The mom of four rode the bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto with her daughter North, niece Penelope and friends to see the incredible site — likely the city's most famous grove (and a tourist hot spot), ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk Triggers Surprise 5,000% Bitcoin Rival Crypto Price Surge
Tesla billionaire and Twitter owner Elon Musk has a long history of boosting the price of various cryptocurrencies—not least his "fav" bitcoin rival dogecoin that's been overshadowed ...
IRS Working With Ukraine to Track Russian Crypto Sanctions Evaders
The IRS criminal investigation division is ramping up collaboration with counterparts overseas in pursuit of sanctions evaders. The agency said it is working with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis ...
G7 Finance Ministers to meet in Japan to tackle global economic challenges
The financial leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations meet in Japan beginning on May 11 as a standoff over the U.S. debt ceiling ...
Para Triathlon Series heads to Yokohama for second stop of 2022 circuit
The 2023 Para Triathlon Series moves on to the second stop of the year this weekend, when another eagerly anticipated edition of the established WTPS Yokohama takes place on Saturday monring. After ... ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to regain its rightful place in the cryptocurrency world pecking order
NexTech Week trade show kicked off Wednesday in Tokyo, celebrating all things technology, including blockchain and Artificial Intelligence.
Crypto VCs Behind 10T Want to Build New $200 Million Fund
There are still investors who want to put money into cryptocurrency startups, despite the recent wave of scandals and setbacks that have shaken the industry. A team of crypto investors is seeking $200 ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends marginally higher, subpar earnings outlooks weigh
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index ended fractionally higher Thursday as technology issues followed their U.S. peers higher, although shares were sold following some disappointing domestic earnings ...
Japan pledges to mobilise $1 billion to help nations around Ukraine accept refugees
Japan will unveil a plan on Thursday to mobilise $1 billion to help countries surrounding Ukraine accept refugees from the war-torn country, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday. The funding would be provided via the state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC),
Japan to chair G-7 finance meeting in Washington
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday that Japan would chair a Group of Seven (G-7) financial leaders’ meeting on Wednesday in Washington to discuss the global economy and financial ...
Japan Poised For Digital Transformation?
Despite a well-earned reputation for high-tech hardware – think robots, automobiles and high-speed trains – Japan had fallen behind in the digital era. Will their new momentum to digitalize be ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tech investor SoftBank sinks into second year of losses
Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group is reporting a loss of 970 billion yen, or $7 billion, for the fiscal year that just ended ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Electron expects profit dip as chipmakers slow investment
Tokyo Electron Ltd , Japan's leading maker of semiconductor manufacturing tools, on Thursday forecast its profit to dip by more than a third from a record high as its customers slowed investment in new plant. ( read original story ...)
Japan pledges to mobilise $1 bln to help nations around Ukraine accept refugees
Japan will unveil a plan on Thursday to mobilise $1 billion to help countries surrounding Ukraine accept refugees from the war-torn country, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
BoJ’s Ueda: No big problem in Japan’s banking system
Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday, “there is no big problem in Japan's banking system.” Financial market, financial system stable for now. Hope to communicate with G7 ...
Naomi Osaka Might Have Unknowingly Revealed THIS About Her Unborn Child
Naomi Osaka is still very much pregnant, and fans seem to have a clue about her unborn baby's gender months before her due date. ( read original story ...)