The S&P 500 fell 5% on average since the start of the year. Goldman says stocks connected to blockchain didn’t even fare that well. ( read original story ...)
7.4 magnitude earthquake off north Japan kills 4, injures dozens
TOKYO, Japan — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday night, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people. A small ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO VICE : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?
Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe star in Tokyo Vice, where the city is a noirish landscape of crime reporters, cops on the job, and yakuza mobsters operating in the shadows. ( read original story ...)
Japan says to release 15 mln barrels of oil as part of IEA-led action
Japan held a total of about 470 million barrels of petroleum ... reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals ... ( read original story ...)
Renault chiefs to meet Nissan in Japan as woes cloud alliance
Among topics for discussion will be emerging plans for a possible separate listing of Renault's electric-vehicle unit. ( read original story ...)
Ethereum is about to get a huge facelift that could be help fix crypto’s climate problems — but spell the end of ether mining
"The merge" will transform how ether, the Ethereum blockchain's cryptocurrency, will be created — which will, in theory, consume 99% less energy. ( read original story ...)
Crypto trading platform eToro launches $20 million NFT fund as industry approaches inflection point
EToro is launching a fund to support new digital art in a first step toward broader expansion of NFT investment services. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka told she has to develop Emma Raducanu trait to deal with ‘pot shots’
More info Naomi Osaka was told she needs to continue developing a thick skin in order to brush off any negativity. The Japanese star was affected by hecklers during her exit from Indian Wells last ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Vice’ Star Ken Watanabe Explains ‘Wild’ Real-Life Yakuza Experience
Newsweek has an exclusive preview clip of the new HBO Max drama "Tokyo Vice" while star Ken Watanabe details his experience with the real-life Yakuza. ( read original story ...)
Review: ‘Tokyo Vice’ is a stylish crime noir, but Ansel Elgort isn’t the Mann for the job
"Heat" director Michael Mann is back behind the camera for HBO Max's "Tokyo Vice," following a journalist (Ansel Elgort) in sleazy 1990s Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japan, Philippines to step up security ties amid China worry
The defense ministers of Japan and the Philippines have agreed to bolster security cooperation and expand joint drills between their forces, and shared concerns about China’s increasingly assertive mi ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto industry needs ‘sensible’ regulation, expert says
Ava Labs President John Wu weighed in on potential regulation for cryptocurrencies, arguing that it is most important that there is "certainty" in the near future. ( read original story ...)
‘Spigots of capital’ will flood into crypto once policy and regulation are set, ‘Shark Tank’ investor Kevin O’Leary predicts
"What we're missing is policy. When we get policy, and the regulator regulates, that's not a negative thing," O'Leary said at a conference. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Sen. Cory Gardner joins crypto lobbying group
Former Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) will join the Crypto Council for Innovation as its chief political affairs strategist, the industry trade group said Thursday. The council, which is backed by crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Ronin Network bailed out by crypto giant after hack
A cryptocurrency and NFT games company which was hacked for $540m (£412m) last month says its customers will now be reimbursed after a cash injection.Hackers emptied the company's Ronin Network ... ( read original story ...)
KKR To List Japan’s Kokusai Electric As Early As June, Sources Say
U.S. private equity firm KKR & Co Inc plans to take Japanese chip equipment maker Kokusai Electric Corp public in an IPO as early as June, three sources said, in what is likely to be Tokyo's biggest ... ( read original story ...)