The Osaka District Court ruled against the constitutionality of same-sex marriage in Japan while local government in Tokyo increased access to same-sex civil partnerships this summer. ( read original story ...)
How This Week’s Fed Meeting Could Impact Crypto Prices, Based on These 3 Charts
If your crypto investments see some extra volatility this week, you can thank the Federal Reserve. That’s because the Federal Reserve’s next scheduled meeting starts today, with many experts ...
10 of the Worst Crypto Promos to Make You Loathe Consumerism
While there has been plenty of coverage for the celebrities who have sunk low enough to become the face of a wide range of crypto projects? And even when crypto’s price has declined and the value of ...
Coinbase Faces Huge Challenge — Which May Affect All of Crypto
The market has lost more than $2 trillion due to a market-shaking combination of recession fears, which have prompted investors to liquidate their positions in all risky asset classes, and scandals ...
Even amid the crash, there’s some optimism about the future of crypto
The co-founder of one financial services company is bullish on digital currencies even as uncertainty roils the market.
Crypto Breaks the Rules. That’s the Point.
Many crypto institutions issue tokens, which to many regulators possess the properties of securities and ought to be regulated as such. But they aren’t, at least not uniformly. So if you issue a ...
UK e-commerce firm THG ends investment deal with Japan’s SoftBank
Company, which owns sites such as Lookfantastic and Zavvi, blames ‘global macroeconomic conditions’ ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka to raise COVID-19 alert to highest level amid record cases
Japan's western prefecture of Osaka is set to raise its coronavirus alert to the highest of three levels, officials familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan executes man who killed 7 people in Tokyo street rampage in 2008
Japan on Tuesday executed a man convicted of killing seven people in a truck ramming and stabbing rampage in Tokyo's popular Akihabara electronics district in 2008, the justice ministry said. Justice ... ( read original story ...)
Navy lieutenant sentenced in Japan causes outcry among family, US lawmakers
The family of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis, now imprisoned in Japan following a fatal car crash, is calling for his release, with the aid of bipartisan lawmakers in the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Japan gives Kioxia and Western Digital $680 million to boost memory chip production
Japan's government on Tuesday said it will provide as much as 92.9 billion yen ($680 million) to Kioxia Holdings and Western Digital Corp to help them boost production and ensure a stable supply of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Executes Man Over 2008 Stabbing Rampage
Japan on Tuesday executed a man convicted of killing seven people in a truck ramming and stabbing rampage in Tokyo's popular Akihabara electro ... ( read original story ...)
Japan should seek neighbors’ consent before releasing Fukushima wastewater–Yoon
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Tuesday that Japan should seek the consent of neighboring countries before moving ahead with its plan to discharge treated radioactive ... ( read original story ...)
ESR closes $1bn data center development fund
Logistics real estate firm ESR Cayman has closed its first data center development fund. The company this week announced the close of over $1 billion in equity commitments for its inaugural vehicle, ... ( read original story ...)
Prosecutors search home of former Tokyo Olympic exec
Tokyo prosecutors searched the home-cum-office of a former board member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee over suspicions he accepted around 45 million yen ($330,000) in bribes from a company ... ( read original story ...)
Japan upgrades economic assessment for 1st time in 3 months in July
The latest view is in an upgrade from the government's previous assessment that the economy is "showing signs of picking up." As for private consumption specifically, the government upwardly revised ... ( read original story ...)