The U.S. Air Force says divers have discovered wreckage and remains of crew members from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan. ( read original story ...)
Divers locate crashed Osprey wreckage, remains off Japan coast
Only one of the eight people that was aboard the U.S. Marine Osprey when it crashed on Nov. 28 has been identified so far. ( read original story ...)
Nvidia CEO says he will try to prioritise Japan for AI processors
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Monday his company would do its best to supply its artificial intelligence processors to Japan amid extremely high market demand.
Cop28: Pikachu-clad activists call on Japan to end financing for fossil fuels
Activists wearing inflatable Pikachu costumes spoke out against the harm caused by Japanese-financed fossil fuel projects. A global coalition of civil society groups and activists demonstrated on ...
Shinji Ono might have gone quietly into the night but his genius will linger long in the memory
At the ripe old age of 44, Shinji Ono finally called time on his career on Sunday. 25 years after he made his professional debut, Ono led Consadole Sapporo out one final time in their J1 League season ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end lower amid stronger yen, exporter sell-off
TOKYO, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower on Monday as the yen strengthened against the U.S. dollar in the forex market, leading to a sell-off in exporter-related stocks, especially in the ... ( read original story ...)
5 more Osprey crew reportedly found in wreckage after crash in Japan
Japanese media say a large part of the fuselage of a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey that crashed almost a week earlier has been found with 5 crew members' bodies inside. ( read original story ...)
Mizuho sees ‘urgency’ as Japan Inc scurries to bolster capital in line with TSE
The Tokyo stock bourse's rare call for better capital efficiency has made Japanese companies scrambling to compile action plans to avoid being seen as laggards, the chief of Mizuho Financial Group's ... ( read original story ...)
Overseas fish buyers begin business trip in Japan
JETRO organized the tour to help fishery business operators find alternative buyers in the wake of China's ban on Japanese marine products. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin trades close to $41K – It’s officially a bull run!!
The Woori Technology Investment Co. in South Korea and the Monex Group of Japan were among the beneficiaries. Year-to-date gains for software company MicroStrategy Inc., the largest publicly traded ...
Bitcoin hits $40,000 level for the first time since May 2022
The token added as much as 2.9% to reach $40,867 and was just shy of that mark Monday in Singapore, taking its 2023 jump to 146%.
Bitcoin price tops $40,000
Japan’s Monex Group and Woori Technology Investment Co. in South Korea were among the beneficiaries. In the US, digital-asset exchange Coinbase Global Inc. and software firm MicroStrategy Inc. — the ...
The Crypto Tax Changes You Need To Know About
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has recently updated its non-binding web guidance on how more nuanced cryptocurrency transactions or activities are dealt with under Australian taxation law, ...
Crypto execs say the bull run is underway and could lead to $100,000 bitcoin in 2024
Excitement around a bitcoin ETF being approved in the U.S. next year as well as the bitcoin halving is fueling a rally in cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin prices should ‘logically’ correct in Jan, but crypto’s a ‘wild card’
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) should “logically” undergo a correction once spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are approved, though commentators also concede that crypto is a “wild card” — and ...
Korea Resumes Currency Swap Deal with Japan
Korea and Japan have signed a fresh currency swap deal worth US$10 billion, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said last week. The resumption comes after an eight-year hiatus as relations chilled.A ...