With the Tokyo Olympics set to kick off next month, it's still unclear if any fans will be in attendance to cheer on the elite athletes. Will it make a difference? ( read original story ...)
G7 nations say they support Japan 2020 Olympics
The Group of Seven wealthy nations said they supported the holding of the Tokyo Olympics this year, a communique issued on Sunday after a leaders' summit in Cornwall. ( read original story ...)
Japan to probe Apple and Google in antitrust discussions
Apple is set to face more scrutiny of its business practices, with the Japanese government said to be preparing another antitrust probe into both Apple and Google. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Wallet Joins 12 Largest Fundraising Rounds In Crypto History
Hardware wallet maker Ledger has taken the number four spot on Forbes’ list of biggest fundraising rounds in crypto and blockchain after it announced it raised $380 million in a series C round. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin anonymity is just a big myth — and using it to launder dirty money is stupid, a crypto ATM chief says
The digital asset is perceived to be anonymous as it has often been associated with illegal activity, but only bitcoin addresses are nameless. ( read original story ...)
A top exec at ‘green’ crypto firm Chia says today’s volatility is just like the wild price swings in dot-com stocks in the 90s – and that both further turbulence and regulation …
"It's kind of like saying that we're gonna adopt the internet in the late 90s without having volatility in internet stocks," COO Gene Hoffman said. ( read original story ...)
French Open Defends ‘Pragmatic’ Stance in Osaka Dealings
French Open organizers said they took a “pragmatic” approach in their dealings with four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka earlier in the tournament, insisting they tried to engage with her several ... ( read original story ...)
French Open organizers say they took ‘pragmatic’ stance with Naomi Osaka
French Open organizers say they took a "pragmatic" approach in their dealings with Naomi Osaka earlier in the tournament, insisting they tried to engage with her several times before she decided to ... ( read original story ...)
French Open Exec Says Naomi Osaka Was Contacted Before Withdrawal; Explains $15k Fine
French Open organizers attempted to speak with Naomi Osaka before the Japanese star withdrew from the tournament. "We really tried to engage with Naomi ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.2 quake hits 87 km northeast of Wakkanai, Japan early evening
A very deep magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported early evening near Wakkanai, Wakkanai Shi, Hokkaido, Japan. According to Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science an ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin may have to tumble below $30,000 before major buyers are lured back in, JPMorgan’s crypto expert says
The lesson from the 2018 bitcoin crash is that the current bear market may last months, JPMorgan strategist Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou told Insider. ( read original story ...)
Japan to start antitrust probe on Apple and Google, says Nikkei
The probe will include input from executives from domestic smartphone handset-makers as well as manufacturers of smart speakers and personal computers. ( read original story ...)
Alleged Accomplices in Ghosn Escape Set to Appear in Tokyo Court
Two Americans charged with helping former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee trial in Japan a year-and-a-half ago are now set to appear at their own hearing at the Tokyo District Court on ... ( read original story ...)
Biden reaffirms support for Tokyo Olympics to Japan’s Suga
U.S. President Joe Biden reaffirmed his support for the Tokyo Olympics at a meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday, highlighting the necessity of imposing public health ... ( read original story ...)
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Reveals Surprise Bitcoin Plan After Elon Musk Sparked Crypto Price Chaos With Ethereum And Dogecoin Support
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey, a long-time bitcoin-backer, has revealed it's "only a matter of time" before either Twitter or its fledgling decentralized social network project Bluesky ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Redux by David Peace, review — revisiting an unsolved real-life murder
A character in David Peace’s new novel quotes the Qing dynasty Chinese author Cao Xueqin: “Truth becomes fiction when the fiction is true.” This line could serve as a motto for Peace’s entire oeuvre ... ( read original story ...)