A series of players have succumbed to the ongoing crypto winter including FTX, BlockFi, Voyager Digital and Celsius with customer accounts largely frozen. The novel legal issues about digital asset ...
Japan’s Nikkei hits 1-week high as retailers soar amid China hopes
Japan's Nikkei index touched a one-week high on Tuesday, as retailers soared after Takashimaya raised its profit forecast and amid hopes that big-spending Chinese tourists will return. Financials also ...
Jakarta-based fintech Akulaku raises $200M from Japan’s largest bank
Jakarta-based fintech Akulaku has raised $200 million from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the largest bank in Japan. This is part of a strategic investment, with startup and MUFG planning to ...
Locals urged to evacuate as fire engulfs chemical plant in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward
Firefighters are battling a blaze that started on the morning of Dec. 27 at a chemical plant in the capital's Sumida Ward, and local resident ... ( read original story ...)
Man sent to prosecutors after 3 found dead near Tokyo
Police sent a 40-year-old man to prosecutors on a murder charge Tuesday after three people were found dead with blunt trauma ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to require negative COVID test upon arrival for Chinese travellers
Japan will require a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival for travellers from mainland China due to the rapid spread of the virus in the country, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan retail sales up for ninth month led by tourism help
Japanese retail sales rose for a ninth straight month in November, data showed on Tuesday, as the lifting of COVID-19 border controls and the government's domestic travel subsidy helped consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese fintech leader Smartpay first to launch the next phase of digital consumer finance through open banking
Japan-based fintech Smartpay has launched Smartpay Bank Direct, the country's first digital consumer finance service that allows customers to pay for online installment purchases straight from their ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama gov’t employee used work computer to play games for 275 hrs
An employee at the municipal government here has been disciplined for using a work computer to play games for a total of 275 hours, the ci ... ( read original story ...)
Suspect in murder of 3 people north of Tokyo once involved in filmmaking
A 40-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering three people in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture, had once been involved in filmmaking, it has ( read original story ...)
Egg wholesale prices in Tokyo hit record high in December
Japan's egg prices are rising, mainly due to higher hen feed costs and the spread of bird flu in the country. A subsidiary of the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations says the average wholesale price in December of medium-size eggs in Tokyo was 284 yen per kilogram, ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Nikkei hits one-week high as retailers soar
JAPAN’S Nikkei index touched a one-week high on Tuesday, as retailers soared after Takashimaya boosted its profit outlook and amid hopes for a return of big-spending Chinese tourists. Travel shares also rallied. ( read original story ...)
Japan reconstruction minister quits amid election law violation allegations
Japanese reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday, marking the fourth minister to be let go since Kishida created his cabinet in August. ( read original story ...)
Japan to require negative COVID test upon arrival for Chinese travellers -FNN
Japan will require a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival for travellers from China due to the rapid spread of the virus in the country, Japan's FNN reported on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Heavy snow in Japan kills at least 17, injures dozens
Heavy snowfall in northern Japan and other parts of the country killed at least 17 people and injured more than 90 others over the Christmas weekend, authorities said. An official with Japan’s Fire ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to Reinstate Ex-Reconstruction Minister Watanabe, Sack Incumbent -Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will reinstate former reconstruction minister Hiromichi Watanabe to replace incumbent Kenya Akiba, whom he plans to sack on Tuesday, Kyodo News reported. ( read original story ...)