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Bitcoin Just Hit a New Record High. What Financial Advisors Think of Crypto Now.
In recent years most financial advisors we’ve spoken to have been cool to the idea of recommending Bitcoin and other
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Japan Sets Monthly Record 3.31 Million Visitors in October
Through October, about 30.2 million tourists have arrived in Japan, just shy of the annual record of 31.9 million set in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic shut global borders. Copyright 2024 Thomson Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama nonprofit supporting children with foreign roots in Japan turns to crowdfunding
A nonprofit organization based here that has been supporting children with foreign roots in Japan for nearly half a century is crowdfundin ... ( read original story ...)
Japan nuclear bomb survivor warns Putin he has no idea destruction they cause – as he fears nuclear war is close
Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of a group representing survivors of the US atomic bomb attacks in 1945 which was awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, tells Adam Withnall in Tokyo that civilisation as we kn ( read original story ...)
This is the year Japan will really start to feel its age
In 2025 Japan’s baby-boomers will all be 75 or older. This poses problems for the country’s social systems. Bold reforms and greater honesty are needed ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Ishiba pledges crypto tax cuts in new stimulus package
Japan’s stimulus package includes tax-free income hikes, crypto tax cuts, and incentives for AI, semiconductors, and blockchain growth.
Japan passes stimulus package, commits to crypto tax reform
Japan’s prime minister approved an economic stimulus package after bipartisan negotiations led to promises for income, corporate and cryptocurrency tax reform.
Crypto bettors pour money into Trump’s potential pardons, starting with Ross Ulbricht
Crypto bettors on the prediction market platform Polymarket are placing fresh wagers on which individuals President-Elect Donald Trump might pardon once he takes office in January. Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road marketplace, is currently one of the most likely potential recipients of a pardon.
Blackstone Nears $2.6 Billion Deal for Seibu’s Tokyo Complex
Blackstone Inc. has emerged as the frontrunner to buy a mixed-use office complex in Tokyo being sold by Seibu Holdings Inc. in a deal that could be worth around ¥400 billion ($2.6 billion), according ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto has 4 years to grow so big ‘no one can shut it down’: Kain Warwick, Infinex
Kain Warwick also admits the Infinex Patron NFT sale did not go as planned, with just 2% of users buying the most liquid NFT tier.
Japan hosts Five Eyes intel meeting for 1st time; experts warn of Tokyo’s eagerness to become the ‘sixth eye’
VCG. The Five Eyes alliance hosted an intelligence group meeting in Japan on Wednesday, the first time that such a meeting has been held in a non-mem
Japanese yen Decline Impacts Nikkei 225
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 1.7% to 38,721.66, partially due to a rise in wholesale inflation, which hit its highest level in July of last year. The Bank of Japan reported that the corporate goods price index increased by 3.
Tokyo Gas Shares Jump Most Since 1987 After Elliott Report
Tokyo Gas Co.’s stock rose 15% at one point in early trading Wednesday, its biggest climb since 1987, after Elliott Investment Management reported it had acquired 5.03% of the utility company’s shares ...