TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese city of Osaka has issued an urgent plea for citizens to donate plastic raincoats to hospitals running short of protective gear for staff treating coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Dozens Of Chrome Extensions Discovered Emptying Crypto Wallets
Crypto wallets are built to be highly secure, but that security can easily be undone by a bit of devious impersonation. ( read original story ...)
Japan is giving its citizens $930 of free money, joining the US in handing out stimulus checks during the coronavirus pandemic
Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo intends to hand out about $1,000 in coronavirus aid relief for each citizen. ( read original story ...)
Over 300,000 sign petition for probe into suicide of Japanese official in Moritomo scandal
(Mainichi) OSAKA -- Over 300,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Japanese government and Diet to set up a third-party panel to probe the suicide of a Finance Ministry official amid a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan IPO cancellations hit record this month on coronavirus
The highest monthly cancellations on record in the current book-building system exceeded the 13 seen in October 2001 the bursting of a tech bubble and the attacks on Se ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Market Surges Over $200 Billion As Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple’s XRP And Litecoin Soar—Here’s Why
Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies are soaring—pushing the combined value of the crypto market back over $200 ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic to trigger biggest Japan export fall since 2016: Reuters poll
Japan's exports likely slumped the most in over 3-1/2 years in March as the coronavirus pandemic crushed demand in the United States and Europe, poll showed, heightening the chance of recession for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Scrambles to Give $926 to Everyone in Nationwide Emergency
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s sudden about-face on a cash handouts initiative indicates the government was no longer convinced the original plan was quick enough or big enough to support ... ( read original story ...)
Japan makes coronavirus emergency nationwide as Abe plans cash payouts for all
The Japanese government declared in Tokyo and six areas including western Osaka. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the government was considering ... It is rare for the government to make changes to a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to broaden coronavirus emergency as Abe plans cash payouts for all
Japan was preparing on Thursday to widen a state of emergency to the entire nation, beyond just major cities, and a government official said would change a draft supplementary budget to provide cash ... ( read original story ...)
Bitstamp Integrates A New One Confirmation Crypto Settlement Process Through Fireblocks
Bitstamp, a large European cryptocurrency exchange, announced on April 14th, they will be the first exchange on Fireblocks infrastructure to enable institutional transactions to one confirmation. ( read original story ...)
Japan to declare nationwide state of emergency as virus spreads
The government had been considering expanding of the state of emergency, currently covering Tokyo, Osaka and five prefectures ... Besides Kishida, he met with LDP Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may broaden emergency, as Abe plans cash payouts for all
Japan was preparing to extend a state of emergency beyond major cities to the entire nation, media reported on Thursday, and a government official said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will change a draft ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Thailand to extend visas amid virus challenges
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause m ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Should Drop Strings on Virus Aid, Economist Says
Japan’s government is getting its response to the virus wrong by adding strings to its financial assistance for companies and people, and by not engineering a tighter lockdown, according to ... ( read original story ...)
More advisers’ clients crave crypto coins despite risks
Yet by January 2019 it had collapsed below $4,000. Last March, US economist Nouriel Roubini described crypto as “the mother and father of all bubbles”, noting that other “top ten” cryptocurrencies had ... ( read original story ...)