A multi-billion dollar Japanese campaign to boost domestic tourism faced scrutiny on Thursday with the economy minister due to meet experts as critics worried that encouraging people to travel out of ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Hack Latest in a History of High-Profile Twitter Breaches
Some of the highest-profile Twitter accounts, including former President Barack Obama and Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, were subject to a breathtaking hack on Wednesday involving a ... ( read original story ...)
Twitter Hack: Elon Musk, Obama, Binance Accounts Hacked, Promoted Crypto Giveaway Scam
Within minutes, Twitter accounts of high-profile figures in cryptocurrency, tech, and politics were compromised. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank pushes Arm to focus on chips ahead of possible IPO
TOKYO -- The reorganization of Arm this month at the direction of parent SoftBank Group, has raised questions over whether the British chip designer is on the auction block as the Japanese tech ... ( read original story ...)
Wife of Japan official who killed self in Moritomo scandal seeks truth in court: interview
Hearings for a lawsuit filed by the wife of a Finance Ministry official who killed himself after becoming entangled in the Moritomo document ... ( read original story ...)
In court, widow sends message to Abe, Aso: I want to know the truth
His face the last time I saw him alive seemed to be crying and filled with despair.” Masako made the comments on July 15 during the first oral arguments in her lawsuit at the Osaka District Court. She ... ( read original story ...)
Twitter releases statement about crypto scam hack, saying high-profile users affected are still locked out
Twitter has released an official statement on the hack that saw some of the biggest accounts on the platform pushing a bitcoin scam. On Wednesday, verified accounts including Barack Obama, Joe Biden, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange Operator Gains After Nikkei 225 Inclusion
Shares in Japan Exchange Group Inc. gained in Tokyo after it was selected to join the country’s blue-chip index.The operator of the Tokyo and Osaka exchanges will join the Nikkei 225 on July 29, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firms see no immediate fix for virus pain, some eye better productivity: poll
Nearly half of Japan's companies have no immediate plans in place to help counter the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, although a third of those surveyed in a Reuters poll indicated they were ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower with eyes on China GDP
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday in cautious trade as investors awaited China's GDP data, due later in the day, for clues on the economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic. The benchmark ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto scammers hack Elon Musk and Bill Gates on Twitter
Hackers promoting crypto scams took over a number of high-profile Twitter accounts Wednesday, including Bill Gates and Elon Musk, who has been a frequent target of would-be crypto scammers. The attack ... ( read original story ...)
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk just had their Twitter accounts hacked in apparent crypto scam
Bill Gates and Elon Musk had their Twitter accounts hacked Wednesday afternoon in an apparent cryptocurrency giveaway scam. Other accounts including Apple, Uber, Square’s CashApp, Coinbase, and Kanye ... ( read original story ...)
Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Bill Gates and others hijacked to promote crypto scam
The verified accounts for Gates, Musk and Apple issued tweets promoting a cryptocurrency scam, asking followers to send money to a blockchain address. ( read original story ...)
Apple, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and other Twitter accounts hacked in crypto scam
The Twitter accounts that were hacked posted some kind of scam that falsely asked people to double their Bitcoin amounts. ( read original story ...)
Likely Cryptocurrency Scam As Crypto Exchanges And Influencers Tweet About “CryptoForHealth”
Accounts from the CEO of Binance, Gemini Exchange and the Binance Exchange itself had started tweeting about CryptoForHealth with pinned tweets — using the same message template across multiple tweets ... ( read original story ...)
Trial over bureaucrat’s suicide in Moritomo Gakuen scandal starts
Masako Akagi alleges her husband killed himself after being ordered to alter documents related to favoritism allegations against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)