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Japan’s Financial Services Agency temporarily halted operations of two cryptocurrency exchanges, and asked five others, including the recently hacked Coincheck, to improve business practices.

Coca-Cola has created an alcopop drink called Chu-Hi — a mixture of distilled shochu alcohol mixed and flavored carbonate water — will be launched exclusively in Japan.

Tiangong-1 was the first module of China’s planned space station, but it failed early in 2016. Currently in an erratic orbit around Earth, it is predicted to crash to the surface soon.

Khloe Kardashian may have just confirmed that she is having a baby boy with Tristan Thompson.

Khloe Kardashian showed off her baby bump in a pink dress while vacationing in Japan.

The president's plans to impose steep tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum mirror the misguided trade policies that helped precipitate the Great Depression.

A new report claims that Amazon wants Alexa to be able to translate languages in real-time with cultural awareness.

Tardigrades, also called water bears, are micro-animals that can survive in extreme environments, and a new species was found in moss from a parking lot in Japan.

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un and his father obtained fake Brazilian passports in the 1990s to travel Western countries.

If one of your weekly activities include kicking back and binge-watching television shows, you may want to find a new hobby.

For three years the woman suffered from bloating and also checked into a primary care clinic in Japan for treatment.

With so many to try, you better get started.

The host of “the Steve Wilkos Show,” who previously denied he was intoxicated at the time of his car crash in January, was arrested and charged with DUI on Wednesday.

Mobile internet speeds in the United States have increased in recent years but continue to lag well behind much of the rest of the world.

North Korea has been accused of attempting to violate United Nations sanctions.

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif suffered a glitch that temporarily made Bitcoins free.

South Korea is a major hub for mining and trading cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, and had been cracking down on the industry in recent weeks with new regulations, pushing prices down.

While sovereign governments need to develop coherent frameworks to regulate cryptocurrency, permanent solutions will be found through international co-operation.

U.S. National Security Adviser, Herbert R. McMaster said nations around the world face "common threats" as "rogue regimes that already imperil international security in the Middle East and northeast Asia."

Layton Bridwell said his father refused to be worried when he felt bloated a few months ago.

The United States has secretly been in talks with allied countries like South Korea and Japan to lay the foundation for launching cyberattacks against North Korea as and when needed.