TOKYO, Jan 11 (News On Japan) –
In a fraud case involving funding in cryptocurrency by OZ Project, a person who performed a task in managing the belongings faces a five-year jail sentence.
The 49-year-old defendant, Takuya Hashiyada, who was in command of managing cryptocurrency belongings for OZ Project, is accused of deceiving 5 women and men out of over 6.4 million yen by presenting false funding alternatives in digital currencies utilizing AI. He denies the fees introduced in opposition to him.
During the trial on January 9, the prosecution acknowledged that Hashiyada dedicated a critical crime by illegally soliciting shoppers whereas absolutely conscious that his monetary administration was akin to a Ponzi scheme. They have demanded a sentence of 5 years in jail and a advantageous of 5 million yen.
The protection argued that Hashiyada solely carried out duties similar to creating accounts and transferring cash and didn’t obtain any compensation, claiming his innocence.
NHK – Jan 11
Rescue efforts proceed within the Noto Peninsula, central Japan, the place a lethal earthquake struck on New Year’s Day. Life in evacuation facilities is changing into harder for hundreds of residents displaced from their houses.
News On Japan – Jan 11
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has introduced new laws to overturn the convictions of postmasters wrongfully accused of embezzlement following the invention of flaws in an accounting system supplied to publish places of work by Fujitsu.
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Kick Streamer ‘Johnny Somali’ has been slapped with a 200,000 yen advantageous for obstructing enterprise by broadcast loud music from his cellphone in a gyudon restaurant in Osaka.
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An plane arriving at Fukuoka Airport from Bangkok on Wednesday morning mistook directions from air visitors management, leaving it caught on the taxiway.
News On Japan – Jan 10
JR East is about to launch a weekday-only limitless Shinkansen cross for 10,000 yen beginning this Sunday.
News On Japan – Jan 10
A whale shark that captured the hearts of holiday makers to Notojima Aquarium has died in captivity following the devastating Ishikawa earthquake.
News On Japan – Jan 10
Acclaimed Japanese enka singer Aki Yashiro, identified for hits like “Funauta,” has handed away on the age of 73.
News On Japan – Jan 09
A hearth that broke out Monday afternoon in ‘Mejiro Palace,’ the residence of former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, has fully destroyed the Tokyo property, an emblem of Showa-era’s political historical past.
NHK – Jan 09
The variety of folks killed within the New Year’s Day earthquake in central Japan has risen to 180. Officials in Ishikawa Prefecture say greater than 120 individuals are nonetheless unaccounted for, and tens of hundreds impacted by the catastrophe are nonetheless struggling.
News On Japan – Jan 07
Kami Town in western Japan held its first ‘snow begging’ ritual in 23 years as lack of snowfall has pressured ski resorts to stay closed.
News On Japan – Jan 06
A 39-year-old man was arrested Saturday afternoon for tried homicide after allegedly pushing a lady in her 60s onto the tracks at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo, inflicting her to be hit by a practice.
NHK – Jan 06
Japanese authorities say the demise toll has risen to 126 from Monday’s huge earthquake in central Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture, and greater than 200 individuals are nonetheless unaccounted for.
News On Japan – Jan 05
Following Monday’s earthquake, an ‘Emergency Operations Airspace’ has been established throughout the whole Noto Peninsula space. TBS has obtained particular permission to fly and movie inside this emergency airspace, capturing the extent of the injury.
News On Japan – Jan 05
Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has made crucial bulletins relating to the upcoming University Entrance Examination, affirming its dedication to accommodate college students affected by the latest Noto Peninsula earthquake.
News On Japan – Jan 05
JR Kyushu has determined to discontinue displaying the title tags of practice drivers and conductors, which have been beforehand posted contained in the trains on typical strains.
News On Japan – Jan 04
Footage of the collision and subsequent fireplace involving a Japan Airlines aircraft and a Japan Coast Guard plane at Haneda Airport has revealed the extreme circumstances contained in the JAL aircraft.