The meltdown is the latest blow to decentralized finance, or DeFi, crypto’s answer to traditional finance, with more control and less costs for users but also less oversight and more risk.

According to a weekly magazine, last month Yoshikawa dined out with a female university student who was under drinking age, gave her alcohol and paid her ¥40,000 in cash.

Don’t reward your top people too lavishly, Chinese regulators warned banks this year in meetings in Shanghai and Beijing, or you might run afoul of the Communist Party.

How much longer before the nation reaches a tipping point when people start ditching their masks en masse?

China's top leaders have attended the swearing-in of every Hong Kong chief executive since the 1997 handover, but Xi has not left the mainland since the coronavirus pandemic began.

The ward’s survey also showed that 1 in 4 hikikomori had isolated themselves from society and not participated in any social activities for at least a decade.

Mitsubishi Electric, NEC and Hitachi are just some of the companies that have set up divisions to internally coordinate on supply chain resilience and the assessment of geopolitical risks.

The impasse could also undermine stability in Iraq's north, where ruling families have their own security forces.

Hiroshi Nakaso and Masayoshi Amamiya both have deep expertise in central bank affairs, but the two could differ on how soon the Bank of Japan should roll back its monetary policies.

The 960 cases in the capital were down by 53 from a week before, marking a week-on-week drop for the 31st straight day.

After being fired by Putin, Kasyanov joined Russia's opposition and became one of the Kremlin's most vocal critics.

With the ward's refusal to accept their marriage registration, Kiyoko Kashiwagi and Kazuhiro Soda will now file their complaint with the Tokyo Family Court.

Beijing reported 51 new local cases for Sunday, after having single digit cases on most days last week.

Businesses are taking note of prewar efforts in Ukraine to improve its tech capabilities, and some see lessons for Japan as it attempts to level up its own digital economy.

Although alcohol checks can be done visually for the time being, companies that use a certain number of noncommercial vehicles will be required to use breathalyzers starting in October.

The yen has tumbled almost 15% this year, making it the worst-performing major currency.

David Chou — armed with two guns, four Molotov cocktails and a deep-seated rage against Taiwanese people — opened fire inside the Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Southern California.

In Japan, insults are distinguished from defamation in that the former publicly demeans someone without referring to a specific action, but both are punishable under the law.

The remarks by South Korea's defense chief were the latest sign of a thaw in bilateral ties frayed over wartime issues.

Of female respondents, 84.6% said the figure was "insufficient," while just just 56.7% of male respondents said the same.

Trade ministers were gathering to tackle food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.

Three months into the war, cracks are emerging in the international alliance that swiftly rallied around Kyiv after Moscow's invasion.

The figures are calculated by subtracting the percentage of firms reporting worsening conditions from those observing improvements.

Though the compromise does not go as far as many would have preferred, it is still seen as a serious step that could save lives.

Security footage showed a man attacking two women after one resisted his advances, followed by several other men who joined in, repeatedly beating and kicking one of the women.

Two young couples who met just months earlier while serving in the army tied the knot together Sunday in the small town of Druzhkivka, 40 kilometers from front-line zones.

The number of nuclear weapons in the world is set to rise in the coming decade after 35 years of decline as global tensions flare amid Russia's war in Ukraine.

Some suggest that crypto traders are forced to process loads of information overnight, which gives way to large price swings.

Only 38% of these companies include all emissions associated with their products and activities — from supply chains to consumer use and disposal — in their net-zero plans.

Washington has sought to boost its support in the region by reassuring nations they don’t need to join a coalition against China, drawing a stark contrast with Beijing’s threats.

Chinese military officials in recent months have repeatedly asserted that the Taiwan Strait isn’t international waters during meetings with U.S. counterparts.

Shenzhen posted overall economic growth of only 2% in the first quarter of this year, the lowest-ever figure for the city, aside from the first quarter of 2020 when the coronavirus hit.

The survey also showed that young Africans have lost faith in their own governments and are increasingly concerned about climate change.

Manufacturers’ capital investment in the Kyushu and Okinawa regions in fiscal 2021 was up 25.3% from the previous year, much higher than the nationwide increase of 7.6%.

Russia’s military has performed far worse than expected in Ukraine. This does not bode well for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, which shares many of the same weaknesses.

Investors are pouring money into artificial intelligence, despite clear setbacks in self-driving cars, social media and even health care.

An explosion in the use of inexpensive, petroleum-based materials has transformed the fashion industry, aided by the successful rebranding of synthetic materials into hip alternatives.

The body that regulates the sport's rules has ratified, as expected, the use of five substitutes into the Laws of the Game.

For Kerr, Curry's latest masterpiece brought back memories of an encounter the team had with 20-time Grand Slam champion Federer in Shanghai five years ago.

World champion Max Verstappen led a 1-2 finish for Red Bull in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a potentially key moment of the title race after Charles Leclerc and Ferrari endured another dose of misery with a double retirement on Sunday. Sergio Perez beat Leclerc ...

Arrangements are being made to provide accommodation for the 25 members of the national team, including athletes and coaches.

The Seibu Lions outfielder was struggling just over a week ago when he went on social media to assure fans things would get better.

The former world No. 1, who will be 41 in August, has not played since July 2021.

The Swallows' Keiji Takahashi struck out 10 in his first regular season shutout.