The land ministry said Thursday that it would be difficult to decide by the end of the year whether to approve proposals by Osaka and Nagasaki prefectures to host casino resorts, in a move that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Largest Power Company, TEPCO, To Mine Bitcoin With Excess Energy
TEPCO Power Grid is deploying bitcoin mining operations across Japan in a partnership with a local semiconductor company to capitalize on excess power.
‘99% of People’ Will Lose Crypto Storing in Self-Custody: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao
Holding your own crypto in your wallet is not risk-free,” said Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao today during a Twitter spaces.
Warren announces bipartisan bill to combat crypto money laundering
The legislation aims to alleviate risks that cryptocurrency poses to national security by closing loopholes to money laundering in the financial system, her office said.
Japan to overhaul defense policy
JAPAN is expected to announce its biggest defense overhaul in decades this week, hiking spending, reshaping its military command and acquiring new missiles to tackle ...
Japan’s non-manufacturing sector to lead recovery in near term
Today's data supports our view that Japan's recovery will be driven mostly by non-manufacturing activity, while sluggish manufacturing ...
More than 90% of hotels and ryokans in Japan say that purchase cost rose
According to Japan Finance Corporation (JFC)’s survey, 76.6% of the surveyed companies said that purchase cost has risen over the last year, and for the next year, 92.2% said that purchase cost will ...
Elizabeth Warren unveils bipartisan bill to crack down on crypto money laundering
As federal prosecutors seek to imprison former crypto darling Sam Bankman-Fried, Sen. Elizabeth Warren is attempting to push through Congress a bipartisan crackdown on money laundering in the crypto ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends higher on hopes for slower U.S. rate hikes
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed higher Wednesday following Wall Street's gaining overnight, as weaker-than-expected U.S. inflation data raised hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve could ...
Nikkei closes at 2-week high on hopes for slower U.S. rate hikes
Japan's Nikkei closed at a two-week high on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street's gains as cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation data raised expectation that the Federal Reserve could soften its interest ...
Japan’s PM Kishida faces heat as Abe loyalists attack tax plan to fund higher defence spending
Right-wing members of ruling LDP strongly oppose proposals for higher taxes, with one minister daring Kishida to sack her; Kishida could compromise for fear of completely ostracis ...
FTX crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried denied bail in Bahamas
Fried, founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been denied bail by a judge in the Bahamas. US authorities charged Mr Bankman-Fried with "one of the biggest financial frauds in US history" on Tuesday.
Japan to radically overhaul defense policy on China threats
TOKYO: Japan is expected to announce its biggest defense overhaul in decades this week, hiking spending, reshaping its military command and acquiring new missiles to tackle ...
Bank of Japan policy review likely in 2023, economists say
All 47 economists polled expect no change in the BOJ’s negative interest rate and yield curve control program at the end of the two-day gathering on Dec. 20.
Yokohama Rubber makes it to CDP’s 2022 climate change ‘A list’
Japanese tyremaker Yokohama Rubber has been recognised for it by the global environmental non-profit CDP. The tyremaker made it to CDP’s ‘A List’ for tackling climate change as it got recognition for ... ( read original story ...)
‘Road sleeping’ deaths soar in Tokyo as socialising returns to pre-Covid levels
Authorities concerned that death toll from people being hit by cars while sleeping on roads will increase further as end-of-year party season begins ... ( read original story ...)