Mercari, with 3 billion listings and over 20 million monthly active users, will allow users to purchase items using Bitcoin starting in June.
Huge Bitcoin ETF Insider Leak Powers Bitcoin Price Surge Over $45,000 After $1.6 Trillion Ethereum, XRP, Solana And Crypto Boom
1/8 update: The bitcoin price has shot over $45,000 per bitcoin as the Wall Street race to get a bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) to market enters its final week. The price surge boosted the ...
Jyoti CNC Automation IPO: Investors pick Rs 448 crore shares via anchor book
The fund raising was a day before the issue opening on January 9. The closing day for the offer will be January 11.
Flights resume on repaired Tokyo runway a week after fatal collision
Tokyo’s Haneda airport is almost back to its normal operation Monday as it reopened the runway a week after a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines airliner and a coast guard aircraft seen to have ... ( read original story ...)
Business and human rights in Japan: Progress and challenges of the Japanese government
Professor Emi Sugawara from Osaka University of Economics and Law, Faculty of International Studies, discusses government’s efforts to respect human rights in the supply chain ... ( read original story ...)
China Property, Tech Woes Blunt Asian Stock Markets
Asian stock markets largely tracked lower Monday after reports that one major China lender has filed for bankruptcy and that an executive with a vehicle manufacturer has been arrested. Hong Kong and ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese E-commerce Giant Mercari to Start Accepting Bitcoin for Payments in June
Mercari is set to become the first corporate institution to accept Bitcoin (BTC) for payments of goods and services in 2024, starting in June.
Donald Trump may be crypto’s unexpected savior
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), who was Trump’s ambassador to Japan and now serves on the Senate Banking Committee, is among those calling for a lighter regulatory touch, though he said in an interview that he “started out as a crypto skeptic” himself.
Crypto job postings drop nearly 60% in December despite recent Bitcoin rally
For much of 2023, layoffs abounded, with companies like Gemini Trust and Binance.US shedding staff. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Indian crypto firms migrate to Dubai amid favorable laws
In a significant shift within the crypto industry, Indian cryptocurrency companies are increasingly relocating their operations to Dubai. This move is largely attributed to the contrasting regulatory landscapes in India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
How one of SoftBank’s smallest India bets is faring as Unicommerce gets $80 mn pre-IPO tag
Japanese technology investment goliath SoftBank, which has either exited or is in the process of exiting several of its portfolio companies in India while slowing the pace of new deals, is staring at ...
A Tokyo temple’s curse of the lucky cats
When a storm quickly arrived, he was enjoying a conversation with the temple’s monk instead of getting soaked on the path home. He saw the encounter as divine proof that the temple was blessed with a lucky cat and later funded a renovation of the temple in 1633. ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake recovery hampered by weather, aftershocks as number of people listed as missing soars
The massive New Year's Day earthquake in western Japan's Ishikawa region has left residents questioning the future of one entire towns' existence. ( read original story ...)
A week after Japan quake, survivors await rebuild plans
STORY: A week after a major earthquake struck the west coast of Japan, thousands of people are still without water or power - and are yet to be told when plans to rebuild will begin. Japan’s Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka IR KK to submit environment impact report in summer
The Osaka city authorities in Japan held on Saturday a public hearing regarding the draft of an environmental assessment report by Osaka IR KK, the entity that is to develop an integrated resort (IR) ... ( read original story ...)
After ‘18-minute miracle,’ crash survivors seek return to normal
It has been called the “18-minute miracle.” That was the period from 5:47 p.m. on Jan. 2 that changed the lives of 379 passengers and crew on JAL Flight 516 from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to ... ( read original story ...)