The frenzy around digital tokens is taking its zaniest turn yet in the price of a token created as a joke, buckling the crypto trading system at Robinhood Markets. ( read original story ...)
Turkey Bans Crypto, Bitcoin Value Drops
Bitcoin fell 4.32% in early trading Friday after Turkey banned the use of "excessively volatile" cryptocurrencies in commerce. ( read original story ...)
Influencers, Developers, Crypto Currency Tycoons: How Puerto Ricans Are Fighting Back Against the Outsiders Using the Island as a Tax Haven
A growing number of wealthy outsiders are moving to Puerto Rico to take advantage of the island’s tax breaks. The government says Puerto Rico needs the money. Critics say it's not worth it. ( read original story ...)
Column: The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only
In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific defeat. This time, the Tokyo Games will be a ... ( read original story ...)
China puts the heat on Japan over Fukushima wastewater
BEIJING • China is ratcheting up pressure over Japan's plan to release treated water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean, calling on government officials to drink the ... ( read original story ...)
China Warns Japan Not to Incite Trouble Over Diaoyu Islands, Says Situation Could Escalate, Deteriorate
China's military expansion is also expected to receive mention, a prediction China is both counting on and already working to suppress. Beijing and Tokyo have clashed over the uninhabited Diaoyu ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Leader Urges Strong Alliance in White House Visit
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is calling for a strong alliance with the United States as he heads into the White House for Joe Biden’s first face-to-face talks with a foreign leader as ... ( read original story ...)
Today, Japan. Tomorrow, the World?
Like so many nations, urbanization over several decades has led to an emptying of rural Japan. Which is why, since 2009, the country has been paying city youth three times what they earn in their ... ( read original story ...)
Biden meets with Japan’s prime minister for first in-person talks with a foreign leader
The leaders' talks Friday focused on economic and security threats from China, as well as climate change and deterring nuclear-armed North Korea. ( read original story ...)
The Pandemic Hit Little Tokyo Hard. We Lost These Businesses. Others Are Still Struggling.
Little Tokyo restaurateur Kenji Suzuki was nervous about a pandemic with too many unknowns. Adding to his anxiety: he's in partial remission from leukemia, meaning the cancer is still there, just less ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo trial judge Radha Binod Pal’s property remains occupied in Bangladesh
Keeping the properties belonging to members of the minority community is not a new issue in Bangladesh where 85 per cent are Muslims and 15 per cent are from other religions. ( read original story ...)
A note of crypto caution
At the end of a week of crypto euphoria, with Coinbase’s successful IPO, Turkey has served a reminder that bitcoin can be put back in its box, with a ban on payments with cryptocurrencies. On Friday, ... ( read original story ...)
Social contract: The future of ESG finance in Japan
Japanese issuers have embraced green, social and sustainability bonds, offering domestic and international investors a range of deals designed to tackle climate change, gender equality and other ... ( read original story ...)
Christian Coleman Barred From Tokyo Games
Coleman is the reigning world champion in the 100 meters and has never failed a drug test, but he missed three tests in 2019, resulting in an 18-month suspension. ( read original story ...)
Ruling in doping case to keep world’s fastest sprinter out of Tokyo Olympics
Facing a two-year ban for missed drug tests, top U.S. sprinter Christian Coleman saw his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for sport fall short. ( read original story ...)
Watch Live: Biden welcomes Japan’s leader as he rallies allies to counter China
Right now, Japan is one of the few industrialized nations not sanctioning China for human rights abuses. The U.S. would like that to change. ( read original story ...)