For Olympic swimming champion Caeleb Dressel, last year's quest for gold leading up to the Tokyo Olympics took a mental toll. The five-time Olympic champion detailed his battles with depression and ... ( read original story ...)
Sample plant-based cuisine and ‘phantom beans’ with wild health claims in Tokyo
Hoccori Cafe offers meat-eaters and vegetarians alike a chance to try plant-based cuisine in a calming cottage environment in western Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
The ‘Ultimate Bird’ Once Prowled the Seas of a Young Japan
Eleven million years ago, however, swans in what is today called Japan did something unexpected: They took to the oceans. In a paper published this week in The Bulletin of Gunma Museum of Natural ... ( read original story ...)
Golden week in Japan, grind week elsewhere
Oh, to be back in Japan now. Next week is Golden Week in Japan. That means there are three consecutive holidays: Tuesday: Constitutional Memorial Day. Wednesday: Greenery Day (like St. Patrick’s Day, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 3D Baseball Footage Using 80 Different Cameras Is A Game-Changer
It shouldn’t come as a real shocker but this footage comes from Japan. They’ve managed to beat us to cool tech once again. According to this tweet, Nippon TV rolled out this 3D baseball technology but ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sets up title clash with Korea
Ren Matsumura and Ryo Tabata continued to assert their class and considerable potential as they battled for nearly three hours each to put Japan in the final with a 2-0 victory over Thailand in the ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese yen used to be a ‘safe haven’. But it has just crashed to a 20-year low as the dollar soars.
The Japanese yen has tumbled to a 20-year low against the dollar, as investors ditch the once-mighty currency. The yen was once viewed as a "safe haven" — a currency to take shelter in when ... ( read original story ...)
Insomnia, addiction, depression: The dark side of life trading crypto
It seemed so sexy, she remembered thinking. Lured by the glamorous crowd, she later invested and struck it big: an $85,000 profit from a crypto coin called GRT, bringing on dreams of life at the ... ( read original story ...)
World’s Dominant’ Coin
Now, a legendary crypto investor once lauded as "bitcoin Jesus" has returned to the public sphere, praising Tesla TSLA billionaire Elon Musk's plan to buy Twitter TWTR and naming the meme-based ... ( read original story ...)
Stripe Is Now Using Crypto Rails — Is Square Next?
This could expand to other parts of the Stripe ecosystem. Could we see crypto replace credit card and banking payment systems in the future? It's likely payouts will eventually move to payments in ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Prices Slip. The Crypto Market Awaits Next Week’s Fed Meeting.
The leading crypto continues to trade in a relatively tight range around $40,000 level but remains volatile, falling as low as $38,000 in recent days and changing hands $43,000 a week ago. “Price ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto miners threaten frail energy grid at the end of the world
Argentina’s crypto frenzy is putting the energy grid of a small province in Patagonia near a breaking point as miners take advantage of generous electricity subsidies to mint Bitcoin. Crypto mining is ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto AM’s inaugural crypto academy proves to be a massive hit
Delegates at the two-day Crypto AM Academy held this week in Canary Wharf have hailed the educational event as a huge success. Hosted at the stylish favourite haunt of the stars, The Boisdale, a group ... ( read original story ...)
Gate Ventures on Track to Close $200M Crypto Fund by Q3
The venture capital arm of crypto exchange Gate.io is on track to raise $200 million for its second fund by Q3 2022. Gate Ventures wants the fund to aid alternative layer 1 and layer 2 protocols, the ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin dips below $40,000 as Panama moves closer to crypto regulation
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) continued a downward spiral on Friday after lawmakers in Panama approved a bill to regulate the use and commercialisation of crypto assets. On Thursday, the Central American ... ( read original story ...)
Jubilo’s quickfire brace seals late comeback vs. Nagoya
Jubilo's quickfire brace seals late comeback vs. Nagoya Two goals in the final seven minutes from Yuki Otsu saw Jubilo Iwata pull off a remarkable comeback win over Nagoya Grampus. ( read original story ...)