Bitcoin’s heavy price depreciation over the year was reflective of a general trend. Still, a few tokens weathered the industry storm well.
Yokohama India expands reach, adds two new stores
Tyre manufacturer Yokohama India has expanded its Yokohama Club Network (YCN) by adding two new stores in Haryana. The company has joined hands with tyre dealerships Kalanwali Tyres and Bajaj Tyres in ... ( read original story ...)
The yen is the least of corporate Japan’s worries
In theory, the Bank of Japan’s yuletide ambush of financial markets on Tuesday should have caused havoc across the nation’s corporate boardrooms. Or at the very least, spoilt a few year-end parties. BoJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s surprise tweak to its yield curve control policy may have been comparatively minor, ( read original story ...)
My girlfriend tracked down Tiger Mask to a shop in Japan – the Christmas present I’ll never forget
I had spotted the wrestler mask in a tiny place in Tokyo years before but couldn’t afford it – and I always regretted it ... ( read original story ...)
Mooners & Shakers: Visa eyes auto-payments of bills through crypto wallets; market ticks up
While the trad markets are in a tizz about a shock policy shift from the Bank of Japan, crypto assets quietly ticked up a fraction or two overnight.
Inside Tether, Crypto’s (So Far) Unbreakable Buck
Amid crypto’s existential crisis, its largest liquidity provider, Tether, has withstood multiple multi-billion dollar redemption runs. Will competition from rival stablecoins like USDC and regulatory ...
Crypto will ignite the next financial crisis if it’s not banned — just look at the FTX fiasco, India’s central bank boss says
"Mark my words, the next financial crisis will come from private cryptocurrencies," top G20 central banker Shaktikanta Das said Wednesday.
Crypto Giant Binance Offers Little Transparency After FTX Collapse
The exchange’s outsize role and complex setup had already drawn scrutiny from the Justice Department and the SEC.
What’s in Elizabeth Warren’s new crypto bill?
When Warren eventually took her seat at the hearing, her remarks were not about FTX, but instead the focus of her bill: the ways that crypto facilitates global crime. “Crypto has become the preferred ...
Tesla stock fall sinks crypto token dogecoin
Dogecoin's price plummeted on Wednesday, its value closely aligned with the fate of Tesla boss Elon Musk. Throughout November, dogecoin exhibited a price pump after Musk acquired ...
Japanese bonds sustain fresh blow in test of central bank’s low-rate resolve
Japanese government bond prices have lurched lower for the second straight day as markets forcefully challenged the central bank’s assertion that it was not planning to raise interest rates. Yields on ...
Japanese Central Bank Rate Jolt Lowers Tokyo Shares Again
The Nikkei 225 opened lower Wednesday and could not recover, finishing down 0.7% as traders continued to digest the Bank of Japan's surprise Tuesday decision to let a benchmark interest rate rise to 0 ...
Why Japan’s shock policy shift didn’t ‘freak out’ US markets: Morning Brief
This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe. Wednesday,1, 2022 ...
World Expo 2025: Host plans largest wooden canopy, other attractions at Osaka’s man-made island
The five-story structure will also serve as a massive sunshade, shielding people from the sun, rain, and wind. Organizers' design information shows a gently sloping roof soaring from 12m to 20m high w ... ( read original story ...)
Preliminary data indicate influenza epidemic may have started in Tokyo
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is calling on people to take thorough steps to prevent infections as the seasonal influenza epidemic may have started in the Japanese capital. ( read original story ...)
Three suspects in Tokyo robbery lose challenge over Japan extradition request
Joe Chappell, Daniel Kelly and Kaine Wright are alleged to have posed as a customers to gain entry to the store in 2015. ( read original story ...)