In Tokyo, the new locations are: - Asakusa, Japan's iconic destination; - Nihombashi, where the atmosphere from the feudal Edo period is still alive; - Ikebukuro, the emerging capital of Cool Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q4 Tankan Factory Mood Set to Weaken on Inflation, Global Slowdown: Reuters Poll
Japanese manufacturers' sentiment likely weakened in the last quarter of 2022 on sustained cost pressures and a bleaker global economic outlook, a Reuters poll of analysts showed on Friday. Shrinking ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE1 ECB says Bitcoin is artificially propped up, shouldn’t be legitimised
Cryptocurrency exchange operator Binance said on Wednesday it acquired Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC), a crypto exchange service registered in Japan, to expand into the Asian country. Future of ...
Inside the Frantic Texts Exchanged by Crypto Executives as FTX Collapsed
A group chat including crypto leaders shows Binance’s Changpeng Zhao accusing FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried of orchestrating trades to destabilize the industry.
Tokyo stocks bounce back as weak job data raise hopes for dovish Fed
Tokyo stocks bounced back Friday as an increase in U.S. jobless claims raised hopes that interest rate hikes in the country could cea ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo park to be used in Fukushima soil recycling demonstration
Japan's environment ministry has announced plans to demonstrate the reuse of decontaminated soil from Fukushima at a Tokyo park. ( read original story ...)
K-pop star among 8 to join Japan tycoon Maezawa’s moon trip
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Friday that K-pop star T.O.P. will be among the eight people who will join him on a flyby around the moon on a SpaceX spaceship next year. The Japanese tycoon launched plans for the lunar voyage in 2018, ( read original story ...)
Fuel made from ramen, dishes from coffee grinds: Japan rethinks food waste
Some Japanese companies are using discarded foodstuffs to make entirely different products — and help save a bit of the planet in the process. ( read original story ...)
Move over, Tempest: Japan pact takes UK-Italy fighter plan ‘global’
The Nordic nation has been evaluating the possibility of a tie-up with Britain for a future combat air requirement, better known as Tempest, for several years but in recent months has cooled on the idea. ( read original story ...)
London, Rome and Tokyo form defense partnership to build next-generation fighter jets
The United Kingdom, Italy and Japan have agreed on the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) for defense that allows them to develop a military plan to build new generation fighter aircraft. «GCAP will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister says govt must stick to budget balancing goal
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that the government must stick to its aim of achieving a primary budget surplus in fiscal year 2025 despite a planned increase in defence ...
Japan vows to stick to budget balancing goal despite defence boost
Japan must stick to its target of a primary budget surplus by the 2025 fiscal year, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday, even as a planned increase in defence spending raises the spectre ... ( read original story ...)
Gauging the most expensive expat cities
Twice a year, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) publishes its “Worldwide Cost of Living Survey”. Asian cities typically feature high in the rankings, with Singapore tied with New York for the most ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: These are not the most expensive cities – unless you are an expat
Asian cities like Singapore and Hong Kong typically top cost-of-living rankings, but these measure the cost of living for expats with a fixed way of life, says Bloomberg Opinion’s Gearoid Reidy. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka says she initially felt ‘ashamed’ after withdrawing from 2021 French Open to address mental health
The four-time Grand Slam winner stepped away from tennis for a few months in 2021 to seek mental health treatment ... ( read original story ...)
Global Perspective on Patenting of Blockchain, Crypto, and DeFi Technologies
However, a device, a method, and/or a program for implementing a process using blockchain/crypto is generally considered patent eligible by the JPO. To date, there are approximately 1700 patents in ...