STORY: "I want to make this a year of real leaps and bounds," said 51-year-old Naomi Miyaishi."This year is very special, like the world starts opening the borders for foreigners, so (it) feels ... ( read original story ...)
Health ministry confirms 9,186 new COVID-19 cases in Tokyo on Sunday
Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 9,186 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Sunday, down 6,218 from a week ago. ( read original story ...)
Report: Baby Boomers Are Better than Younger Generations At Buying Crypto
Baby boomers are better at buying and trading crypto than millennials or Gen Z generations, according to a new report from Bybit and market research company Toluna. Specifically, baby boomers are 50% ...
Tokyo Stock Exchange holds year-end ceremony, PM Fumio Kishida participates
The Tokyo Stock Exchange marked its last trading day of 2022 with a ceremony but the celebrations were subdued as the Nikkei Average posted its first year-on-year decline in four years, reported NHK ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto collapses, Mone’s masks and golden goodbyes: the 2022 Observer business awards
The Conservative peer’s peerless public service work, Sam Bankman-Fried’s strange love life and Elon Musk, as usual, feature highly in this year’s prestigious honours list ...
Finnish steam power, Pt. 1: Bringing genuine sauna culture to Japan
In downtown Nagoya's Sakae district, there is a sauna spa known locally as a place as close to Finland as one can get in Japan, made to give ... ( read original story ...)
Interview: Don’t neglect Japan-U.S. friendship ‘garden’
In business, culture and politics, the friendship between Japan and the United States has become unshakeable in recent decades--so much so that both countries may be in danger of taking it for granted ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Metro’s ‘spacecraft’ subway train bound for expo
OSAKA--Osaka Metro Co.’s first new subway train since privatization features a futuristic octagonal front face covered by a large sheet of glass with light-emitting diodes embedded in four corners. ( read original story ...)
Kraken Remains Committed to Accelerating Crypto Adoption, Despite Layoffs, Exiting Japan
Digital asset firm Kraken says it is still committed to accelerating cryptocurrency adoption, despite layoffs, and recent exit from Japan.
Kazuto Ioka, Joshua Franco fight to majority draw in Tokyo
Junior bantamweight beltholders Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco fought to majority draw on New Year's Eve in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Resentment against eviction order after 5 years of 40,000 yen in rent arrears… Kayakisaki property owner’s metta-stabbing man “furious at taking out the trash” shuddery …
A property owner was metta-stabbed at the entrance of his house in Kayazaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The arrested man was a man of unknown address from Osaka Prefecture. It seems that he was ... ( read original story ...)
From TerraUSD’s meltdown to the collapse of a $32 billion crypto empire, here is a full timeline of the crypto market’s year in 2022
The industry endured a series of collapses, including FTX, algorithmic stablecoin UST, and centralized lender Celsius, to name just a few.
Much Crypto Trading On Unregulated Platforms Could Be Phony, New Research Shows
Up to four fifths of crypto trading on unregulated crypto exchanges may be phony, new research shows. “ [...] most major unregulated crypto exchanges feature excessive wash trading,” states the report ...
Charts of the year: the big moments for gilts, crypto and the dollar
Flinty hedge funds able to bet on the dollar and against government debt are among the few celebrating a good year. It has also been a year pockmarked by truly extraordinary events, in areas as staid ...
Troubles at Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Began Well Before Crypto Crash
The trading firm took big gambles, winning some and losing plenty. Mr. Bankman-Fried remained deeply involved even after stepping down as CEO. There was a ‘complete lack of a risk-management framework ...
FTX Collapse Puts Crypto Industry on the Defensive in Congress
Prospects have faded for industry-backed legislation, and pressure is rising to tighten enforcement.