Episode #210 (Audio here) (Video here) The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show Japan has a very efficient education system around the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic. There was an effort to bri ... ( read original story ...)
Katie Haun on a16z’s success so far in crypto: We ‘can’t rest on our laurels’
It’s no surprise that Katie Haun is a major proponent of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. The former federal prosecutor who today co-leads the powerful crypto practice of Andreessen Horowitz, has been a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s former princess leaves to start life in New York with new husband
A Japanese princess who gave up her royal status to marry her non-royal college sweetheart left for New York on Sunday, as the couple pursued happiness as newlyweds and left behind a nation that has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans to boost support for chip production
The Japanese government would begin preparing a bill to expand financial aid aimed at increasing local production of semiconductors by domestic and foreign companies, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ugly history’: Battle to restore iconic brothel
At the corner of a red-light district in the Japanese city of Osaka stands an unlikely architectural gem: a century-old former brothel at the centre of a restoration campaign. Taiyoshi Hyakuban hasn’t ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s Why Bitcoin Will Not Go to $100,000 This Year, According to Crypto Analyst Nicholas Merten
Crypto analyst Nicholas Merten says that while he's bullish on Bitcoin, predictions of BTC going to $100,000 this year are likely overly optimistic. In a new ... ( read original story ...)
Bobby Ray Parks shines as Nagoya blows past Mikawa
Behind the brilliance of Bobby Ray Parks, the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins dispatched the Sea Horses Mikawa with a dominant beatdown in the Japan B. League. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s former princess Mako leaves for New York after giving up title
Japan's former princess Mako has departed for the US with her new "commoner" husband, Kei Komuro, after leaving the royal family. There was minimal pageantry as the college sweethearts, who wed last ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba marks a fork in the road for corporate Japan
Splitting up the troubled company appeals to some bankers and shareholders but may not set a broader precedent ... ( read original story ...)
Ray Parks nails five treys as Nagoya gets back at Mikawa
BOBBY Ray Parks drained five triples as the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins scored a wire-to-wire 101-75 win over SeaHorses Mikawa in the Japan B.League on Sunday at the Wing Arena Kariya. The Filipino import ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Rafter to coach Canada softball team at World Games
Softball Canada has finalised its coaching set-up for the women's team in 2022 - a year headlined by the World Games - with Kaleigh Rafter appointed ... ( read original story ...)
US sailor from air station near Tokyo held in fatal collision with motorcycle rider
TV Kanagawa reported that suspect admitted to police that he drove through a stop sign and collided with the motorcycle. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ex-princess Mako and new husband depart for life in U.S.
Japan’s ex-princess Mako, the emperor’s niece, departed the country with her new husband on Sunday to start a new life in the United States. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s former princess Mako moves to New York with husband
Japan's former princess Mako Komuro departed for the US on Sunday with her husband, swapping ancient imperial rites for the bright lights of New York after ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ex-princess Mako departs for life in the U.S.
Known as Mako Komuro after giving up her royal title to marry college sweetheart Kei Komuro last month, the former royal and her husband, both 30, walked past waiting journalists at Tokyo's Haneda ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s former princess leaves for US with commoner husband
A Japanese princess who gave up her royal status to marry her commoner college sweetheart left for New York on Sunday, as the couple pursued happiness as newlyweds and left behind a nation that has ... ( read original story ...)