16 people monitored for contact with U.S. coronavirus victim
Travelers are seen wearing surgical masks as they arrive at Benito Juarez international airport in Mexico City, Mexico January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (Reuters) –...
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New Virus Kills Sixth Person After Human-to-Human Transmission Confirmed
Medical staff transfer patients to Jin Yintan hospital on January 17, 2020 in Wuhan, ChinaPhoto: Getty Images Health officials in China have confirmed that a...
Japan’s MUFG switches CEO after first year, digital chief takes control – FinTech Futures
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Japan’s biggest bank, has got rid of its CEO after just one year and replaced him with its digital chief...
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore: Crossover Chaos in this awesome Anime adventure
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore is a quintessential Japanese role playing game. The Encore refers to this being port of a Wii U title released...
Australian journalist gets suspended sentence over search for his children | World news
Scott McIntyre, a former sports reporter for Australia’s SBS network, has been given a suspended prison sentence in Tokyo after being found guilty of trespassing...
Japan and Philippines Discuss Pro-Crypto Laws, Cooperation Among Asian Countries
Japanese Minister Naokazu Takemoto and Philippine Cabinet member Raul Lambino of Crypto Valley of Asia recently met to discuss Asian countries’ crypto regulations. They urge...
Japan’s Financial Watchdog to Set Low Leverage Cap for Crypto Margin Traders: Report
Japan’s top financial regulator plans to reduce the risk to cryptocurrency margin traders by cutting the permitted leverage to two times the deposit. The Financial...
Man accused of killing 19 in Japanese care home pleads not guilty | World news
A man accused of killing 19 residents at a care home in Japan for people with disabilities has pleaded not guilty, with his lawyers claiming...
Chain-reaction crash kills five, injures 60 on Pennsylvania Turnpike
(Reuters) – A chain-reaction crash involving a tour bus, three tractor-trailers and a passenger car killed five people and injured about 60 others on the...
fintechs welcome! – FinTech Futures
Tokyo calls on foreign fintechs Traditionally quite reclusive, Japan is now ready and willing to open its doors to international fintech and is keen to...
Japan promises full inquiry into ‘regrettable’ Carlos Ghosn escape | World news
Japan has ordered the tightening of immigration procedures in the wake of the “regrettable” escape of the former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn. In a statement...
Carlos Ghosn, ousted Nissan boss, says he has fled ‘Japanese injustice’ | Business
Carlos Ghosn, who is awaiting trial on charges of financial misconduct, has left Japan and arrived in Lebanon to “escape injustice”. The former Nissan chairman...
Blockchain in the Capital Markets: Slow Progress in 2019
If we’re going to have an honest conversation about blockchain (and, yes, we’ll use that word as a catchall for distributed ledger technology) we must...
Is Nearly Every Bank in Japan Adopting Ripple and XRP? CipherTrace CEO Reacts to Viral Video
A recent presentation by the CEO of the blockchain intelligence company CipherTrace is making waves. At a conference hosted by the Japanese online retailer...