The US, Japan, and South Korea will resume joint exercises as North Korea picks up the pace of its missile tests, the nations' defense chiefs said Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Extends Tumble Into Weekend After US Inflation Data
Bitcoin and Ether fell on Sunday amid a broader retreat by the cryptocurrency complex in the wake of data showing US inflation hitting a fresh 40-year high. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Crash Latest News (6/12): Cryptocurrency market cap crashes to $1.1 trillion; top coins bleed
The global crypto market cap has crashed to $1.10 trillion, down by over 8 percent in the last one day. At the time of writing, almost every top crypto was in the red with prices of many losing over ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Movement at a Glance: Crypto market continues to struggle amid mild positive buzz
The largest crypto by market cap has been struggling to break over the $31,000 level, indicating the low-risk appetite among the crypto traders since the market and investors have still not recovered ... ( read original story ...)
Wassha raises $8.2M to diversify business beyond power supply in off-grid Africa
Wassha Tokyo-based Wassha, building a retail platform by networking local kiosks in rural Africa, announced on Friday that it has raised $1.14 billion yen (about $8.2 million US) in ... ( read original story ...)
Aquarium in Tokyo to discontinue dolphin shows after renovating facility
The Shinagawa Ward Government in the capital has decided to cancel dolphin shows and exhibits at an aquarium it operates after the aging faci ... ( read original story ...)
Fairmont Tokyo will open in 2025
Accor has announced that the Fairmont brand will open its first hotel property in Japan come 2025. Fairmont Tokyo will be located short 18-minute drive away from Haneda International Airport, with ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto meltdown is wake-up call for many, including US Congress
When the stablecoin TerraUSD imploded last month, an estimated US$40bil (RM176bil) in investor funds was erased - and so far there has been little or no accountability. ( read original story ...)
Japan Public Unfunded Liabilities?
Is The Country Of Japan In Debt? The center, however, is unmistakably Japanese, and it is unmistakably located there. The third-largest economy in the world (nominal GDP of nearly ... ( read original story ...)
Wanna Bet? Crypto Prediction Markets Could Be a New ‘Source of Truth’
Baserate's Andrew Eaddy and Clay Graubard made the case for empowering individuals through technology as trust in institutions declines. ( read original story ...)
Aliona Bolsova applauds Naomi Osaka for her fight against racism, social injustice
Former world No. 88 Aliona Bolsova has praised four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka for taking action and fighting for a better society. Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion, has been vocal in ... ( read original story ...)
The rise and rise of Japan’s unsackable slacker
Deeper into the survey, respondents expressed a yearning for results-based pay increases and promotion — a change that would shift the measurement of white-collar labour from “hours seen to be working ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bleeds $85bn from costly commodities and weak yen
A record 11.5 trillion yen ($85.8 billion) left Japan in the January-March quarter amid a historically weak yen and rising commodities prices, while the latest data suggests the country could see even ... ( read original story ...)
The 20 best things to do in Japan
Revamped temples After three years of facelifts, one of Japan’s most treasured temples — Kyoto’s vast Unesco-listed Kiyomizudera — is now free of scaffoldi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Discarded Kimonos Get New Life as Redesigned Casual Wear
Shifting fashion tastes and a declining consumer base have created a huge supply of vintage kimonos. The question now is what to do with them. ( read original story ...)
Why There Are 18,000+ Crypto Coins & Tokens
If you’ve ever looked a romantic partner in the eye and gently suggested it’s time for the two of you to invest in crypto, then today’s Daily Dose is for you. Across the internet you’ll find endless ... ( read original story ...)