Bitcoin price has resorted to consolidation over the last few trading sessions, changing hands at $16,830. Bitcoin mining had been one of the most profitable businesses up until the recent crashes in ...
Top five crypto winners (and losers) of 2022
Cointelegraph looks back on the best and worst-performing cryptocurrencies of 2022 among the top 100 assets by market capitalization. We used the highest and the lowest year-to-date (YTD) returns through the close of Dec.
Japan’s Kyocera to Invest $9.8 Billion for Chips Over FY2023-2025 -Nikkei
Japan's Kyocera Corp plans to invest 1.3 trillion yen ($9.77 billion) for manufacturing facilities and development of semiconductor-related products over three years starting in the 2023/24 business ...
Japan ex-top finance official Nakao says BOJ adjustments will smooth change of governor
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has modified its stimulus measures to ease the transition away from an unconventional monetary policy when Governor Haruhiko Kuroda retires in April, former top currency diplomat Takehiko Nakao told Reuters in an interview. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM sacks 4th minister to patch up scandal-hit Cabinet
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has dismissed his fourth minister in two months to patch a scandal-tainted Cabinet that has raised questions over his judgment of staff credentials ( read original story ...)
Japan govt asks insurers to retain marine war insurance for LNG shippers in Russian waters
The Japanese government has requested insures to take on additional risks to continue providing marine war insurance for liquefied natural gas (LNG) shippers in Russian waters, a senior official at the industry ministry said. ( read original story ...)
Japan To Ease Stablecoin Restrictions In 2023, Lift Ban On Dollar-Pegged Crypto Assets: Report
The new stablecoin regulations in the country will allow local exchange platforms to provide stablecoin trading "under the condition of asset preservation by deposits and upper limit of remittance." ...
Lawyer fees mount in crypto bankruptcies
A series of players have succumbed to the ongoing crypto winter including FTX, BlockFi, Voyager Digital and Celsius with customer accounts largely frozen. The novel legal issues about digital asset ...
Japan’s Nikkei hits 1-week high as retailers soar amid China hopes
Japan's Nikkei index touched a one-week high on Tuesday, as retailers soared after Takashimaya raised its profit forecast and amid hopes that big-spending Chinese tourists will return. Financials also ...
Jakarta-based fintech Akulaku raises $200M from Japan’s largest bank
Jakarta-based fintech Akulaku has raised $200 million from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the largest bank in Japan. This is part of a strategic investment, with startup and MUFG planning to ...
Locals urged to evacuate as fire engulfs chemical plant in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward
Firefighters are battling a blaze that started on the morning of Dec. 27 at a chemical plant in the capital's Sumida Ward, and local resident ... ( read original story ...)
Man sent to prosecutors after 3 found dead near Tokyo
Police sent a 40-year-old man to prosecutors on a murder charge Tuesday after three people were found dead with blunt trauma ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to require negative COVID test upon arrival for Chinese travellers
Japan will require a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival for travellers from mainland China due to the rapid spread of the virus in the country, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan retail sales up for ninth month led by tourism help
Japanese retail sales rose for a ninth straight month in November, data showed on Tuesday, as the lifting of COVID-19 border controls and the government's domestic travel subsidy helped consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese fintech leader Smartpay first to launch the next phase of digital consumer finance through open banking
Japan-based fintech Smartpay has launched Smartpay Bank Direct, the country's first digital consumer finance service that allows customers to pay for online installment purchases straight from their ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama gov’t employee used work computer to play games for 275 hrs
An employee at the municipal government here has been disciplined for using a work computer to play games for a total of 275 hours, the ci ... ( read original story ...)