Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman -Fried and his FTX exchange is in talks to acquire a stake in crypto lender BlockFi. ( read original story ...)
Police deploy to bargain-basement bar area in Tokyo as reports of rip-off schemes spike
Reports of aggressive street solicitation to get people into bars that rip off customers are spiking in the Japanese capital's Akabane distri ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sees temperature top 40 C for first time ever in June
The temperature in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, rose above 40 degrees Celsius on Saturday, the first time Japan has ever seen the mercury top the mark in June. A temperature of 40.1 C was observed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Met issues heat stroke warning
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Saturday issued the heat stroke warning for the country''s six prefectures since the temperatures are expected to rise above 35 degrees Celsius throughout the ... ( read original story ...)
Free sanitary pad dispensers on trial at women’s restrooms in Tokyo, Osaka
A western Japan venture company is offering free sanitary napkins via dispensers installed inside women's individual restroom stalls at comme ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s sashimi vending machines hook new customers
A couple of brand-new vending machines selling sashimi, small pieces of fresh raw fish, recently made their debut in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on the Japan Sea coast. The food dispensers are the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nihombashi Bridge to see light again with expressway removal
Nihombashi Bridge will see the light of day again in fiscal 2040, with work commencing to remove an expressway over the historic land ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Crash Will Reveal ‘The Amazons And The eBays’—But Will Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, XRP, Solana, Cardano And Dogecoin Survive?
One widely-respected central banker has predicted those that survive the crypto crash could become the tech giants of the ... ( read original story ...)
Poop teaches kids finance in extremely popular textbook on backorder in Japan
A poop-themed children’s financial literacy textbook is on a severe backorder in Japan due to an overwhelming amount of orders. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) in Japan offered to distribute free ... ( read original story ...)
Internet Explorer shutdown to cause Japan problems ‘for months’
Microsoft said farewell to Internet Explorer on June 16, stirring a sense of panic among many businesses and government agencies in Japan that waited to update their websites until the last minute. ( read original story ...)
Chinese, Russian Warships Continue to Circle Japan, Defense Minister Says
An uptick in Russian and Chinese warship movements near Japan are a part of an ongoing military demonstration toward Tokyo, Japan’s Defense Minister Nobou Kishi said this week. The People’s Liberation ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto feels the shockwaves from its own ‘credit crisis’
The deflating bubble in digital assets has exposed a fragile system of credit and leverage in crypto akin to the credit crisis that enveloped the traditional finance sector in 2008. Since its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan needs to update sanctions laws to face future challenges
As the leaders of the Group of Seven nations meet in the Bavarian Alps this weekend, the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine and resulting sanctions against Russia will no doubt dominate the discussion ... ( read original story ...)
Gundam Lets Kids Pilot Yokohama’s Massive, Life-Sized Mecha
The operators of Yokohama's 1:1 scale RX-78-2 are giving Japanese school children a once in a lifetime chance to pilot a Gundam for themselves. ( read original story ...)
‘Money Heist: Korea’: Rio and Tokyo’s Love Story Takes a Different Turn and Left to Be Explored
Rio and Tokyo's love story was a focal point in the Spanish original, but in 'Money Heist: Korea,' the two characters barely develop feelings. ( read original story ...)
Japan govt spokesperson says caution needed on inflation’s downside risks
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's annual core consumer inflation topped the central bank's target for a second straight month in May, data showed on Friday, highlighting... WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumers ... ( read original story ...)