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As Citizens Suffer Central Banks Flush Trading Houses With Trillions, Ease Corporate Strains
10.12.2020
Central banks across the world have been increasing stimulus and letting inflation run high in order to combat the disastrous economic effects of the coronavirus outbreak response. The Bank of Japan has recently become the country’s largest stockholder and the European Central Bank...
Dragon Quest Attraction Coming To Japanese Theme Park
10.12.2020
The Nijigen no Mori amusement park on Awaji Island, Japan is getting a new Dragon Quest themed attraction. Read more
Once Again, Hikaru Utada Is Singing The Rebuild of Evangelion Theme
9.12.2020
Next January, the fourth and final film in the Rebuild of Evangelion series will hit Japanese movie theaters. And of course, Hikaru Utada will once again sing the theme. Read more
Sake Brewery Teams Up With Japanese Burger Chain For Non-Alcohol Milkshake
9.12.2020
Dassai is one of Japan’s most famous brands is joining forces with Mos Burger, Japan’s best burger chain, for a non-alcohol milkshake.Read more
Japanese SBI and Swiss SIX plan joint crypto venture in Singapore
8.12.2020
The new platform aims to establish an institutional corridor between Europe and Asia
World governments agree on importance of crypto regulation at G7 meeting
7.12.2020
A vast number of nations, including many G7 members, want more rules for crypto
Japan's Super Nintendo World Looks Amazing, Sure, But Also Kind Of Small
7.12.2020
Yes, we can all probably agree that the upcoming Super Nintendo World looks incredible. On the inside, it’s amazing, but on the outside, it looks somewhat small. Read more
New Code Geass TV Anime Announced
7.12.2020
A new Code Geass anime has been announced. Titled Code Geass: Z of the Recapture, the series is the follow-up to the 2019 film Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection.Read more
Japanese City to Trial Blockchain Voting System
7.12.2020
Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, is looking at blockchain tech to solve problems in the city, starting with an e-voting system
LayerX will develop blockchain-based voting system using digital ID verification in Japan
7.12.2020
“Voting over the Internet presents more challenges, such as preventing double voting, technical hurdles to keep ballots secret, and the cost of voting devices."
Silent Hill and Gravity Rush Creator Keiichiro Toyama Has Left Sony
3.12.2020
Keiichiro Toyama first made a name for himself, writing and directing the first Silent Hill while at Konami. In 1999, he joined Sony’s Japan Studio, and today, he’s announced that he has left to form his own studio.Read more
95% of Ripple’s customers are not from the US, CEO Garglinghouse says
3.12.2020
Potential customers in the U.S. are apparently holding off from using Ripple’s XRP-related services due to regulatory uncertainty
In Japan, There's A Chiropractor For Gamers
2.12.2020
If you play video games for a long stretch at a time, it’s probably taken a toll on your body. In Japan, there’s now “gaming chiropractic” to help iron out those aches and stiff joints.Read more
Japan's Newest Life-Sized Gundam Officially Unveiled
2.12.2020
The time has come. The wait is over. Japan’s latest one-to-one Gundam is finally finished.Read more
Digital Yen Would Make Crypto Markets ‘More Lively,’ Says CEO of Monex Group
25.11.2020
Oki Matsumoto said a central bank digital currency would make it easier to convert cryptocurrency into legal tender
A digital yen will make the crypto market ‘more lively,’ says Monex CEO
25.11.2020
Oki Matsumoto, the head of Japanese financial services giant Monex, has welcomed the Bank of Japan's recent interest in central bank digital currency
Leading Japanese Financial Firm SBI Holdings Rolls Out Crypto Lending Services
24.11.2020
A subsidiary of SBI Holdings said it's launched a service allowing users to ‘lend’ bitcoin to the firm and earn an interest at the rate of 1% annually in return
Japanese financial giant SBI debuts Bitcoin lending service
24.11.2020
SBI plans to add support for Ether and XRP lending in the near future
Bitcoin.com Announces Cooperation Agreement With Japanese Media CoinOtaku
20.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin.com, the go-to web portal for everything bitcoin, announced it reached a cooperation agreement with Japanese media CoinOtaku. A subsidiary of Beat Holdings Limited, CoinOtaku (CoinPartner) has over 900,000 views per month in its cryptocurrency portal and thousands...
Crypto will be useful but Bitcoin is hard to understand, says SoftBank CEO
20.11.2020
Masayoshi Son found Bitcoin to be “distracting his own focus on his own business.”