MoneyGram app users can now buy, sell, or hold cryptos. Here's how that can help drive engagement and boost its digital remittance business.
Crypto exchange Huobi plans to move headquarters to the Caribbean
Huobi Global, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges founded in China, is planning to move its headquarters to the Caribbean, marking the latest migration to the region as regulators ...
Erasmus delighted to be back as Boks brace for Irish challenge
South Africa’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus is relishing being back in the coaches box for Saturday’s international against Ireland in Dublin following his controversial role as water carrier. ( read original story ...)
How Japan’s priciest foods are harvested
In Japan's Haedomari Market, it's auctioned off using secret bids. The tetrodotoxin found in fugu is more toxic than cyanide. People can be poisoned by badly prepared fish. The Japanese government ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Has Started Issuing Same-Sex Partnership Certificates. Here’s Whats That Means For LGBTQ Rights in Japan
Advocates say the Tokyo government’s issuance of partnership certificates to same sex-couples is an important moment for LGBTQ rights in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
You can retire abroad for less than $2,000 a month in Tokyo, Berlin and these other 8 cities
Looking to make your retirement dollars stretch? You could retire abroad in several popular cities for less than $2,000 a month. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui to boost stake in Philippines’ RCBC for US$460m
JAPAN’S Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group said on Wednesday (Nov 2) it would buy an additional 15 per cent stake in the Philippines’ Rizal Commercial Banking (RCBC) for about US$460 million. Read more ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese ex-PM Aso to visit South Korea to improve ties
Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso left for Seoul on Wednesday to meet with South Korean officials as the two countries try to improve ties that were badly strained by Japanese wartime atrocities ... ( read original story ...)
CDs are still big in Japan
It's the return of Tower Records, which never completely went away; new ownership for big materials operations; and the jungle comes to Düsseldorf. ( read original story ...)
Crypto winter ‘only going to get worse,’ blockchain firm CEO says
Kathleen Breitman told CNBC "easy money" had artificially inflated crypto firms, and a shake-out looms in which only truly useful applications survive.
No IPO But Online Giant Shein To Open Tokyo Store This Month
After pop-ups in the U.S., Mexico, the U.K., France, Spain and Japan, Shein is to open a permanent ... [+] store in Tokyo. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for SHEIN) And so, it's ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo firm unveils five-story wooden building
A Tokyo-based housing company has unveiled a 5-story building made almost entirely out of wood. It's the latest Japanese firm to turn to the eco-friendly construction of business and residential ... ( read original story ...)
Shein reportedly opening first physical store in Tokyo
Chinese fast fashion giant Shein is reportedly set to open its first brick-and-mortar location in Tokyo this month. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ‘The Beasts’ Takes Grand Prix, Best Director, Actor Awards
Tokyo Film Fest's second-place special jury prize was awarded to the Iranian absurdist drama, 'World War III,' which was co-written, directed, produced and edited by Houman Seyyedi. By Patrick Brzeski ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Revengers’ Confirms Season 2 Release Date With New Trailer
After announcing the end date for its manga series last month, Tokyo Revengers now delivers a brand new Season 2 trailer for its upcoming Christmas Showdown Arc anime. In the upcoming series, Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo begins issuing same-sex couples partnership certificates
It is currently the only country in the G7 group of developed nations which doesn't recognise same-sex unions. However, recent polling suggests most Japanese support gay marriage. According to a ... ( read original story ...)