Japan is working on arranging a summit meeting between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Japan's top government spokesperson said on Monday, without elaborating.
Tokyo Banana will sell banana curry doughnuts at its new flagship store in Tokyo Station
Tokyo Banana will open a flagship store called Tokyo Bananas in Tokyo Station, which will be stocked with exclusive goods. The first two products that have been announced are the Legendary Curry Bread ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall on profit-taking
Tokyo stocks traded lower today despite overnight gains on Wall Street, with investors locking in profits after an upbeat end to last week. The benchmark ... ( read original story ...)
Junior high school girl fatally hit by express train in Tokyo suburb, suicide suspected
TOKYO -- A junior high school girl died after being struck by an express train in the Tokyo suburban city of Kokubunji on Nov. 13, apparently after jumping from a station platform, police said. ( read original story ...)
BOJ Governor Kuroda vows to continue monetary easing for now
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday the central bank would stick to monetary easing to support the economy for the time being so as to achieve sustainable and stable inflation ... ( read original story ...)
‘It all fell apart’: How a ‘crypto saviour’ lost $16bn in just one day
An ‘altruistic’ crypto billionaire who promised to give away his $16bn to charity saw 90 per cent of his fortune wiped out in a single day and his companies forced into bankruptcy, in the process ...
Crypto.com’s errant $405M transaction triggers investors after FTX fiasco
Some crypto watchers scrutinizing the transaction speculated it was an attempt to fluff trading volumes. Complicating the hoopla, the analyst who first caught the transaction turned out to be an ...
EXPLAINER: What’s happening at bankrupt crypto exchange FTX?
The imploding cryptocurrency trading firm FTX is now short billions of dollars after experiencing the crypto equivalent of a bank run. The exchange, formerly one of the world's largest, sought ...
Crypto Exchange FTX’s Collapse Now Being Investigated by Bahamas Police
The platform’s new chief executive, John J. Ray III, said in a statement that FTX was working with law enforcement and “making every effort to secure all assets, wherever located.” ...
FTX saga unravels more after the crypto exchange’s bankruptcy filing
Since the filing that included 135 affiliated companies, millions of dollars in crypto have been stolen from the company.
USDJPY traces firmer yields to print mild gains around 139.50, focus on G20, Japan GDP
USDJPY snaps two-day downtrend at the lowest levels since late August. Yields prints corrective pullback from monthly low but talks of Fed pivot test bond sellers. BOJ’s defense of easy-money policy, ...
78-year-old man arrested for beating 50-year-old son to death
Police in Yokohama have arrested a 78-year-old man on suspicion of beating his 50-year-old son to death outside their home. According to police, Nobumasa Sugaya has admitted hitting his son Masayoshi ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto.com sent $400 million to the wrong recipient, but got it back this time
While Gate.io published its asset audit snapshot on October 19th and, clarified that “Crypto.com’s deposit was not included,” Crypto.com provided partial proof of reserves o ...
Crypto Crisis: Billionaire Mark Cuban Attacks the System
The financial woes of the company, which was valued at $32 billion in February, surprised many, as the firm and its CEO and founder Sam Bankman-Fried, had emerged as the saviors of many struggling ...
Crypto Crisis: At Least $1 Billion of FTX Customers’ Money Vanishes
Fried, FTX CEO and founder, also had a secret "back door" to transfer billions, Reuters reports.The secrets of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on November 11, ...
US, Japan, South Korea vow unified response to North Korea threat
President Joe Biden said the three-way partnership is “even more important than it’s ever been” when North Korea is stepping up its provocations. ( read original story ...)