TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police are hunting for a man and a woman who stabbed a female real estate agent during as property visit in Koto Ward on Friday, reports TV Asahi (March 20). At around ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Long & Short: Bitpanda’s Raise Is About More Than Market Infrastructure
The pace of startup raises in the crypto industry, especially for businesses involved in building or operating crypto market infrastructure, has passed from a gentle canter to what feels like a gallop ... ( read original story ...)
Woman, son accused of suffocating her knife-wielding husband to death with bag
Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested a 48-year-old woman and her son over the alleged murder of her husband at their residence in Nagoya ... ( read original story ...)
Injured Son to miss South Korea’s friendly against Japan
Injured Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min will not travel to Japan for South Korea's friendly in Yokohama, the Korea Football Association said. ( read original story ...)
Miami Draw: Barty and Osaka back in action, Halep and Gauff could clash early
The draw is out at the Miami Open, where World No.1 Ashleigh Barty returns to defend her title, while Naomi Osaka and Garbiñe Muguruza look to break new ground at the second WTA 1000 event of the ... ( read original story ...)
International spectators will be refused entry into Japan for Tokyo 2020
International spectators will be refused entry into Japan for this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee said in a statement on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Shares of Japan’s big three car makers dip after Renesas auto chip-plant fire
Shares of Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor and Honda Motor fell on Monday following a fire at a Renesas Electronics semiconductor plant that may aggravate a global shortage of automotive chips. ( read original story ...)
Asian American Attacks: KPIX 5’s Andrea Nakano on the challenges of growing up bi-racial in both the Bay Area and Japan
Despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 and get the country back to normal, the first three months of the rollout suggest faster is not necessarily better. A ... ( read original story ...)
RICHARDS: Business About Town
A Kumon Math and Reading Program center is opening at 3380B North Valdosta Road, next to Kim's Kitchen. Kumon's website describes its centers as after-school academic enrichment programs for children. ( read original story ...)
Plug and Play Japan Winter/Spring 2021 Summit Report:
Plug and Play Japan KK (Based in Shibuya, Tokyo, CEO: Philip Vincent, hereinafter Plug and Play Japan) held a (Accelerator Demo Day) for their Winter/Spring 2021 Batch which consists of 3-month ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, will Imperial Hotel’s US$2 billion facelift make it finally fit for royalty?
The storied hotel has hosted distinguished guests from Lee Kuan Yew to Queen Elizabeth, but urban designer Hiroo Ichikawa sees it as a ‘failure of design’ He’s hoping the owners of the Imperial Hotel, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set to slip at the open; China to release benchmark lending rate
Loan Prime Rate (LPR) and five-year LPR are set to be released at around 9:30 a.m. HK/SIN on Monday. Most traders and analysts in a snap Reuters poll expect both the rates to remain unchanged at 3.85% ... ( read original story ...)
Strong Earthquake Shakes Japan’s Northeast
The 7.2-magnitude quake, which could be felt hundreds of miles away in Tokyo, briefly prompted a tsunami warning. ( read original story ...)
Kyrie Irving Gets Major Shoutout From Naomi Osaka
The latest athlete to show their support for Irving is tennis star Naomi Osaka who is fresh off an Australian Open victory. If there is one thing we know about Irving, it is that the Nets’ star ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrie Irving’s Response To Critics Earns Him Shoutout From Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka Shouts Out Kyrie Irving. If there is one thing we know about Irving, it is that the Nets’ star does not care about other people’s opinion of him. When asked by rep ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto is being pumped and dumped
At the risk of incurring the not unsignificant wrath of the crypto community, a few home truths are in order, writes Grant Wilson. ( read original story ...)