The two leaders devoted most of their 80-minute meeting to China-related topics, "including the East and South China Seas, Hong Kong, and the Xinjiang Uygur (autonomous region)", and Taiwan, Kishida ... ( read original story ...)
Lack of spare parts affects Toyota production in Japan
Like. Auto parts shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic are increasingly affecting production at Toyota, Japan’s largest automaker. Toyota ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Crash Rocks Coinbase as Mainstream Investors Flee Bitcoin
The stock price of digital currency exchange, which represents the mainstream route for individual investors to buy bitcoin, sank to a new low. ( read original story ...)
Here are 2 charts that explain why the stock market meltdown and bitcoin’s slump are correlated — and that crypto is not a safe-haven asset like gold
"The correlation between bitcoin and high-growth benchmark ARKK still stands at ~60% year-to-date," Fairlead's Katie Stockton said in a Friday note. ( read original story ...)
Rahm Emanuel Heads To Japan To Serve As U.S. Ambassador
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel bids farewell to Chicago as he heads to Japan to serve as the U.S. ambassador. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and ... ( read original story ...)
A fully digital US dollar would be a better online currency than crypto, new Fed report suggests
A Fed-backed digital dollar would allow for fast and secure transfers without a third party or the wild price swings seen with cryptocurrencies. ( read original story ...)
Djokovic’s Australian Open expulsion evokes memories of Schranz saga at Sapporo 1972 Winter Olympics
Novak Djokovic is not the first superstar to be expelled from a major sporting event. While the circumstances were very different, Djokovic's ... ( read original story ...)
Ray Parks, Nagoya sweep Levanga; Matthew Aquino’s Shinshu defeats Kobe Paras’ Niigata
Ray Parks, Jr. was the lone Filipino import who picked up a win with his team in Sunday's Japan Professional Basketball League games. ( read original story ...)
All business: Barty moves smoothly into quarters
The women's top seed makes the quarterfinals of her home major for the fourth successive year, navigating past dangerous American Amanda Anisimova in straight sets. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya sweeps Hokkaido even as Ray Parks fires blanks anew
BOBBY Ray Parks was once again checked, but the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins found a way to pull through, scoring a 89-77 victory on Sunday to sweep the Levanga Hokkaido in the Japan B.League at Dolphins' ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Reports 9,468 New COVID-19 Cases
News; Tokyo Reports 9,468 New COVID-19 Cases; Tokyo Reports 9,468 New COVID-19 Cases. News from Japan. Society Lifestyle Jan 23, 2022 ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 cases dip in Tokyo but Kanagawa, China set records
Tokyo reported slightly fewer cases of COVID-19 on Jan. 23 compared with the day before, but the 9,468 figure was still a record for a Sunday and about 2.3 times that of the previous week, ... ( read original story ...)
Play-to-earn crypto games have exploded onto the scene and are shaking up gaming business models. Here’s how they work, and where the value comes from for investors.
Value for play-to-earn games comes from the users, the popularity of the game, and the demand for its underlying token. ( read original story ...)
Macao gaming bill, India Republic Day, South Korea’s largest IPO
On the same day, LG Energy Solution, the world's second-biggest electric vehicle battery maker, will list in Seoul after raising over $10 billion in South Korea's largest-ever IPO. Get the best of our ... ( read original story ...)
Japan should lead the global effort to decarbonise: Reflections on the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
In July 2021, the EU announced a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism aimed at avoiding carbon leakage from the EU and promoting emissions reductions worldwide. This column summarises and reflects on a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 9,468 new cases of coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 9,468 new coronavirus infections on Sunday. The figure was lower than Saturday's tally of 11,227, which was a record high, but it is more than ... ( read original story ...)