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Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki Shunichi would undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka this week, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.Shunichi will be in the country from January 11 to 12, 2024.

During his visit to Sri Lanka, Endo held the Japan–Sri Lanka Economic Cooperation Policy Dialogue with Finance Secretary K.M.M. Siriwardana to have a comprehensive exchange of views on bilateral ...

Mercari, Japan's renowned online flea market platform, is set to integrate Bitcoin as a payment method, according to a report by Asian media outlet Nikkei.

Proceeds from the issue would be used for debt payment, funding the long-term working capital requirements of the company, and general corporate purposes.

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is crafting rules that will require social media platforms to promptly respond to user claims of online defamation, Nikkei has learned.

A warrant signed on August 6, 2020, had demanded that Nikkei China (Hong Kong) submit to police any exchanges it had with Chow and fellow activist Andy Li Police obtained emails between Nikkei, Chow, ...

Panasonic Entertainment & Communication Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Moriguchi, Osaka, CEO: Akira Toyoshima, hereinafter referred to as "Panasonic") has agreed to a collaboration with Amazon.com Services ...

Japan's Mercari integrates Bitcoin for in-app purchases, enabling its 22M users to pay with crypto amid Japan's supportive regulatory environment.

Mercari, with 3 billion listings and over 20 million monthly active users, will allow users to purchase items using Bitcoin starting in June.

1/8 update: The bitcoin price has shot over $45,000 per bitcoin as the Wall Street race to get a bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) to market enters its final week. The price surge boosted the ...

The fund raising was a day before the issue opening on January 9. The closing day for the offer will be January 11.

Mercari is set to become the first corporate institution to accept Bitcoin (BTC) for payments of goods and services in 2024, starting in June.

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), who was Trump’s ambassador to Japan and now serves on the Senate Banking Committee, is among those calling for a lighter regulatory touch, though he said in an interview that he “started out as a crypto skeptic” himself.

For much of 2023, layoffs abounded, with companies like Gemini Trust and Binance.US shedding staff. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In a significant shift within the crypto industry, Indian cryptocurrency companies are increasingly relocating their operations to Dubai. This move is largely attributed to the contrasting regulatory landscapes in India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Japanese technology investment goliath SoftBank, which has either exited or is in the process of exiting several of its portfolio companies in India while slowing the pace of new deals, is staring at ...