SHIZUOKA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Iwao Hakamata, 89, who was acquitted in a retrial over the 1966 murder of a family of four in central Japan, has been awarded a record sum in criminal compensation from the ...
Norinchukin Becomes Latest Big Japan Bank to Quit Climate Group
Norinchukin Bank left the banking industry’s largest climate alliance, walking away from a group that’s already been abandoned by US and Canadian heavyweight lenders.
USDC stablecoin receives approval for use in Japan, says Circle
Circle said it will officially launch its stablecoin in Japan on March 26 after one of its local partners received regulatory approval to list the US dollar stablecoin three weeks ago. USDC (USDC) ...
Web3 Firm Backseat Snaps up Japanese Crypto Exchange Coinbook
The Tokyo-based web3 player Backseat has sealed a deal to take over the Japanese crypto exchange Coinbook. Find out more!
TEAMZ Summit 2025 Official Agenda Announced – Key Sessions on the Future of Web3 & AI Confirmed
The official agenda for TEAMZ Summit 2025, taking place on April 16-17, 2025, at Toranomon Hills International Forum, has been released. As Japan's largest ...
Donald Trump’s crypto business launched a dollar coin called USD1: What we know so far
P resident Donald Trump’s crypto portfolio continues to grow. His crypto project World Liberty Financial has launched a stablecoin, or a token pegged to a fiat currency like the ...
Trump Media Taps Singapore’s Crypto.com for Made-in-America ETFs
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. plans to work with Crypto.com on a lineup of “Made-in-America” investments — an arrangement that puts the president’s social media company in business with a ...
Ex-Goldman Analyst’s Hedge Fund Reaps 300% on Small Japan Banks
Katsunori Tanaka spent most of his 19 years at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. scrutinizing Japan’s biggest banks as an equity analyst. Now he’s making money obsessing over much smaller lenders at his 48 ...
Trump-backed crypto project launches stablecoin
World Liberty Financial, the crypto project backed by President Donald Trump, has launched a stablecoin pegged to the US Dollar.
US lifts sanctions on Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer linked to North Korean money laundering
U.S. Treasury officials have lifted sanctions on Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer that the U.S. government previously said was used to launder $7 billion worth of crypto stolen by North Korean hackers.
Japan Go IPO Summit Provides Roadmap for Japanese Companies Seeking to List on U.S. Exchanges
Corporate management teams, venture capital, and private equity firms, and key advisors will get a comprehensive overview of the state of the U.S. IPO markets and secrets to success as a public ...
Metaplanet Brings Bitcoin Treasury to $293 Million With Latest Buy
Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet has bought more Bitcoin, brining its holdings to just over $293 million.
A Crypto Coder’s Invention Was Used by North Korean Hackers. Did He Commit a Crime?
Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm is set to go on trial for conspiracy to commit money laundering; “You wouldn’t throw Tim Cook in prison because criminals use iPhones.” ...
Hilton expands and renovates hotels from New York to Osaka
This move includes the debut of LivSmart Studios by Hilton with properties in Kokomo, Indiana, and Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Japanese finance minister warns that the country has not yet dealt with deflation
In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Japanese Minister of Finance Katsunobu Kato mentioned that Japan had yet to combat deflation despite rising consumer prices and a surge in wages. Kato ...
Exclusive: crypto card issuer Rain raises $24.5 million in round led by Norwest Venture Partners
Rain, which issues debit and credit cards that let customers settle payments in stablecoins, has raised $24.5 million in a funding round led by AVAX token, to launch a Visa card that lets customers ...