Japan's manufacturing activity grew at its slowest pace in 21 months in October on marked declines in output and overall new orders, as exports were partly hurt by worsening conditions in China and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cannot survive without Russian oil, warns trading house chief
Japan’s near total dependence on imported energy means it cannot “survive” without continuing to buy oil and gas from Russia, said the head of one of the country’s big five trading houses. In an ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese real estate agency mimics dates at apartment inspections
A real estate brokerage in Japan is helping those as hopeless with romance as they are with real estate, providing ”support” to single house hunters. ( read original story ...)
Quirky English House—With a Dash of Japanese Minka—Lists for Nearly £6 Million
Now, the architectural amalgamation, otherwise known as Abbey Orchard House, is on the market for £5.95 million (US$6.8 million). More: The Highest Penthouse in Barcelona Is Also the Most Expensive in ... ( read original story ...)
This $6.8 Million Midcentury Estate in the UK Blends Japanese Architecture With California Style
The Abbey Orchard House took 10 years to complete and was even featured on the British TV show, Grand Designs. ( read original story ...)
How Crypto Super PACs are Turbocharging the U.S. Midterms with Attack Ads
The midterm elections are heating up, and crypto super PACs (political action committees) are playing a key role in some races around the country. In June, a new crypto super PAC called Crypto Freedom ...
Crypto Investor Newsletter: Brazil’s Lula on Crypto + US Midterms and Crypto
Welcome to this week's Crypto Investor! Brazil has a new president, but it remains to be seen how Lula's return to power will impact the country's growing crypto industry. Accordi ...
Crypto looks to the Caymans
One of the most pie-in-the-sky corners of the crypto world is suddenly going corporate. Last week, SushiDAO, the group that controls popular crypto exchange SushiSwap, voted to convert itself into a ...
Three Reasons Why Social Savings Groups Are Vital For Increased Crypto Adoption In Africa
In these social savings groups, people have enhanced each other's quality of living. What can be achieved together surpasses what one can do alone.
Up to 20% of Terror Attacks Funded by Crypto, UN Official Warns
An official from the United Nations sounded the alarm this week when she declared that up to 20% of all terror attacks are now being financed by cryptocurrency, according to an interview with ...
Marines aim for ‘culture of interoperability’ with Japan, Philippines
A pair of exercises in the Philippines and Japan helped US Marines grow more interoperable with these key Pacific allies. ( read original story ...)
Regional peace, stability at risk as AUKUS hypes Tokyo membership
It is not surprising to see that the US media once again hyped the idea of bringing Japan into AUKUS, but Tokyo has to think twice on whether its gain can outweigh its loss by doing so. The magazine ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Startup Aims To Become Moon’s FedEx, Emulating Elon Musk’s Martian Colony Dreams
Tokyo-based ispace Inc. plans to launch a lunar lander as part of a NASA contract with a variety of government and commercial payloads in November.
Bank of Japan fiddles while bond market burns
With consumer costs spiking in Western economies, the Federal Reserve has been hiking borrowing rates, but in Japan inflation remains relatively tepid and growth anemic. September economic data for ...
Japan Govt Spent $43 Bn To Bolster Yen In October
Japan's finance ministry said Monday it spent $43 billion in October to bolster the value of the yen, which has tumbled against the dollar this year to lows not seen since the 1990s.
Japan spent record $42.8 bln in October interventions to prop up yen
Japan spent a record $42.8 billion on currency intervention this month to prop up the yen, the finance ministry said, with investors keen for clues about how much more the authorities might step in to ...