U.S. telecoms, traffic agencies clash on plan to use some auto safety spectrum for Wi-Fi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. telecommunications regulator voted on Thursday to advance a plan to split a key spectrum block set aside for auto safety...
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Money laundering battle drives Japan banks to JPMorgan’s network
JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s blockchain-based information network for payments is drawing the greatest interest in Japan, a country long blamed for weak measures against money...
Volcanoes an ever-present, if usually distant danger
The eruption of an island volcano in New Zealand killed up to 16 people, injured dozens and prevented rescuers from retrieving the bodies of eight...
Nuclear Radiation Hot Spots Found at Starting Point of Japan’s 2020 Olympic Torch Relay
High levels of radiation have been detected near Japan’s J-Village, a sports facility and the starting point of the upcoming Olympic torch relay, according to...
MUFG Teaming up With Indeed.com Owner to Launch Digital Currency for Payments
Japan’s MUFG Bank and Recruit Holdings are reportedly launching a digital currency as part of a new payments venture. Source link...
Japan Now Has 21 Approved Crypto Exchanges
Japan’s top financial regulator has approved the remaining crypto exchange that was in business prior to the regulation of the crypto industry. Exchanges in this...
North Korea calls Japan’s Shinzo Abe an ‘imbecile and political dwarf’
North Korean state media on Friday blasted Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as an “imbecile and political dwarf” after Abe suggested the country fired ballistic...
Sabers for samurai as Japanese theatre stages kabuki version of Star Wars | World news
The Star Wars franchise is about to breach the artistic final frontier with a one-off performance of a kabuki adaptation starring one of Japan’s most...
SoftBank confirms Yahoo Japan and Line Corp merger to create tech giant – FinTech Futures
Japan’s SoftBank has confirmed its plans to merge Z Holdings – a subsidiary formerly known as Yahoo Japan – and messaging app operator Line, the...
Marie Kondo sparks consternation with online homeware store | Life and style
The Japanese tidying guru Marie Kondo appears to have adopted a new approach to decluttering: rid your home of things that don’t “spark joy”, then...
Japan’s elderly fight back against cashless wave – FinTech Futures
Cash is king in Japan, and more so for the country’s fast-aging population who are still deeply reluctant to give it up, according to Japan...
Nissan recalls nearly 400,000 vehicles over braking system defect
(This November 16 story has been refiled to correct the number in the headline) FILE PHOTO: A Nissan logo is pictured at the Tokyo Motor...
Nissan recalls nearly 400,00 vehicles over braking system defect
(Reuters) – Japan’s Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) has said it is recalling 394,025 cars in the United States over a braking system defect, causing...
SBI Launches First Japan-Vietnam Remittance Service through Ripple’s DLT
SBI Ripple Asia, SBI Remit, a global money transfer service already in partnership with MoneyGram International, and Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank have collaborated...