Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday a tweak to the central bank's yield curve control (YCC) policy could become a future option, but dismissed not now. "If the achievement of ...
Nat’l graduate school in Tokyo without internet since Sept. due to suspicious logs
The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo has been without the internet since early September after suspicious netw ... ( read original story ...)
‘The Beasts’ Wins Three Awards At Close Of Tokyo International Film Festival
Psychological thriller The Beasts, directed by Spain’s Rodrigo Sorogoyen, won three awards at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, including the Tokyo Grand Prix, best director and best ... ( read original story ...)
Live news updates: Japan sounds warnings on suspected North Korean missiles
Japan awoke on Thursdays to warnings that a suspected North Korean missile had flown over the main island of Japan at around 7:48am and ultimately landed in the Pacific to the east of the country. The ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea continues missile barrage with suspected ICBM over Japan
North Korea continued its barrage of weapons tests on Thursday, with Japan saying missiles were shot over its northern territory and South Korea saying it detected at least two missiles shot toward it ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea continues missile barrage with test over Japan
Japan says missiles fired by North Korea flew over northern Japan on Thursday, the latest in a series of weapons tests that have raised tensions in the region. The announcement by Japan’s Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo real estate agency sends beautiful women with you on apartment visits for date-like mood
There’s a company in Tokyo called Girls Chintai. Chintai means “rental” in Japanese, so you might think that Girls Chintai is an escort service, but chintai here is referring to apartments, and Girls ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei closes flat ahead of Fed outcome; Sony jumps
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei index ended flat on Wednesday, with traders on the sidelines ahead of a looming Federal Reserve rate decision that should also give clues on the future policy path, although ...
Japan’s top business lobby to back pay hikes for inflation-hit workers
Japan's top business lobby will unveil Monday draft recommendations that will guide companies during next spring's wage negotiations. Final guidelines will be issued in January. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Company Aims to Land the First Private Moon Mission Later this Month
The Japanese company is focused on lunar exploration and aims to become a “gateway for the private sector to bring their business to the Moon,” ispace wrote in a statement. Its first mission is no ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto winter ‘only going to get worse,’ co-founder of Tezos blockchain says
Kathleen Breitman told CNBC "easy money" had artificially inflated crypto firms, and a shake-out looms in which only truly useful applications survive.
Revolut Crypto Revenue Plunges, Yet CEO Storonsky Still Believes
Revolut Ltd. still wants to invest in its cryptocurrency offering, despite this revenue stream almost vanishing during the recent price crash, according to the fintech’s founder.
Binance CEO sees no threat to crypto from central banks’ digital currencies
Plans by central banks to launch digital currencies are not a threat to other cryptocurrencies as they would validate blockchain technology and build trust among sceptics, the CEO of the world's ...
From Maersk to Codex: Four Non-Crypto Blockchain Opportunities
Aside from powering cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology is driving change in several major sectors--from the supply chain to collectible art. But what makes a use case suitable for blockchain ...
Binance chief CZ says crypto is the ‘only stable thing’ in this this tumultuous financial environment
Bitcoin’s value has halved since the beginning of the year, and other cryptocurrencies have also suffered a major selloff.
Crypto world suffers from another hack, as exchange Deribit loses $28 million
Crypto exchange Deribit lost $28 million from a hot wallet hack on Tuesday, adding to at least $3 billion losses from exploits in the digital asset space ...