The Meta CEO is enjoying his visit to Japan, taking in a sword-making class, and tucking into a burger at a Japanese McDonald's. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Surges To $57,000 High As Crypto Rally Builds Momentum
ToplineBitcoin topped $57,000 for the first time in more than two years on Tuesday, propelled by purchases from large investors and booming demand through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as the market ...
Column: Vanguard, one of our top investment firms, shuns crypto ‘like the plague.’ That’s good for its customers
Vanguard has a long history of denying its customers access to investments it believes are dumb. Now it has added crypto to the list.
Korean Unicorn Startup APR Jumps In IPO Debut, Market Cap Hits $1.8 Billion
APR is best known for its Medicube Age-R brand products, like Booster Healer devices, which use electrical stimulation to help the skin better absorb skincare products.
Tokyo Stocks Little Changed, Hong Kong Rises
Japanese stocks were little changed on Tuesday, remaining close to the highest level in 34 years. The Nikkei finished 0.01% higher after a report that core consumer price growth was bigger than ...
Satoshi Kirishima: DNA test confirms dying man was one of Japan’s most wanted
A DNA test has revealed a dying man who claimed to be one of Japan's most wanted criminals was telling the truth. Satoshi Kirishima made his confession in January, telling police "I want to meet my ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s inflation beats forecasts, end of negative rates in sight
Japan's core consumer inflation slowed for a third straight month in January but beat forecasts and held at the central bank's 2% target, keeping alive expectations it will end negative interest rates ... ( read original story ...)
JAPAN: Better Business
Under the leadership of its metropolitan police board, Tokyo last weekobserved "Good -Commercial -Morals -and -Shady-Transactions-Prevention-Week." Industrialists and shopkeeperswere invited to a ... ( read original story ...)
Police say woman killed businessman to pay off host club
NAGOYA--Aichi prefectural police are expected to re-arrest a woman they believe killed an acquaintance to pay off her debts to a host club. ( read original story ...)
Meta CEO Zuckerberg meets Japan PM Kishida in Tokyo to discuss AI
Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg discussed artificial intelligence issues with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday during the Facebook founder's trip through Asia."We had a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police identify man as 1970s bombing fugitive: sources
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has identified a man who confessed to being a fugitive wanted over a series of terrorist bombings in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new births fall to record low in 2023 as demographic woes deepen
The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth straight year to a fresh record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Opens First Funding Round of Location Production Incentive Scheme
Japan's first round of location production incentives for large-scale film and TV projects has been announced. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Idemitsu joins study on U.S. ammonia project
Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan agreed with trading house Mitsubishi Corp and Swiss firm Proman to study a fuel ammonia production project in the U.S., the three companies said on Tuesday.Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin surpasses $56,000 benchmark, uplifts crypto market in latest rally
Crypto investing and software firm MicroStrategy disclosed a purchase of about 3,000 bitcoins for $155 million on Monday.
Call Japan rally the ‘end of deflation’ market, says JPMorgan strategist
The current bull market that has seen the end of Japan’s lost three decades should be called the “end of deflation” market, says JPMorgan’s top Japan strategist. The note from JPMorgan’s Rie Nishihara ...