Rossella Menegazzo will be the head of the culture sector of the Italy Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. A professor of the history of East Asian Art at Milan University, Menegazzo is well known for having ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sees growing momentum towards March end to negative rates
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Momentum is building for the Bank of Japan to consider ending negative interest rates as soon as this month with upcoming annual wage ... ( read original story ...)
Has Japan softened Rahm Emanuel? Not likely
Despite 8,000 miles and a 14-hour time difference, the chaos of Washington is never that far away for U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel. The day-to-day responsibilities in Tokyo are made all the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto company prices $700 million offering as stock surges ‘through the roof’
MicroStrategy has announced the pricing for a $700 million senior note offering with plans to add to its 193,000 bitcoin stash.
Woman, 80, loses $720,000 in savings due to crypto scam ‘at my age, I do not have a second chance’
LOS ANGELOS -- Scams are growing and people are losing more and more money. A new report from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), shows losses increased 27 percent in 2023. One 80-year-old woman, Alice ...
Crypto venture firm seeks dismissal of New York attorney general’s fraud lawsuit
The Digital Currency Group (DCG) urged a New York court on Wednesday to dismiss the New York Attorney General's lawsuit accusing it of defrauding crypto investors through its Genesis Global Capital ...
Woman, parents indicted over Sapporo hotel beheading murder
A 30-year-old woman and her parents were indicted on Wednesday over the murder of a man found decapitated in a hotel in Sapporo las ... ( read original story ...)
Woman, her parents indicted in murder case in Sapporo, Japan
A woman and her parents in Japan have been indicted in a case involving a headless body that was found in a hotel in Sapporo City in the country's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. ( read original story ...)
Shandong Taishan loses to Yokohama F. Marinos in AFC Champions League quarterfinal
Shandong Taishan lost to Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos 2-1 in their AFC Asian Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday. Yokohama and Shandong played twice in the group stage, with the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Kewell’s Yokohama take slender 2-1 lead in Asian CL quarters
BEIJING: Yokohama F Marinos will take a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their Asian Champions League quarterfinal against Shandong Taishan after Chen Pu’s late strike kept the Chinese hosts’ hopes of ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Pref. eyes collecting fixed fee for inbound tourists from 2025
Osaka Prefecture is considering collecting a fixed fee from foreign visitors, possibly timing it around the start of the World Exposi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Daiwa Capitalizes on Crypto Boom, Secures 10% Stake in Singaporean Startup
Japan's Daiwa Securities has decided to acquire a 10% ownership stake in Singapore-based crypto startup Penguin.
Crypto ‘Meme-Coin’ Mania Returns on Bitcoin Boom
Bitcoin's new record-topping streak is unlocking the crazies of the crypto world. The value of "meme coins"—projects whose value is based largely on the popularity of internet memes—is rocketing once ...
Crypto’s $800 Billion Rally Widens Beyond Record-Setting Bitcoin
Smaller cryptocurrencies are starting to pull ahead of record-setting Bitcoin as traders bet the tokens are next in line to test all-time peaks.An index tracking the bottom half of the largest 100 ...
Why Crypto Just Won’t Die
Then the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates, and the crypto market abruptly tanked. Sam Bankman-Fried, whose face used to gaze out from full-page New Yorker ads, now awaits sentencing for ...
Kewell’s Yokohama Take Slender Lead In Asian Champions League Quarter-final
Harry Kewell's Yokohama F-Marinos gained a slender advantage over Chinese side Shandong Taishan in their Asian Champions League quarter-final with a 2-1 first-leg win on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)