Japan Financial News

Circle, the stablecoin issuer behind USD Coin (USDC), is teaming up with Tokyo-based financial services firm SBI Holdings to boost the adoption of USDC and Web3 services in Japan.

The Japanese National Tax Agency (NTA) has revealed it has recently investigated hundreds of crypto tax violations.

By Jamie McGeever

South Korea's prominent metaverse platform, ZEP, has announced a strategic partnership with the global Layer 1 blockchain platform, NEAR Protocol. This collaboration, revealed on November 13, 2023, aims to facilitate user onboarding and enhance the development of ZEP's Web3 capabilities, marking a pivotal step in the evolution of both entities.

By Hyonhee Shin

Napoleon, which is currently playing on the big screen, will be streamed on Apple TV+ next year. According to the director of the historical epic, Ridley Scott, the movie will be streamed with an extra hour of material.

Milky Way. The particle was spotted by a cosmic ray observatory in Utah’s West Desert known as the Telescope Array and has been nicknamed as 'Amaterasu' particle after the sun goddess in Japanese mythology. According to the journal Science, the Telescope Array, which started operating in 2008, has observed more than 30 ultra-high-energy cosmic rays but none bigger than the Amaterasu particle.

Hu Ling made history on Saturday as the first Chinese film star to grace the red carpet of Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards since 2019. During that year, China had boycotted the prestigious awards show due to political tensions surrounding Taiwan's status as a self-ruled island.

Visiting Ayodhya on Saturday, ahead of inauguration of Ram Mandir Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced that Gujarat Tourism department will construct a major “Yatri Bhavani” at Ayodhya for the benefit of the tourists visiting the town for the grand Ram Temple that is being built. Patel had reached Ayodhya before embarking on his weeklong tour to Japan and Singapore for the promotion of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024. He had also visited Hanuman Garhi temple in Ayodhya as well. For the records, the inauguration of the temple is scheduled for January 22 next, while the tenth Vibrant Gujarat Investor Summit (VGIS) will take off from January 10.

A year ago, the debate between EVs and hybrids looked settled. Now, Elon Musk’s vision for an electric-vehicle future is being challenged anew by Toyota and its re-energized hybrid plans. Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, wants to make the world electric, targeting annual vehicle deliveries that would overtake Toyota to become the bestselling automaker before 2030.

In an increasingly urban lifestyle with a paucity of time, finding competent cooks and handling daily kitchen intricacies can be challenging. This is what Vaibhav and Aman Gupta, friends since first year (2012) of college at IIT Kharagpur wanted to solve with ChefKart, a venture that they conceptualised in March 2020. “We identified a significant gap in the industry that ran in an antiquated and unprofessional manner.

Kim Jong Un inspected photos taken by the country's new spy satellite of «major target regions», including the South Korean capital of Seoul and cities that host U.S. military bases, state media reported on Saturday. Nuclear-armed North Korea launched the satellite on Tuesday, but South Korean defence officials and analysts said its capabilities have not been independently verified. Kim examined the photos, as well as imagery taken of some areas within North Korea, during a visit to the control centre of the National Aerospace Technology Administration (NATA) in Pyongyang on Friday, state news agency KCNA said. The photos were taken as the satellite passed over the peninsula on Friday morning, KCNA said, and included images of Seoul, and Mokpo, Kunsan, Pyeongtaek and Osan, where U.S.

Godrej Industries Ltd for ₹300 crore. Currently, Nature’s Basket operates 32 stores as an upmarket food retailer. In contrast, Artisan Pantry will be more luxe, offering imported wines, a diverse range of cheese, a dedicated section for artisan chocolates, honey, gourmet fruits, and vegetables such as Yuzu Lemon, multicolored corn, Japanese Apple Fuji, and more.

A plan for how Vietnam will spend $15.5 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been finalized and will be announced formally at the COP28 climate conference, which begins in Dubai next week

China has announced that it will allow visa-free entry for citizens of five European countries and Malaysia as it tries to encourage more people to visit for business and tourism

Nissan will invest $1.4 billion to update its factory in northeast England to make electric versions of its two best-selling cars

'Amaterasu' after the sun goddess in Japanese mythology, it is one of the highest-energy cosmic rays ever detected.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the men's doubles semifinal at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament here on Friday. Top seeds Satwik and Chirag dished out an attacking game to outwit world no. 13 Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin of Indonesia 21-16 21-14 in 46 minutes.

A combination of slowing inflation and weakening consumer strength is expected to result in significant earnings downgrades, leading to potential equity market drawdowns and defensive sector and style rotations, according to JPMorgan strategists.

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By Tetsushi Kajimoto