Everyone has a vote and a say, I think it’s really weird that athletes get told to just stick to sports,” Osaka said at Wednesday’s TIME100 Talks. “You would never go up to a barber and say just stick ... ( read original story ...)
Rescue of 238 cats from northern Japan home highlights animal hoarding problem
In March, 238 cats were discovered living in unsanitary, harmful conditions in a house in the northern Japan city of Sapporo before being p ... ( read original story ...)
Must Be Glove: The Japan Man Obsessed With Lost Gloves
Koji Ishii can't help himself: whenever he sees a lost glove on the streets of his hometown Tokyo, he just has to stop and document it. For more than 15 years, the 39-year-old has photographed and ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake today: California rocked by 3.4 magnitude earthquake – USGS
EARTHQUAKES have been reported across the world on Wednesday, June 17, with a 3.4 magnitude quake reported in San Jose, California by the US Geological Survey (USGS). ( read original story ...)
The scandal of Trump’s China policy
US strategy toward the Peoples Republic of China has rested for more than four decades on two basic propositions. The first is that the Chinese economy would be changed irreversibly by the rising ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Startup School: How to build projects and keep them safe
Week five of a16z’s Crypto Startup School gets into the inner workings of crypto projects, with a focus on security and project development from the front lines. ( read original story ...)
Observation of excess events in the XENON1T dark matter experiment
Scientists from the international XENON collaboration, an international experimental group including the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU), University of ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka speaks out on sticking to sports, Colin Kaepernick and the US Open
Osaka reiterated her stance on sticking to sports, telling the magazine she doesn’t get why athletes are the only profession that hears the phrase. “Everyone has a vote and a say, I think it’s really ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka speaks out on sticking to sports, Colin Kaepernick and the U.S. Open
Naomi Osaka believes now is the time to speak up. The 22-year-old Osaka has been more vocal on social issues lately, and that’s by design. Osaka said she felt compelled to “speak my mind more” as a ... ( read original story ...)
Tax Court Wants A Taxpayer To Liquidate Crypto Assets To Pay Off Tax Debt
The tax court expects a 'whale' crypto user to liquidate crypto holdings to pay off tax debt and denies a payment plan. ( read original story ...)
Osaka Matsui Management Says Royalty Pharma Shares Jump 59% After Year’s Biggest U.S. IPO
Osaka Matsui Management say shares of Royalty Pharma rallied 59% on Tuesday in the biggest initial public offering in the U.S. this year. ( read original story ...)
Royal Ascot: Lord North triumphs as Japan beaten in day two’s big race
Lord North ran out an impressive winner of the Prince of Wales's Stakes for jockey James Doyle at Royal Ascot. The 5-1 chance, trained by John Gosden, burst clear in the closing stages to win day ... ( read original story ...)
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Elevates Presence in Japan, Introduces Wyndham Grand and Wyndham Garden Brands
Both hotels, which have recently undergone upgrades, mark the debut of their brands in the country and make Wyndham the first global hotel company to expand into the emerging destinations of Awashima ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Failed As Money, And That Is Great News For Crypto
The original use case for bitcoin might have fallen flat, but the innovation it unleashed continues to push blockchain implementation forward. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tax revenue for FY2019 to fall below 60 trln yen – Nikkei
Japan's tax revenue for the fiscal year that ended in March 2020 will fall below 60 trillion yen ($559.02 billion) due to the novel coronavirus, Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan boosts its coronavirus stimulus plan to more than $1 trillion amid ‘extremely severe’ economic crash
The Bank of Japan increased its COVID-19 stimulus from 75 trillion yen ($700 billion) to 110 trillion yen ($1.02 trillion) on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)