In a story May 23, 2020, about Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's radio show, The Associated Press erroneously spelled book titles ... ( read original story ...)
Wish I were there: a taste of the past in Tokyo’s Shitamachi
The online photos of its new interior look altogether more garish than the restaurant I remember. Since I am travelling in my mind I will go to the old, higgledy-piggledy premises down a nondescript ... ( read original story ...)
The Right To Bear Crypto? Trump Allies Introduce Comprehensive Blockchain Bills
Guthrie was the only sponsor of a bill he introduced called the ‘Advancing Blockchain Act,’ part of a group of Republican bills in the House aiming to support technology in the House Energy and ... ( read original story ...)
Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Raises $2.5M From Polychain Capital, Coinbase Ventures
India's largest crypto exchange, CoinDCX, has secured a $2.5 million strategic investment led by Polychain Capital with support from Coinbase Ventures. ( read original story ...)
This Crypto Could Blow Bitcoin Out Of The Water This Year After 1,000% Gain—Here’s Why
As a number of smaller cryptocurrencies and bitcoin rivals make big gains, one tiny token has soared over 1,000% since its March ... ( read original story ...)
Warner Music Group sets IPO plan
The initial public offering would value the third-largest music company between $11.7 billion and $13.3 billion. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama’s Q1 profits fall 90%
Yokohama's tires segment reported business profit loss of $4.6 million on 12.7 percent lower sales of $802.7 million. YRC said the drop in business profit reflected a decline in unit sales volume, an ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan is ungrateful for its success fighting coronavirus
The mystery of Japan’s response to the coronavirus pandemic can be boiled down to a simple question: how could it possibly have gone this well? From the beginning, the government of Shinzo Abe has ... ( read original story ...)
Warner Music launches IPO to raise up to $1.8bn
Warner Music Group has restarted its flotation plans, announcing its intention to raise up to $1.8bn in what would be one of the first major listings since the coronavirus pandemic rattled global ... ( read original story ...)
Top Nagoya prosecutor replaces Kurokawa as chief of Tokyo office in wake of scandal
Having taken on the No. 2 job for prosecutors, Hayashi is expected to later succeed the current prosecutor-general. ( read original story ...)
Apple to start reopening stores in Japan this week
Two locations — the stores in Fukuoka and Nagoya Sakae — will reopen on May 27, according to the company’s retail website. Reopening dates for the country’s eight other Apple stores have not yet been ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi Aircraft Closing US Locations, Cutting Jobs
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is cutting hundreds of jobs in Washington state and shuttering its U.S. operations for the troubled SpaceJet project, the company said Friday. “Due to the budget directives ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Is Now the Highest-Paid Female Athlete in History
Naomi Osaka has had more success than most of us could dream of—and now the 22-year-old tennis superstar can add another title to her resumé: the highest-paid female athlete in history. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase Investor And Reddit Cofounder Sees A New Bitcoin And Crypto ‘Spring’
Reddit co-founder and early investor in major U.S. bitcoin and crypto exchange Coinbase, Alexis Ohanian, has said he sees the green shoots of a new bitcoin and "crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Public returns to Tokyo-area streets as businesses resume operations
People returned to city streets in Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures of Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama, as well as in Hokkaido, on Tuesday, the day after a state of emergency due to the new ... ( read original story ...)
Features of soil behavior in the near-fault zones during the 2011 Tohoku mega-thrust earthquake Mw 9
Soil behavior is studied during the Tohoku earthquake, where abnormally high accelerations > 1 g were recorded. Based on vertical array records, models of soil behavior are constr ... ( read original story ...)