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EDITORIALS
Dec 26, 2017
Cryptocurrency's worrying boom
Virtual currencies have assumed a new prominence in business and finance, raising important questions about their role, viability and regulation. As the largest trading market for bitcoin, Japan can play an important role in answering these questions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 25, 2017
Digital coins resume sell-off after one-day recovery fizzles
The biggest cryptocurrencies resumed their decline on Sunday, almost a week after bitcoin ended its unprecedented rally by failing to break above $20,000.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 18, 2017
European finance chiefs want to regulate bitcoin to clamp down on illegal risks
European governments are pushing for bitcoin regulation as alarm grows that the world's most popular digital currency is being used by money launderers, drug traffickers and terrorists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 18, 2017
Bitcoin takes bigger Wall Street stage with smooth CME debut
The world's biggest exchange just joined the bitcoin revolution.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2017
Attacks on South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges reportedly traced to the North
South Korea's spy agency said North Korean hackers were behind attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges this year in which some 7.6 billion won ($7 million) worth of cryptocurrencies was stolen, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2017
South Korea considers cryptocurrency tax as global regulators grapple with 'speculative mania'
South Korea said on Wednesday it may tax capital gains from cryptocurrency trading as global regulators worry about a bubble, with Australia's central bank chief warning of a "speculative mania" that has seen the digital asset make rip-roaring gains.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 7, 2017
Bitcoin jumps nearly 8% in a day to end above $14,000
Bitcoin's price climbed as much as 7.9 percent Thursday as it surged above $14,000 (about ¥1,568,000), extending this month's advance to more than 40 percent. The cryptocurrency also set a new record by touching $14,399.99, according to Bloomberg pricing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 6, 2017
Bitcoin climbs to $12,000 as futures move closer to reality
Bitcoin surpassed $12,000 (about ¥1.3 million) on Wednesday for the first time amid speculation that the widespread use of futures will help lead to digital currencies being viewed as a legitimate asset class for mainstream investors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 4, 2017
Bitcoin hits record high of nearly $11,800 after futures lift
Bitcoin powered to a record high just below $11,800 on Sunday, continuing its surge from below $1,000 at the start of the year.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2017
Invest in bitcoin, even if it's a bubble
Uber, Tesla, Snap, bitcoin may have inflated valuations, but their tide lifts many better boats.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 1, 2017
Bitcoin futures poised for launch as regulators rush to catch up
CME Group Inc. and Cboe Global Markets Inc. are poised to offer bitcoin futures contracts, easing the way for mainstream investors to bet big while dragging regulators into a realm skeptics call a fad and fraud.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2017
Bitcoin's surge little comfort for burned Mt. Gox clients in international legal limbo
When Mt. Gox, the world's largest bitcoin trading exchange, collapsed in early 2014, more than 24,000 customers around the world lost access to hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency and cash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 29, 2017
Bitcoin tops $10,000 for first time, but bubble warnings multiply
Bitcoin surpassed $10,000 for the first time, bringing this year's price surge to more than 10-fold even as warnings multiply that the largest digital currency is an asset bubble.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 10, 2017
Bitcoin slides by over $1,000 in less than 48 hours
Bitcoin dropped below $7,000 on Friday to trade more than 5 percent down on the day, having fallen by well over $1,000 since hitting an all-time high on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 10, 2017
Bitcoin no bubble, says investor with $213 million stake
Tim Draper was walking through a pavilion at a tech conference in Lisbon on Tuesday when he was cornered by an entrepreneur touting a new digital currency. No sooner had the venture capitalist heard the pitch than he was approached by another guy hawking his own initial coin offering. Another followed,...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 10, 2017
Authorities seize ¥3 billion in drugs at Kawasaki house after busting suspected trafficking ring
Authorities confiscated dangerous narcotic-like drugs worth some ¥3 billion, one of the largest seized amounts in the country, as they busted a production site operated by alleged traffickers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2017
China's bitcoin barons seek new life in Japan and Hong Kong
China's largest cryptocurrency operators are proving hard to keep down.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2017
Bitcoin retreats as another offshoot of cryptocurrency appears
First there was bitcoin, then bitcoin cash — and now there's bitcoin gold.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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