NIS America president Kenzo Saruhashi says PlayStation is “hearing a lot of the feedback from customers” on the 2028 disc cutoff. He also runs Nippon Ichi Software, the Disgaea studio. Limited editions are a big part of NISA’s JRPG business. Those boxes still ship, he told Kotaku. After January 2028 a code-in-a-box SKU is one option. He says it is not the only one on the table. Sony said in July that new PlayStation games after that date go digital-only. Older disc titles can still be reprinted. CFO Lin Tao has already said the company will “cautiously move this forward.” Saruhashi is not claiming a reversal. He is saying the talk with Sony can still change. For a publisher that lives on physical collector sets, that is the update.

Nippon Ichi CEO Kenzo Saruhashi says they’re in “discussions” with Sony about the end of discs. At PAX West: “I think that they’re hearing a lot of the feedback from customers.” Code-in-a-box is one option. “It’s possible that the discussion may change in the future.” NISA’s business is limited editions. He says they still intend to keep making those. Disc manufacturing for new games is still slated to stop January 1, 2028. Clearly leaving the door open.

I'm not of fan of regulation for two reasons - 1) its hard to get right, and 2) its highly susceptible to regulatory capture. That said, if we insist on doing it, we should try to get it correct. As "safety" seems is the primary goal of this AI regulation exercise, I wanted to share that I recently went deep on both the 737 Max (2 crashes) and Fukushima accidents. In both cases, the investigations led to a conclusion that "regulatory capture" was the EXACT failure that led to both safety incidents. Boeing/FAA and Tepco/NISA. As a result, with safety as the #1# goal, the regulator MUST BE someone with authority and accountability "over" the regulated company. The idea that it could be a friendly third party with lots of cross-relationships is structurally broken idea. Ask Mr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa. If we insist on doing this the regulator (1) needs to be 100% independent, 2) the "tests" and "procedures" need to come for the regulator not the company, and (3) the regulator needs to understand their responsibility is to the American people. They need to feel the authority over the regulated company and the responsibility to the nation. It's imperative. Or it will fail.

🚨 JAPAN IS DOING EVERYTHING IT CAN TO SAVE ITS BOND MARKET FROM A CRISIS Japan's Finance Ministry is now planning tax breaks for citizens who buy government bonds, according to a new proposal for fiscal 2027. The Bank of Japan used to buy most of Japan's debt. It has been slashing those purchases since 2024, and now there's a real gap forming. Households currently hold just 2% of Japanese government bonds. The Bank of Japan holds roughly 50%. Banks and other institutions hold about 40%. The plan would add government bonds to the New NISA, the country's tax free investment program, and would be included in the fiscal 2027 tax reform proposals due at the end of August. Some lawmakers even want inheritance tax relief on these bonds, but there is pushback over giving bonds special treatment other investments don't get. Long term Japanese bond yields are already at levels not seen in decades. If ordinary citizens don't step in to fill the gap, Japan may struggle to keep funding its own government debt.

A Man Gets Twice the Inheritance of a Woman, Is This Islam’s Justice? A man stands smiling in front of a mountain of gold, while a woman stands beside him holding only a small bag of coins. Quran 4:11 clearly states: “Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females.” This is Islam’s version of gender equality. A son receives twice the inheritance of a daughter. The same family, the same parents, the same bloodline, yet when it comes to inheritance, a woman suddenly becomes worth half. Why? Simply because she is a woman. How can a religion claim to stand for equality and justice when it does not grant equal inheritance rights to men and women? In today’s world, women are doctors, scientists, teachers, judges, and entrepreneurs. They contribute to society just as much as men. Yet a rule from 1,400 years ago still says that one man’s share should be equal to that of two women. This is not divine justice. It is a reflection of the patriarchal society of 7th-century Arabia. A system in which women were not treated as equals, but as heirs entitled to a smaller share simply because of their gender. Why is a woman’s share half? Because Islamic inheritance law assigns a male heir twice the share of a female heir. Reference: • Quran 4:11 (Surah An-Nisa 4:11) - Atheist Republic International

One critical point needs to be clearly understood: In May 2022, Arthur Hayes entered into a Consent Order for Permanent Injunction with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a core component of his plea and settlement agreement. Under this order, he is expressly and permanently prohibited from: • Directly or indirectly participating in the operation, management, or advisory functions of any derivatives trading platform subject to CFTC regulation; • Acting to represent, promote, or market any products related to commodity futures, options, or crypto derivatives; • Providing, in any capacity, whether compensated or not, promotional or marketing services for regulated financial products, including through paid endorsements, social media activity, or podcast commentary. This injunction is permanent in nature and carries potential criminal consequences if violated. In the event of a breach, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission may immediately seek a finding of contempt of court, which could result in additional fines and potential imprisonment. @TheJusticeDept @CFTC  @USDOJ_Intl   @gov_online  @meti_chusho  @fsa_attention @SESC_JAPAN @fsa_procurement @MOJ_PSIA @NPA_KOHO @JFSA_en @Wa_nisa_FSA @headlinevc @MaelstromFund @ivcryptofund @aethircloud @CryptoHayes  @etherary @akshat_hk

As previously noted , two key points were highlighted: 1. James Rob and Daniel Wang are required to report their work to IVC; 2. IVC was established in 2021 by two cofounders of Headline Asia  ，Brian Lu  @LuBall13 adn Akio Tanaka @tanakaakio Now, for the crucial point: Arthur Hayes—co-founder and co-owner of BitMEX—owns and operates a corporate entity named #HeadlineAsia#. Through this entity, he conducts trading activities on BitMEX, as well as on other cryptocurrency exchanges and with over-the-counter (OTC) trading partners. Furthermore, this entity has never been registered with the CFTC. In other words: 1. Through HeadlineAsia , Arthur Hayes serves as one of the ultimate controlling persons of IVC, alongside Akio Tanaka; 2. Indirectly—via IVC and Malestorm— Arthur Hayes has also become one of the ultimate controlling persons of Aethir, alongside Akio Tanaka and James Rob . Currently, in addition to being the founder of Malestrom, Arthur Hayes also serves as a board member of the Jackie Robinson Foundation  @JRFoundation . @TheJusticeDept @CFTC  @USDOJ_Intl   @gov_online  @meti_chusho  @fsa_attention @SESC_JAPAN @fsa_procurement @MOJ_PSIA @NPA_KOHO @JFSA_en @Wa_nisa_FSA @headlinevc @MaelstromFund @ivcryptofund @aethircloud @CryptoHayes  @etherary @akshat_hk   @0xngmi @functi0nZer0 @zachxbt @tier10k @CryptoCred @RookieXBT @TRADEMAYME @dubzyxbt @abetrade @icebagz_ @CryptoLady_M  @only1mrwhite  @crypticworld7 @CoinDesk @Cointelegraph @CoinMarketCap @TheBlockCo @Blockworks @ForbesCrypto @PeckShieldAlert  @BitcoinNews