TOKYO -- Japan's National Tax Agency will share information on cryptocurrency trades with overseas counterparts starting in 2027 as part of a global push to crack down on tax evasion. The framework ...
‘Crypto Is Ground Zero’: Hedge Fund Warns Investors Trump Is Inflating a Catastrophic Bubble
Hedge fund Elliott Management recently sent a letter to investors warning them away from crypto. It urged clients to remember that crypto is a speculative market, suggested that the White House has ...
5 things to know for Jan. 31: Plane collision, Confirmation hearings, Pain medicine, Japan sinkhole, FireAid benefit concerts
While America retains a gold standard for airline safety, there are stresses on the US air travel system that have been apparent in a series of near tragedies in recent years. Aviation experts have warned that some safety margins have been squeezed by a shortage of air traffic controllers and congestion in the airspace over ...
Osaka gears up to host World Expo 2025
The event is expected to provide a global platform for innovations in an effort to address issues facing humankind. ( read original story ...)
China says Japan’s plans for chip export controls could damage business relations
China said on Friday Japan's plans for export controls on chips, among other things, could damage business relations. ( read original story ...)
How Recent Changes In Japanese Corporate Law And Culture Could Impact Businesses
New guidelines are expected to significantly influence market practices and judicial decisions, and they are already shaping industry norms. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s sinkhole crisis highlights aging sewerage infrastructure
The road cave-in accident happened on Tuesday at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, creating a huge hole about six meters deep. The truck fell into the sinkhole and its ...
Bank of Japan could face capital losses if interest rate rises to 1%: Nomura
Nomura's Rob Subbaraman discusses expectations of Bank of Japan's rate hike path including two major risks if the central bank hikes too fast or too far.
Japan to loosen rules on rice reserves as prices soar
Japan is set to loosen the rules controlling the country’s tightly guarded rice reserve for the first time as domestic prices of the grain soar to the highest levels on record.
Japanese police arrest Canadian in smuggling of huge amount of stimulants hidden in machinery
Japanese police say they have arrested a Canadian national on suspicion of smuggling hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan hidden inside large industrial machinery that he had shipped in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to meet OpenAI and SoftBank CEOs on Monday, Japanese govt says
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold talks with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday, the Japanese government said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
The FBI says crypto fraud cost Americans $5.6 billion a year. Here’s how you can stay safe
Crypto scams are evolving, costing victims billions each year. Experts share the red flags to watch for and how to keep your money safe.
Osaka whale burial cost could have been 14 million yen less
OSAKA—An external review released by the city government here on Jan. 30 found that improved negotiations could have slashed the 80 million yen ($517,000) cost of burying a deceased stranded whale by ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Inflation, Japan Activity Data Back More BOJ Rate Hikes
An uptick in inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area and solid outturns in other key Japanese economic data support the Bank of Japan’s plan to pursue more interest-rate increases. ( read original story ...)
US Army Black Hawk helicopters like in fatal DC collision also routinely fly low above Tokyo
U.S. military Black Hawk helicopters, like the one involved in a fatal collision with a passenger jet near Washington D.C. Jan. 29, are stati ( read original story ...)
A sinkhole swallowed a truck driver in Japan. It’s expanding and residents are worried
Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more than 40 meters wide, hampering rescuers racing to reach an elderly truck ... ( read original story ...)