Japan


Walk Japans Ancient Travellers Highway For Historic Post Towns, Teahouses And Mountain Shrines

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The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epi... Read more

Bouncers Hired To Control Crowds In Japanese City After Tourist Is Killed While Taking A Photo

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Bouncers hired to control crowds in Japanese city after tourist is killed while taking a photo Read more

Lower Your Voice And Dont Eat While Walking: Top Etiquette Tips For Tourists To Japan

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Lower your voice and don’t eat while walking: Top etiquette tips for tourists to Japan Read more

Chainalysis: ETH Scams Linked To Japanese Crypto Exchanges Drop 69% In H1 2024

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Illicit crypto inflows from Japanese exchanges have dropped in 2024, with ETH scams recording a 69% decline, data shows.... Read more

Major Japanese Companies Want To Prioritize Bitcoin And Ether For Crypto ETFs

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A group of Japanese financial institutions urge the government to focus on major tokens such as Bitcoin and Ether in tal... Read more

Metaplanet Adopts BTC Yield As A Key Performance Indicator

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Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has adopted “BTC Yield” as a key performance indicator to assess its Bitcoin acq... Read more

Metaplanets Bitcoin Reserves Nearing 750 BTC After Bulk Buy

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Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has bought $6.7 million worth of Bitcoin, adding 108.99 BTC to their expanding crypt... Read more

Crypto Braces For A Key Risk: Japanese Yen Carry Trade Unwind

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Bitcoin and most altcoins remained in a tight range as the crypto fear and greed index moved to the fear zone of 33 ahea... Read more

Japanese Banks To Test Cross-border Stablecoin Transfers Via SWIFT

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Japanese financial giants MUFG Bank, Mizuho Financial Group, and SMBC are set to test cross-border stablecoin transfers,... Read more

Japanese E-commerce Giant DMM Group Considers Stablecoin Pilot

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Japan-based electronic commerce DMM Group and Progmat have begun a joint exploration into issuing a stablecoin. DMM.com,... Read more

Sony Launches Soneium Blockchain As It Pushes For Mainstream Web3 Adoption

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Japanese electronics company Sony is developing its own blockchain, Soneium, in collaboration with Singapore-based web3 ... Read more

Crypto At Risk Of Macro Pressure With No Catalysts, Says Coinbase

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Analysts at Coinbase Research predict macro pressures will dominate the crypto market in the next few weeks, citing a la... Read more

Bitflyer To Launch Custodian Crypto Business After FTX Japan Buyout

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Japanese crypto giant bitFlyer has completed its acquisition of FTX Japan, making it a fully owned subsidiary. Bitflyer,... Read more

Franklin Templeton Joins Forces With SBI To Debut Bitcoin ETFs In Japan: Report

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Japanese financial giant SBI Group is teaming up with Franklin Templeton to prepare for a possible approval of crypto fu... Read more

Japan And Germany Agree To Boost Security Cooperation In The Indo-Pacific Region

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Both sides said their countries would create an economic security framework amid fears about what they view as China's o... Read more

Completed The Camino De Santiago? Here Are Some Alternative Walking Routes To Try

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Already feeling the heat in Europe? Plan an autumn hike along these quiet alternatives to the Camino. Read more

Mt. Fuji No More: Japanese Town Erects Huge Black Screen To Deter Crowds Of Selfie-seeking Tourists

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Camera-sized holes have since appeared in the screen, which officials are working to repair. Read more

Mt. Fuji No More: Japanese Town Erects Huge Black Screen To Deter Crowds Of Selfie-seeking Tourists

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Destinations in Europe have made similar moves to try and combat overtourism. Read more

Japanese Crypto Exchange Coincheck Sets Q3 As Deadline For Going Public On Nasdaq

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Coincheck is advancing its merger with Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, now aiming to go public on Nasdaq by Q3. Japa... Read more

Japanese Town Builds Giant Screen To Block Views Of Mount Fuji And Deter Tourist Crowds

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The town of Kawaguchiko has seen an influx of tourists, all vying for the perfect shot of Mount Fuji. Now local official... Read more