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Hackers linked to North Korea, among the most sophisticated in the business, are showing no signs of letting up in targeting the cryptosphere.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 23, 2024
North Korean hackers stalk crypto startups scrimping on security
Startups strapped for cash after a prolonged funding drought have cut security spending even as soaring digital-asset prices tempt hackers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 15, 2022
Ethereum completes long-awaited energy-saving ‘Merge’ upgrade
The blockchain network's energy consumption will decline by an estimated 99%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 27, 2022
A $2 trillion free fall rattles crypto to the core
What started in crypto markets as a 'risk-off” bout of selling has exposed interconnectedness that resembles the tangle of derivatives that hit the global financial system in 2008.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 30, 2021
Developers are making games for a Nintendo 4K console that doesn’t exist
The lack of a console with 4K technology risks alienating developers who have spent months tailoring their games to take advantage of upgraded hardware capabilities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 16, 2021
Netflix’s plan to jump into video games puzzles Wall Street
Analysts say the company doesn't have the infrastructure or the expertise to create or support top-tier games, and that such capability won't be easy to build.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2020
Facebook weighs Libra revamp to win over reluctant regulators
Facebook Inc. and its partners are considering re-designing the Libra cryptocurrency project so that the network accepts multiple coins, including those issued by central banks, in an effort to woo reluctant global regulators and rebuild momentum for the plan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2019
Cryptocurrency exchanges across China halt services amid crackdown
China's latest crypto-crackdown is already claiming its first casualties.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 19, 2019
Facebook wants its cryptocurrency to one day rival the greenback
Facebook Inc. unveiled plans for a new cryptocurrency Tuesday that the social media giant hopes will one day trade on a global scale much like the U.S. dollar.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2019
Tripling in value of Binance Coin, the cryptocurrency of the hour, echoes bitcoin's glory days
The cryptocurrency boom appears to be alive and well for Binance, the world's largest digital-asset exchange by trading volume.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 27, 2018
IBM ties up with Asahi Refining and others on blockchain tech to track jewels from mine to store
IBM Corp., a group of four gold and diamond industry companies, and an independent laboratory are developing a blockchain network for tracing the provenance of finished pieces of jewelry from mine to store.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2017
Sending money overseas to get faster once banks pick winner among tech firms
In the quest for a faster and more traceable way to transfer money internationally, banks were gravitating a few years ago to Ripple, a platform backed by Silicon Valley luminaries and global financial institutions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 22, 2016
Prince's desire for control of own music set example for today's musicians
Music legend Prince left as big a mark behind the recording industry scenes as he did on his millions of fans.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2014
Apple aims to change the game with mobile-payments debut
Apple Inc. is jumping into the mobile-payments market just as retailers upgrade their cash registers to be more secure and ready to receive wireless transactions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 3, 2013
Apple, Samsung looking to produce smart watches as Sony's time passes
With growth slowing in the $358 billion handset market, Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. are developing digital watches that allow people to make calls, check map coordinates or monitor their physical activity.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

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