Taro Aso

References to Japan's PM Shinzo Abe, his wife Akie and FM Taro Aso removed from documents related to suspected scandal

References to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his wife and Finance Minister Taro Aso were removed from documents related to a suspected cronyism scandal as concerns grew about a possible cover-up

Bitcoin prices drop 30 percent since last week's record high, now trading at under $14,000

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service said on Tuesday it does not consider bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to be currencies of any kind.

Bitcoin falls by more than 10 percent, on a one-week low of $15,800 at the cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp

Bitcoin has since pared some of the losses and last traded at $16,939, down 4.3 percent for the day.

Japan finance minister Taro Aso to meet Mike Pence in September to discuss economy, trade

Japanese finance minister Taro Aso said that he would visit the US in September to hold informal talks with Mike Pence ahead of a second round of bilateral talks