Under UK Law, Japanese knotweed is legally a controlled plant under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. While it is not illegal for you to have knotweed on your property, it is against the law to ... ( read original story ...)
Blackout hits Tokyo, Kanagawa prefs., damage to underground cable suspected
A major power cut hit Tokyo and the neighboring prefecture of Kanagawa on the evening of May 13, affecting up to around 69,000 households, To ... ( read original story ...)
Douglas Galbraith died without ever seeing his abducted sons. His sister is determined to find them
Interpol initially tracked Tomoko and the children down to their temporary address in Osaka, shortly before they moved to a new property, but reported back that there was nothing in the situation that ... ( read original story ...)
Terra’s $45 Billion Face Plant Creates a Crowd of Crypto Losers
This week’s undoing of the TerraUSD algorithmic stablecoin and its sister token Luna has ramifications for all of crypto. First, there’s the immediate impact: The rapid collapse of a once-popular pair ... ( read original story ...)
Major sell-off sends crypto values plummeting
The high-risk world of cryptocurrency is recently showing little reward for investors after losing about $200 billion in value in just 24 hours. Manuel Bojorquez takes a look. ( read original story ...)
The Fabulous, Fake Life of an Accused Crypto Scammer
In promotional materials for his business, he claims to have spent a period of his life homeless “in freezing weather.” Records show he filed for bankruptcy as recently as 2008. But all that changed ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto winter for the summer? How a bitcoin market ‘in extreme fear’ compares with the past, and what to expect next
More than $400 billion has been wiped out from the crypto market during the past seven days, according to CoinGecko. All sectors within the crypto space have seen double-digit losses during this ... ( read original story ...)
Phishing attack pop-up targets MetaMask users visiting popular crypto sites
As if this week weren’t bad enough for many cryptocurrency owners, with stablecoins crashing and Coinbase suffering an outage at a particularly bad time, now they’ve reportedly been targeted by a new ... ( read original story ...)
Argentina Was at the Cusp of a Crypto Boom. The Central Bank Had Other Plans
The local monetary authority surprised banks by banning them from offering crypto, but so far it's left local exchanges alone. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin rebounds to $30,000, LUNA crashes to $0 and Elon Musk pauses Twitter deal: CNBC Crypto World
CNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans $155bn decarbonization fund for grid, factory investments
The Japanese government plans to create a 20 trillion yen ($155 billion) fund to promote investment in new power grid technology, energy-saving homes and other technology meant to shrink the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka continues mental health journey with new partnership: ‘Let’s try to remove the stigma and help”
Nearly a year after withdrawing from the French Open to prioritize her mental health, Naomi Osaka is doing her part to continue raising awareness and destigmatize mental health care. ( read original story ...)
Scent of ‘first love’? 200 rose clusters in full bloom at Tokyo garden
About 200 spring rose clusters are in full bloom at a Tokyo garden, delighting visitors for the first time in three years with their vibrant ... ( read original story ...)
Japan accepted 74 refugees in 2021, highest on record
Japan granted refugee status to 74 people seeking asylum in 2021, the highest level since it began recognizing refugees in 1982, according to the immigration agency ... ( read original story ...)
Recalled: Team USA’s Yokohama Podium Sweep
This weekend, the World Triathlon Championship Series picks up with the race in Yokohama, Japan. The second-largest city in the country and 30 minutes away from Tokyo, Yokohama has been the site of ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Q1 profits drop 63% despite higher sales
Despite the first-quarter earnings drop, Yokohama Rubber management is sticking with the full-year fiscal projections for 2022 issued in February. ( read original story ...)