According to the newspaper, bulk purchases of iPhones by foreign shoppers were discovered at some Apple stores with at least one transaction involving an individual buying hundreds of handsets at once and the store missed taxing at least one possible reseller. ( read original story ...)
Deadly winter weather hits Japan as heavy snow piles up in northern regions
Powerful winter fronts have dumped heavy snow in northern regions since last week, stranding hundreds of vehicles on highways, delaying delivery services and causing 11 deaths by Saturday. More snowfall over the Christmas weekend brought the number of dead to 17 and injured to 93 by Monday morning, ( read original story ...)
Heavy snow in Japan kills at least 17
Many deaths caused by people falling from roofs or being buried underneath thick piles of snow sliding off rooftops ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares end higher on Wall Street gains, financials weigh
Japanese shares ended higher on Monday, underpinned by Wall Street's strength in the previous session, with heavyweight technology and energy stocks leading the gains, while a drop in banks and ... ( read original story ...)
Beware the ‘pig butchering’ crypto scam sweeping across America
Another variation of the Amazon scam involves a criminal calling a potential victim and indicating a suspicious purchase has been flagged on the user's account, which has resulted ...
Crypto’s very bad year yielded even worse falls from grace. Here’s a list.
Here are five prominent falls from grace that shook the crypto world in 2022. Once hailed as the “white knight” of crypto, the former FTX CEO is now on house arrest at his parents house in Palo Alto, ...
‘Merry Christmas’—Shock $300 Million Binance Bombshell Could Be About To Hit The Price Of Bitcoin And Crypto
Bitcoin BTC and cryptocurrency prices have been sent sharply lower by the ongoing FTX crisis that could be about to engulf other major crypto companies. The bitcoin price has plunged to lows not seen ...
Laughing Through Tears: Crypto Memes of The Year
This year, heavy industry-wide losses from Bitcoin to the now-collapsed FTX exchange drove crypto fans to seek refuge in humor.
Officials warn of crypto scam where genuine-looking sites show fake profit
The mobile application showed a profit of $2.8 million on what appeared to be a hot day of trading on the Singapore exchange. But whenever the trader tried to withdraw funds back home in the United ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends higher on Wall Street’s advance
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed higher Monday on the back of Wall Street's gains late last week, with high-technology issues finding favor, although trade was thin amid year-end holidays.
Tokyo shops limit cold medicine purchases as Chinese buyers empty stocks amid Covid-19 wave
Dispensaries in Tokyo are running low on cold antidotes because of depleting stocks, due to customers from China snap up supplies A wave of infections is spreading across China after it abruptly ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Nisei mural and building at Fort Ritchie in Cascade to be revived, thanks to grant
A dilapidated building at the former Fort Ritchie in Cascade will be turned into an artisan village — and a historic Japanese Nisei mural within it — will be preserved thanks to a state grant. ( read original story ...)
Japan to lift the ban on foreign stablecoins like USDT in 2023: Report
The Financial Services Agency of Japan will reportedly lift the ban on the domestic distribution of foreign-issued stablecoins in 2023.
From Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest to bitcoin plunging below $20,000, here are the 9 craziest crypto stories of 2022
These are the wildest moments in a brutal year for cryptocurrencies that saw bitcoin plunge over 60% and Sam Bankman-Fried arrested on fraud charges.
Crypto Wallet Bitkeep Points to Malicious APK Packages for $8M Exploit
Amid the ongoing hack, the BitKeep team advised its users to move their funds to official Google Play or App Store wallets.
Japan’s MUFG to invest US$200 million in Indonesian fintech Akulaku
TOKYO: Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) said on Monday (Dec 26) its banking unit will invest US$200 million in Indonesian fintech company Silvrr Technology, known as Akulaku. Backed by ...