After years of waiting, the Tokyo Paralympics are scheduled to begin Aug. 24 and continue into early September. The 16th Paralympic Games will feature athletes competing across nearly two dozen sports ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea has accused Japan of trespassing in its waters. Is this just a gambit to open talks?
The worsening food-supply situation, analysts say, may be driving North Korea to seek ways of lifting the international sanctions it is under. ( read original story ...)
Japan Looks Back at the Tokyo Olympics
Inside municipal halls, two anime-inspired figurines flank entrance doorways that continue to draw attention to the same words: “Tokyo 2020: United by emotion.” As the highly-controversial, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MOL Explores Use of Robotics to Solve Shipping’s Challenges
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is exploring a novel solution for the growing lack of seafarers as well as the need to improve safety and efficiency in its ocean-going shipping operations. MOL announced ... ( read original story ...)
The Insane, Ongoing Saga of a $600 Million Crypto Theft
A Heidegger-quoting hacker might be the good guy or the bad guy. The answer depends on whether he hands over the key to a $140 million account. ( read original story ...)
From Visa buying a CryptoPunk to Jack Dorsey mining bitcoin: 6 key things that happened in crypto this past week
Between bitcoin rallying past $50,000 and Visa buying a CryptoPunk NFT for six figures, here are six things that happened in crypto this past week. ( read original story ...)
Andreessen Horowitz-backed Substack will start accepting bitcoin as payment for select crypto content
Currently only two crypto-focused Substack applications are accepting bitcoin as payment for subscriptions. ( read original story ...)
Japan Tourism Market Outlook and Forecasts to 2026: Inbound Tourism is Key with Overall Tourism Market Forecast to Reach US$ 3.1 Billion by 2026
The "Japan Tourism Market, Inbound Tourists Forecast by Countries, Spending, Survey Insights" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: A ‘different’ Games but Paralympians still hope to shine
The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics takes place on Tuesday with the Japanese capital still facing Covid-19 challenges. ( read original story ...)
At Tokyo 2020, Hydrogen Shows Promise of a Carbon-Free Future
Lighting the Olympic cauldron formally marks the end of the torch relay and symbolises the continuity between the ancient and modern Games. At Tokyo 2020, it will also mark the Olympic Movement’s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Paralympics briefing: the final countdown to the opening ceremony
In today’s Paralympics briefing: we preview the opening ceremony, and look at some of the names going for record Paralympic glory ... ( read original story ...)
What Happened in Crypto: Bitcoin Hits $50,000
Bitcoin's price spiked over $50,000 for the first time in more than three months. Related: Coinbase and MicroStrategy Stocks Rise as Bitcoin Surges Bitcoin, which accounts for over half of the entire ... ( read original story ...)
Cryptocurrency Price Check: PayPal Expands Crypto Services, Coinbase Buys $500M of Crypto
Cryptocurrency prices are climbing as PayPal expands its crypto services and Coinbase Global commits to investing its own money. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Price Climbs as PayPal Expands Crypto Trading Outside U.S.
Several major cryptocurrencies are up in price today after online payment giant PayPal announced it was launching a crypto trading service in the U.K.In a press release on Monday morning, PayPal said ... ( read original story ...)
Hacker behind $600 million crypto heist returns final slice of stolen funds
The hacker behind the biggest cryptocurrency heist of all time has granted access to the final tranche of stolen funds. ( read original story ...)
PayPal to roll out crypto trading platform in the U.K.
PayPal Holdings Inc. will start giving its U.K. users the ability to buy and sell cryptocurrencies on its platform, marking the expansion of a feature ... ( read original story ...)