Festival is underway, but it might not have happened at all had a large hiccup not gone un-thwarted. The event, a showcase for Japanese food and culture, was to be held at north Houston's Lucky Land. ( read original story ...)
Japan Cracks Down on Local FTX Unit, Freezing Exchange Activity
Japan’s government has ordered FTX.com’s local subsidiary to suspend some of its operations, saying it has no structure in place to properly offer cryptocurrency exchange services to users.
FTX Japan to Go Into ‘Close-Only’ Mode Following Regulator’s Order to Suspend Operations
The Financial Services Agency had ordered the local arm of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto exchange to halt operations until December following a withdrawal halt.
Japan’s financial regulator requests FTX Japan halt operations
In accordance with Japan's Payment Services Act and Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, the FSA said it had issued suspension and business improvement orders for FTX Japan.
Crypto collapse: it’s looking like a long, cold, contagious winter
And now, after a couple hours of due diligence, it’s looking like no deal. What’s on those books? Binance is the biggest crypto exchange and FTX is the third-largest, so that combo would be real ...
Toilet-seekers in Tokyo flush with fresh options
With the help of 16 prominent Japanese architects and designers, the group began a project — called The Tokyo Toilet — to redesign 17 public restrooms in Shibuya in an effort to improve their image. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Sexwale & other politicians with young, glam wags [photos]
You’ve heard of footballer wags…but politicians’ wags? Like Tokyo Sexwale’s new bride, these women are young and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, US hold joint drills amid China, North Korea concerns
The biennial “Keen Sword” drills kicked off Thursday at Tsuiki Air Base in southwestern Japan and will run through Nov. 19. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Skymark Airlines plans to buy Boeing’s 737 MAX Airplanes
A Boeing 737 Max aircraft during a display at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto crash and gold sell-off show there’s no place for investors to hide
The spectacular implosion of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, a so-called unicorn startup that was recently valued at $32 billion, is just the latest bit of bad news for investors in bitcoin, ethereum and ...
AP source; US authorities investigate crypto exchange FTX
The swift collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX sent more shockwaves through the crypto world on Thursday, with authorities now investigating the firm for potential securities violations and ...
FTX crypto ETPs suffer precipitous falls
The VanEck FTX Token exchange traded note , the 21Shares FTX Token ETP and the CoinShares FTX Physical FTX Token ETP had combined assets of €27.7mn as of October 31, according t ...
Crypto’s future may be divided, not dead
It also means customers may not recoup their funds. Hence the panic, given the lack of any investor safety net — or lender of last resort — in crypto land. In theory, these problems could be fixed if ...
Mizuho Trust seeing surge in advisory requests as activists target Japan
The trust bank unit of Japan's Mizuho Financial Group Inc is fielding about 100 enquiries a month from companies seeking advice on shareholder engagement, highlighting deepening pressure from activist ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Time May Be ‘Running Out’: Tennis Great Martina Navratilova
Navratilova suggested that tennis star Osaka's success may have come too fast, and that tennis players need to work to "stay in the moment." ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Treasury says currency-market intervention should be reserved for ‘very exceptional circumstances’ in response to Japan’s September move
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday said it expects currency-market interventions, like Japan's in September, should be reserved for exceptional circumstances, as it kept Tokyo on a list of ... ( read original story ...)