showed a person jumping into an enclosure at the zoo where viral baby monkey Punch found fame. ( read original story ...)
Japan, South Korea agree to DNA tests on remains from wartime mine accident
The governments of Japan and South Korea have agreed to conduct DNA tests on remains recovered from an undersea coal mine in western Japan, where a wartime accident led to the deaths of 183 people, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s life-size Unicorn Gundam statue in Odaiba will be retired this August
Having stood guard over the DiverCity Tokyo Plaza mall in Odaiba since 2017, Tokyo’s life-size Unicorn Gundam is being retired for good this August. The mega-robot leaves a near-decade legacy as the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan arrests Americans over stunt at baby monkey Punch’s zoo
Two American nationals were arrested in Japan after a stunt in which one entered the monkey enclosure at a zoo where a baby macaque named Punch became a global internet sensation this year, police ... ( read original story ...)