Japan Toughens Oversight, Penalizes Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA ... Coincheck to Repay Victims In a news conference today, Coincheck also announced that it will begin compensating users who had their cryptocurrency stolen, beginning as soon as next week. The exchange was ... ( read original story ...)

Wynn Resorts settles lawsuit for $2.4B with Tokyo company

Wynn Resorts has agreed to pay $2.4 billion in a settlement with a Tokyo casino game maker and its U.S. unit over ... Her attorney has denied that she instigated the news story. Steve Wynn resigned as chairman and CEO of the company Feb. 6. ( read original story ...)

Osaka too strong for Sharapova in California

(Reuters) - Former world number one Maria Sharapova lost her second consecutive first round match with a 6-4 6-4 defeat to Japan’s Naomi Osaka at the BNP Paribas Open in California on Wednesday. Sharapova, who returned to tennis last April following a 15 ... ( read original story ...)

Sharapova upset by Osaka in 1st round at Indian Wells

Maria Sharapova's return to the BNP Paribas Open for the first time in three years ended in a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Naomi Osaka of Japan on Wednesday night. Sharapova's ranking of No. 41 in the world forced her to play a first-round match in the tournament she ... ( read original story ...)

Japan penalizes several cryptocurrency exchanges after hack

TOKYO - The Japanese government is slapping penalties on several crypotocurrency exchanges in the country, after 58 billion yen ($530 million) of virtual coins were lost earlier this year from hacking. The Financial Services Agency, which has been checking ... ( read original story ...)

Snow Miku Rocks Zepp Sapporo! [SNOW MIKU LIVE 2018 Report]

Around Zepp Sapporo, lots of people waited in line before the venue opened to catch a glimpse of Miku. Everyone had their favorite Miku goods with them, and they entered the venue holding matching glow sticks. There were even fans in Miku cosplay! ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Stocks Ended Lower on US Politics

Tokyo: Tokyo stocks ended lower on Wednesday ... or 12.34 points at 1,703.96. The news that Cohn quit in apparent protest at Trump's decision to levy global steel tariffs came after the US market close. Therefore, worries over its impact "had to be ... ( read original story ...)

A heart attack diverts AI’s SFO flight to Japan

MUMBAI: Air India's Delhi-San Francisco flight was diverted to Sapporo in Japan for an emergency landing on Monday after a co-pilot suffered a heart attack. The pilot, however, was not part of the crew rostered to operate that day and was flying as a ... ( read original story ...)