U.S. banks are looking at ways to handle crypto adoption in the wake of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) July decision to allow banks to provide custody for cryptocurrencies, ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Is Less Scary Than Halloween
Isn’t bitcoin creepy? I understand their confusion: Hollywood often acts like everything crypto-related is dark web deals and criminal conduct. In fact, it’s held and traded by millions of law-abiding ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Finance reports standalone net loss of Rs 0.08 crore in the September 2020 quarter
Sales decline 89.29% to Rs 0.03 crore. Net loss of Tokyo Finance reported to Rs 0.08 crore in the quarter ended September 2020 as against net profit of Rs 0.13 crore during the pr ... ( read original story ...)
New deals offering scope for Japanese businesses
Vietnam and Japan are entering new horizons for further bilateral investment ties, with the former becoming a key market for the latter’s businesses to shore up their supply chains overseas. ( read original story ...)
The crypto compliance lie: Sacrificing privacy does not make us safer
Money Laundering regulations does not require creating a global panopticon that removes a key component of what makes Bitcoin and crypto valuable: pseudonymity. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 215 coronavirus cases, topping 200 for a third day
Tokyo confirmed 215 new cases of the coronavirus Saturday, the metropolitan government said, registering 200-plus infections for the third straight day. Th ... ( read original story ...)
The evolution of crypto exchanges — What’s next for the industry
Cryptocurrency exchanges have now become significant for global businesses, and digital asset trading hubs are carrying on substantial business activities on a daily basis ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase Declares A $30 Billion Crypto Payments War With PayPal
With 80% of Coinbase users also being PayPal users, Coinbase is declaring a crypto payments war with PayPal by launching its debit card in the US to enable everyday purchases with Bitcoin and other ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Kanazaki, Mateus goals give Grampus 2-0 win against Antlers
Goals from Mu Kanazaki and Mateus secured Nagoya Grampus a 2-0 win Saturday against a Kashima Antlers side reduced to 10 men ... ( read original story ...)
A local’s guide to the backstreet eats of Osaka’s Baika neighborhood
Osaka – Baika, population 5,165, is a charming neighborhood with a small-town feel near Osaka’s Chidoribashi Station. Here, restaurants and cafes are housed in antiquated buildings, and a close-knit ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Festival Puts on Brave Face at In-Person Opening Ceremony
The Tokyo festival, which is also cooperating with ... the boxing epic “Underdog,” the Japanese film business is still fighting an uphill battle to success. ( read original story ...)
US, Japan and Australia to form supply chains in Vietnam
The governments of the US, Japan and Australia are taking steps to invest in the development of infrastructure and form supply chains in Vietnam, according to Nguyen Van Binh, head of the Party ... ( read original story ...)
Spectator cap raised at Yokohama stadium for high-tech anti-virus experiment
A three-day high-tech experiment began Friday at a baseball stadium in Yokohama to study ways to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 at major events, with the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s food industry grows hot with high-tech freezing
The material inhibits oxidation -- the main culprit in food spoilage -- by preventing oxygen from entering while retaining moisture within the bread. Freezing bread causes a loss of moisture, leaving ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business leaders target overwork among country’s bureaucrats
A group of made up of the heads of leading companies in Japan has begun collecting signatures online as part of a bid to slash overtime work in Tokyo's Kas ... ( read original story ...)
Rock Tang joins Honolulu commercial real estate firm after time in Tokyo
After the Covid-19 pandemic brought Tokyo’s 60 million-square-foot office market to ... what he called a “sabbatical” from the business world in Honolulu. “After my Japan experience, I suddenly got a ... ( read original story ...)