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MONEY

BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2014
Japan called out on terror finance woes
Japan refuses to plug holes in its defenses against money laundering and terrorist financing and should pass laws that can do so, the Financial Action Task Force warns.
JAPAN
May 18, 2014
Two-thirds of Japanese fear going bust in retirement
Around two-thirds of Japanese aged 35 to 64 are concerned they will not have enough money to last through retirement, a survey reveals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 29, 2014
Bitcoin traders settle suit over failed Mt. Gox
U.S. and Canadian customers of failed Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox have agreed to settle their proposed class-action lawsuits that alleged the company defrauded them of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 29, 2014
China's income inequality surpasses U.S., posing risk for Xi
The income gap between the rich and poor in China has surpassed that of the U.S. and is among the widest in the world, a report says, adding to the challenges for President Xi Jinping as growth slows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 21, 2014
Mt. Gox CEO Karpeles sought both control, escape
In June 2011, when customers of now-bankrupt bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox agitated for proof that the Tokyo-based firm was still solvent after a hacking attack, CEO Mark Karpeles turned to the comedy science fiction novel "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy".
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2014
Asao takes helm of Your Party
Your Party formally appoints Secretary-General Keiichiro Asao as its new president to replace founder Yoshimi Watanabe, who exited amid an ¥800 million loan scandal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2014
U.S. court can't reach Mt. Gox's Karpeles: lawyer
Mt. Gox Co. principal Mark Karpeles is beyond the reach of a U.S. court where he and the bankrupt bitcoin exchange are being sued for consumer fraud by two American depositors, his attorney told a federal judge.
COMMENTARY
Apr 4, 2014
African e-money is the next currency killer
All the talk of bitcoin in recent years has overshadowed the e-finance revolution in Africa, India and eastern Europe, where a service called M-Pesa has replaced banking for millions of people who don't have a bank account.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2014
Mt. Gox workers challenged CEO
Two years before Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy, a half dozen employees at the Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange challenged CEO Mark Karpeles over whether client money was being used to cover costs, according to three people who participated in the discussion.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Mar 21, 2014
Is bitcoin start of a financial revolution?
Bitcoin may not be the messiah of a new currency its hard-core fans yearn for, but it may herald the deeper financial revolution the Internet has been waiting for.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 14, 2014
Time to nip this growing plastic tumor in the bud
I find myself swamped with cards. And not just the e-money variety. Member cards, discount cards, hospital registration cards — my wallet has so many damned cards, it's like a plastic tumor bulging from my back pocket.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Dec 27, 2013
From charity to chocolate, the best ways to blow ¥500
The Japan Times asked readers to email or tweet their suggestions of the best ways to use a single ¥500 coin, for a chance to win edible prizes. Here are some of the entries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 25, 2013
Tokyo election board picks Feb. 9 for governor's race
The special election to pick the successor to Naoki Inose as Tokyo governor will be held Feb. 9, the metropolitan election board announced Wednesday, while speculation continued over potential candidates.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2013
Man helps Bhutanese learn to manage money
As an aide to the prime minister of Bhutan, Takao Takahashi helped deepen people's understanding of the need to manage their money in the rapidly growing South Asian country valuing "gross national happiness."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 7, 2013
Ozawa top fund raiser in 2012
Ichiro Ozawa of the minor opposition force Seikatsu no To (People's Life Party) raised more political funds than any other Diet member in 2012, reclaiming the top spot.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 28, 2013
Bitcoins now valued at more than $1,000 each
It's been an amazing month for Bitcoin, the decentralized payment network that got a surprisingly positive reception last week at a pair of Senate hearings.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 25, 2013
Osaka: What's the best thing you can buy with ¥500?
Osakans offer their tips on getting the most out of the coin of plenty.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 25, 2013
Competition: How would you get the most out of the ¥500 coin?
Come up with weird and wonderful ways to use the ¥500 coin for a chance to win meaty treats worth ¥5,000 or a tasty Jamaican Christmas Cake.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Nov 22, 2013
¥500: the most expensive coin in the world, kinda
I am fond of that big coin, for a bevy or reasons. It's a relationship I dub 'The king and I.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 16, 2013
Paths to pay dirt are many and varied
Even stupid people can make money,' Spa magazine declares, in a package of articles aimed at the generation that the long-deflated Japanese economy has failed.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Brazil issues apology for persecuting Japan immigrants during WWII
Enea Almeida (right), chair of the Brazilian amnesty commission, shakes hands with the representative for Japanese immigrants on Thursday in Brasilia.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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