Japan’s economy likely suffered a contraction in the first three months of this year, signaling underlying fragility even before US tariff measures started hitting the country in earnest, according to ...
Japan’s PM Ishiba pushes for 0% tariffs in US trade talks
The US agreed on Thursday to reduce tariffs to 10% on 100,000 units of British luxury exports annually. While Ishiba acknowledged it as a favorable deal for the U.K., he believes Japan can and should ...
Finance chief Kato walks back idea of U.S. Treasury sales as trade chip
Japan held roughly $1.13 trillion in Treasury Securities at the end of February — making it the biggest overseas holder of U.S. debt.
Leak Reveals Mark Zuckerberg Is Quietly Plotting To Blow Up The Bitcoin Price And Crypto Market
Now, as U.S. president Donald Trump’s crypto czar David Sacks surprises traders with a rare bitcoin price prediction, a leak has revealed Mark Zuckerberg is planning to add crypto support for Meta’s 3 ...
Naomi Osaka Posts 3-Word Message After Italian Open Win
Naomi Osaka posted a confident message on social media following her win at the Italian Open. / IMAGO / Insidefoto On Wednesday, Naomi Osaka kicked off her campaign at the Italian Open ...
Sushi diplomacy: Japan’s foreign relations trump card is its food
TOKYO/BEIJING -- As Japan faces a security environment that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says is the most complex since the end of World War II, the country has been relying on a diplomatic tactic it ...
Memecoin Controversy Will Help The Crypto Market
Memecoins have been a part of the cryptoasset ecosystem virtually ever since the asset class achieved mass market awareness and appeal during 2017-2018. While most memecoin projects have been revealed ...
Nikkei 225 forecast: Sony, Softbank, Honda, Rakuten, Mitsui earnings on tap
The Nikkei 225 Index has rebounded in the past few weeks as optimism on trade prevailed. After bottoming at ¥30,770 in April, it has surged by over 21%, entering a technical bull market. It is now ...
Japan to support companies moving into Africa
TOKYO -- The Japanese government plans to join hands with venture capital firms to help Japanese companies make inroads into Africa by gathering information about local startups and facilitating ...
Roger Stone Suggests Democratic Senator Should Face ‘Execution’ After He Criticized Trump’s Crypto Ventures
The lawmaker’s wife, who survived an assassination attempt, responded to Stone’s comments by saying “inciting violence is unAmerican.” ...
Crypto Founder Jeffy Yu Faked His Own Death on a Live Stream
Yu’s staged death was captured on video, which appeared to show him holding a gun to his chin and seemingly pulling the trigger, causing the phone to fall. While it was reported by CryptoSlate that ...
Japan’s smaller cities lure digital nomads with surfing and sushi
While Japan saw a record 163.6 million overnight stays by foreign travelers last year, up 38.9% on the year, around 70% were in the three major urban areas of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. Stays in ...
The Real Trump Family Business Is Crypto
Crypto is a conduit for the self-interest that has defined Trump’s entire political career—an M.O. that has consistently blurred the boundary between public and private, country and party. For the ...
Founder of crypto lender Celsius sentenced to 12 years in prison
The founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after a prosecutor labeled him a predator who “preyed on hope” by enticing ...
Senate Democrats block first-of-its-kind bill regulating cryptocurrency amid concerns over Trump’s crypto dealings
Senate Democrats blocked a first-of-its-kind bill aimed at regulating cryptocurrency in the US amid Democratic concerns over President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency dealings.
A key Tesla supplier is slashing jobs
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic, Tesla’s (TSLA) original battery supplier and one of its largest, announced today that it will lay off almost 5% of its workforce: 5,000 workers domestically and 5 ...