Japanese officials said on Tuesday that the death toll from the devastating New Year's Day earthquake has now surpassed 200 as emergency crews continued to go through the rubble of collapsed buildings ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar pulls back, bitcoin jumps ahead of ETF approval deadline
The dollar paused its rally on Tuesday, as traders reaffirmed their bets for a slew of Federal Reserve rate cuts on the believes that inflation is slowing.
Bitcoin Suffers Losses amid Asian Market Turbulence and Fed Rate Cut Uncertainty
Bitcoin (BTC) price slipped on Monday amid Asian market rout and the uncertainty in rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
Fact Check: Underwater video falsely linked to January 2024 earthquake in Japan
A video of an underwater earthquake filmed in Indonesia in November 2023 is circulating online miscaptioned as showing an earthquake that struck Japan on January 1, 2024. ( read original story ...)
NEVER Openweight Title Match, More Set For NJPW New Beginning In Nagoya
Tama Tonga will defend the gold at NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya. NJPW announced that EVIL will challenge Tonga for the NEVER Openweight Championship at the January 20 event. Tonga regained the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Vice’ Season 2 Trailer: Ansel Elgort Is an Expat Journalist Chasing Down a Criminal Conspiracy
Michael Mann executive produces the Max series based on real-life journalist Jake Adelstein’s experience covering Japanese organized crime. ( read original story ...)
SEC Issues Sudden Warning As Bitcoin ETF Race Primes Crypto For A $17 Trillion Earthquake—Boosting The Price Of Ethereum, XRP And Solana
The bitcoin price has surged almost 200% over the last 12 months, climbing to levels not seen since early 2022, as a Wall Street race to get a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to market ramps ...
Why Crypto and Wall Street Are Longing for Spot Bitcoin ETFs
Anticipation of a new wave of investors has Bitcoin booming once again, ahead of indications that the US is gearing up to approve exchange-traded funds that invest directly in the cryptocurrency. ETFs ...
Diverse Crypto Voters May Swing 2024 Elections, Want Voice To Count
There’s research underway to try to predict how Black and Latino DeFi retail investors and Web3 consumers will vote, but these leaders want to speak for themselves.
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.19%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Finance & Investment, Shipbuilding and Banking sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.19% to hit a ...
Tokyo Metro tests a new multi-language service transcribing voice station announcement on a smartphone without an app
Tokyo Metro and YAMAHA will begin testing a new multi-language service ‘Visualized Announcement’ transcribing voice announcements in a station on a smartphone. ( read original story ...)
My mom is American, and my dad is Japanese. I loved being raised interculturally in Japan, even when it was hard.
Megumi Koiwai was raised bilingual in Japan by her American mom and Japanese dad. She gets asked regularly where is she really from. ( read original story ...)
Payroll fintech Zebec debuts in Japan
Zebec, a category-defining fintech startup, proudly announces the launch of its advanced web3 payment and real-time payroll services in Japan.
IPO Wrap: Hot IPOs in 2024 from around the world; and a look at the final 2023 scorecard for ASX
A quick look at the biggest IPOs around the globe in 2024 Lithium stock Kali Metals soared on ASX debut ... Read More The post IPO Wrap: Hot IPOs in 2024 from around the world; and a look at the final ...
Panel targets Japan population of 80 million in 2100 for stability
A panel of Japanese business leaders and experts say public and private organizations should cooperate to slow declines in the number of people, targeting a stable population of 80 million in 2100. ( read original story ...)
Japan issues improved emergency measures following fatal plane collision at Haneda airport
Japan’s transportation ministry says it has introduced improved emergency measures for the country’s airports, a week after a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines jetliner and a coast guard plane ... ( read original story ...)