Mizuho Financial Group's main banking unit plans to boost financing for startup firms, its chief executive said, aiming at addressing Japan's scarcity of valuable new companies."We view our business ... ( read original story ...)
Japan reopens to guided, masked tourists
Japan has begun relaxing its strict pandemic restrictions, and will reopen to foreign tourists as long as they are accompanied by travel agency guides. ( read original story ...)
China’s top diplomat says new, old China-Japan problems intertwined
Old problems in China-Japan relations are intertwined with new ones, and the challenges cannot be ignored if the countries wish to have a "healthy" relationship, China's top diplomat said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan is realizing it can’t depend ‘100%’ on the U.S. for defense, says think tank
Richard Koo of Nomura Research Institute says that's a sentiment that hasn't been seen "for ages," and something similar can be observed in parts of Europe, such as Germany. ( read original story ...)
New Japanese law may allow seizure of stolen crypto
Japan’s Justice Ministry is reportedly considering ... the law only outlines that the type of assets that can be seized are physical property, monetary claims, and movable assets such as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s asteroid probe reportedly found 20 amino acids
They're the stuff of life, so the fact they're floating around out there is very exciting Dust that Japan's Hayabusa2 probe returned to Earth from asteroid Ryugu reportedly contain 20 amino acids, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court rules 7-Eleven convenience store owners can’t bargain collectively with HQ
The Tokyo District Court ruled on June 6 that a group of Seven-Eleven Japan convenience store franchise owners do not have the right to barga ... ( read original story ...)
Tourists to Japan Must Pledge to Wear Masks or Risk Expulsion
Tourists visiting Japan may be sent home if they fail to abide by rules requiring them to wear masks, sanitize their hands thoroughly and buy private health insurance, according to guidelines set by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan expects ‘better elections’
Japanese ambassador in Dhaka Ito Naoki on Tuesday said that Japan hoped that the next national election in Bangladesh would be held in a free and fair ... ( read original story ...)
Ousted board of Philippine casino sues Japanese tycoon Okada after resort seized
The ousted board of the Philippines' biggest casino said on Monday it is suing Japanese tycoon Kazuo Okada and his partners, accusing them of coercion and other misconduct in what it said was a ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Prediction: Here’s When Bitcoin Could See A ‘Significant’ Bounce—And Why Ethereum Could Be ‘In Trouble’
The bitcoin price, jumping back over $30,000 per bitcoin last night, broke its longest-ever weekly losing streak even as crypto industry insiders issue serious "crypto winter" ... ( read original story ...)
TECH TUESDAY: Crypto Surveillance Gains Urgency
TECH TUESDAY is a weekly content series that covers all aspects of capital markets technology. TECH TUESDAY is produced in collaboration with Nasdaq. As cryptocurrencies more firmly establish ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian crypto trading app Pintu scores $113M Series B
Last year saw a huge funding boom for Southeast Asian consumer investment apps and if Pintu’s funding announcement today is anything to go by, that looks set to continue. The cryptocurrency-focused ... ( read original story ...)
The Rundown: How CoinDesk is using crypto tokens for in-person event sponsorship deals
Advertisers have been itching for the return of in-person events, largely to get back the face-to-face moments with attendees and what those experiential additives can do for brand awareness. ( read original story ...)
Aquatech startup Umitron secures $9.2M in pre-series B for Nordic, Chile expansion
Umitron Singapore- and Tokyo-based aquatech startup Umitron announced on Tuesday that it has raised 1.22 billion yen (about $9.2 million US) in a pre-series B round from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Officials Back on Alert After Yen Sets Fresh 20-Year Lows
Senior Japanese government officials said they were closely watching currency markets with a sense of urgency Tuesday as they returned to a heightened state of alert following a renewed slide in the ... ( read original story ...)