Fraudulent crypto investment schemes directed from Asia known as “pig butchering” have become a global billion-dollar industry. But little is known about those who benefit. Reuters traced at least $9 million linked to such scams to an account registered to a well-connected representative of a Chinese trade group in Thailand.
CZ Has Left Binance, SBF Is in Jail. Crypto Is About to Get Boring
Crypto exchange Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to criminal charges. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is going to jail. It’s the end of crypto’s freewheeling years.
Baseball: Kansai’s heroes parade through Kobe, Osaka
A total of about one million spectators attended four different parades as the Hanshin Tigers and Orix Buffaloes each celebrated thei ... ( read original story ...)
Japan holds first world championship of competitive rubbish collection
Japan on Wednesday held the first world championship of a unique homegrown competition of rubbish collection. As many as 21 countries participated in the sport that includes scouting for empty cans, ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea court orders Japan to compensate ‘comfort women’, reverses earlier ruling
A South Korean appellate court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate a group of 16 women who were forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels, overturning a lower court ruling that dismissed the ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam president to visit Japan as countries discuss stronger ties
Vietnam's president, Vo Van Thuong, will visit Japan next week, a Vietnamese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday, as the two countries discuss strengthening their relations. Closer ties ... ( read original story ...)
The $100 Crypto Challenge: Could Investing in EOS, CAKE, or SPCT Lead to Remarkable Returns?
BUY SPCT TOKENS NOW On November 15, 2023, Binance Japan announced the addition of 13 new tokens to ... Within 24 hours, the EOS crypto price experienced an 8.69% surge from $0.69 to $0.75. However, ...
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel to strengthen economic ties on week-long tour to Japan & Singapore
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is set to embark on a week-long tour to Japan and Singapore from November 25, aiming to strengthen partnerships with Japan's trade, commerce, and industry.
HONOR prepares IPO 3 years after waving goodbye to Huawei
The time has come, HONOR Is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO), three years after parting ways with Huawei. Now, the company did not specify a time frame for the listing, nor where it ...
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.29%
Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Steel, Transportation Equipment and Services sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 ...
Japan’s Mizuho applies to set up securities company in China
Japan's Mizuho Financial Group has sought to establish a securities company in China, becoming the latest foreign firm to make inroads into China's onshore securities market with a fully-owned entity. ( read original story ...)
Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, with markets in Japan and US closed for holidays
Shares are mixed in Asia after a modest advance on Wall Street that kept the market on track for a fourth straight weekly gain ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new tallest skyscraper is also fat—sprawling enough to fit the mixed-use demands of post-COVID city life
Tokyo’s skyline. The Azabudai Hills, at 1,067 feet, is now Japan’s tallest skyscraper, surpassing the Abeno Harukas tower in Osaka by 83 feet. But the project is more than just a tall tower. For its developer, ( read original story ...)
Japan’s pitching sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto is set to become MLB’s next star
Pitching sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto is set to make a high-profile switch to Major League Baseball (MLB) during the offseason, after he was posted as a free agent by Japan’s Orix Buffaloes on Monday. ( read original story ...)
On Yoshinobu Yamamoto posting day, Yankees add reliever with 1st free agent signing
While we wait to see if the Yankees will be all-in on Japanese pitching phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto and if they’ll go big on one of the two outfield holes that need addressed this winter, they added a little bullpen depth on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan Photo Journal: Sapporo shines as winter illumination event kicks off
A woman takes pictures with a smartphone inside a corridor of lights at the 43rd Sapporo White Illumination in the city's Chuo Ward on Nov. 22, 2023, ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)