The booming world of decentralized finance, which has collected more than $11 billion in cryptocurrencies in a matter of months, is a potential haven for money laundering, according to new research. ( read original story ...)
How The Pandemic Is Stimulating Innovation In Crypto
Going forward, it seems possible that many investors will the pandemic as a net positive for crypto, as more family offices and private individuals could seek digital assets as a way to protect ... ( read original story ...)
Ostapenko happy to inspire Osaka and new generation
Jelena Ostapenko admitted Thursday that she was delighted her breakthrough 2017 Roland Garros triumph helped inspire Naomi Osaka to three Grand Slam crowns. Ostapenko stunned the sport three years ago ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange paralysed by hardware glitch in worst-ever outage
Trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was brought to a complete standstill by a hardware failure for all of Thursday, in the worst-ever outage for the world's third-largest equity market. ( read original story ...)
A Countercultural Dreamland From Tokyo Flickers at MoMA
Shuzo Azuchi Gulliver created a moving-image environment with 18 projectors. Now his and other expanded cinema works from Japanese pioneers are in New York. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange Sets Restart After Daylong Shutdown
The Tokyo Stock Exchange said it would resume normal trading Friday after an unprecedented all-day shutdown Thursday that executives blamed on a malfunctioning computer part. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Looks To Restart Trade After Unprecedented Shutdown
Tokyo's stock market operator said Thursday it hoped trade would resume from tomorrow after a "hardware failure" caused an unprecedented day-long shutdown of one of the world's biggest exchanges. All ... ( read original story ...)
70% of Crypto Enthusiasts are Spending, Not HODLing
To gain insight into the spending habits of digital currency users, BlockCard and Bitcoin Market Journal polled 35,000+ blockchain investors on their crypto spending habits. Some of the key takeaways: ... ( read original story ...)
Exchange Outage is Latest Blow to Tokyo’s Financial Hub Dreams
The unprecedented outage that scrapped trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange for the entire day Thursday is the last thing local authorities need at a time when Japan is seeking to reinvent the capital ... ( read original story ...)
Giant Gundam to rule skyline over Yokohama Port from Dec. 19
A full-size and movable Gundam to be shown to the public at Yamashita Pier in Yokohama Port from Dec. 19 ( (c) Sotsu Co. and Sunrise Inc.) YOKOHAMA--Not even the COVID-19 pandemic could stop Gundam, ... ( read original story ...)
New hotel brings piece of Hawaii to Yokohama
A bit of Hawaii has come to Japan with the opening of The Kahala Hotel & Resort Yokohama on Sept. 23 in Yokohama’s Minato Mirai 21 district. The hotel ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Market Halts Trading for a Day, Citing Glitch
The exchange’s operator said it planned to resume trading on Friday after a technical problem left investors unable to place orders. ( read original story ...)
Japan: man admits nine murders after contacting suicidal people via Twitter
In case that has shocked country and led to new Twitter rules, Takahiro Shiraishi assaulted and strangled victims ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Hotels Looking to Stand Out
Hotels in Tokyo are scrambling for ways to stand out from the competition and attract guests as Thursday marked the start of the Japanese capital's inclusion in the government-subsidized "Go To Travel ... ( read original story ...)
World shares mostly higher; Tokyo trading halted by outage
TOKYO (AP) — Shares were higher in Europe and Asia on Thursday, while trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was suspended due to a technical failure in its computer systems. Tokyo Stock Exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange Outage Puts Spotlight on Fujitsu System
The Tokyo Stock Exchange suffered its worst outage ever on Thursday, taking trading offline for the day and casting the spotlight on the computer system that the bourse developed in collaboration with ... ( read original story ...)