Japan's capital registered 2,320 COVID-19 cases on May 5, after reporting 2,999 cases the previous day, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ann ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to use nuclear to cut dependence on Russian energy -PM Kishida
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that it would use nuclear reactors to help reduce its own and other countries' dependence on Russian energy. Japan has become more reliant on ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto On May 5: Market Back In Green After Fed Hikes Rates
Most of the top cryptocurrencies gained after the Federal Reserve announced a 0.5% point hike in interest rates Wednesday. The global market cap was up 3.75% at $1.80 trillion as of 3.26 a.m. ET, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 2,320 new coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Thursday reported 2,320 new coronavirus cases, down 679 from Wednesday and down 3,074 from last Thursday. The number of infected people hospitalized with severe ... ( read original story ...)
Descendants of wartime Korean workers remember their past in new museum
But their life was upended when a real estate firm in Osaka Prefecture, which had obtained the legal ... which manufactured aircraft during the war and had been the owner of the Utoro property. Facing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may spend $100 billion to slow yen’s slide, Bank of America says
The yen may extend declines to ¥140 per dollar and that could trigger the government to spend $100 billion (about ¥12.9 trillion) to limit further losses, according to Bank of America analysts. The ... ( read original story ...)
Discuss thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, Who Finished Sixth At Tokyo Olympics, Provisionally Suspended For Testing Positive For Banned Drug
Top Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after testing positive for a banned steroid. Kaur faces the prospect of being banned for ... ( read original story ...)
Athletics: Discus throw Tokyo finalist Kamalpreet Kaur provisionally banned after failing dope test
However, the event that led to her qualification for Tokyo had Asian Games gold-medallist Seema Antil raise questions about the authenticity of the Punjab-thrower’s performance. The AIU has ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Institute of Technology: TECH Cooking Studio explores science of baking
TECH Cooking Studio, co-organized by the Student Support Center’s Student Success Support Section, the Student Support Division’s Support Planning Group, and the Tokyo Tech Alumni Association, brought ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says difficult to immediately follow Russia oil embargo
TOKYO, May 5 (Reuters) - Japan would face "difficulty" to immediately follow a move to cut off Russian oil imports over the invasion of Ukraine, its minister of economy, trade, and industry Koichi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan May Spend $100 Billion to Slow Yen’s Slide, BofA Says
(Bloomberg) -- The yen may extend declines to 140 per dollar and that could trigger the Japanese government to spend $100 billion to limit further losses, according to Bank of America. Most Read ... ( read original story ...)
Govt accepts Japan loan of B13.2bn
Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has signed a loan agreement worth 50 billion yen (13.2 billion baht) with the Japan International Cooperation Agency to bolster the nation’s Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Yen’s fall pressures Japan’s companies, consumers
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said of the ongoing economic upheaval: "I don't think we can call the current declining yen's value a good weak yen. It is rather a bad weak yen." Toru Nozawa ... ( read original story ...)
‘Pachinko’ prop master shares how they recreated 1938 Japanese market
talked about how the crew recreated the Japanese marke where Sunja starts her kimchi business. Freund said that they featured a lot of vendors including carts for medicinal herbs, lanterns, and tea in ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase CEO Issues Stunning Crypto Prediction As The Price Of Bitcoin And Ethereum Suddenly Soar
Both are down by around 40% from their all-time highs, however. Now, Brian Armstrong, the chief executive of major bitcoin and crypto exchange Coinbase, has predicted there will be a massive influx of ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto scammers find social media a rich hunting ground
When it comes to crypto hacks, the story is often the same: Scammers take advantage of a vulnerability in a blockchain’s design and make off with millions, as in the $600-million-plus heist involving ... ( read original story ...)