Japan will vote in upper house elections on Sunday that have implications for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's grip on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and his ability to push through ... ( read original story ...)
California Accountant Finds U.S. Olympian’s Missing Tokyo Gold Medal in a McDonald’s Trash Bag
It's not every day you find an Olympic gold medal in the trash. But that's what happened to Maria Carrillo, an accountant from Anaheim, Calif., who last week picked up what she thought was just an ... ( read original story ...)
Risky China business: Japan Inc. wary over Taiwan, zero-COVID
Survey reveals heightened concerns over exposure to geopolitical hazards ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Winter Watch: All The Big Layoffs, Record Withdrawals And Bankruptcies Sparked By The $2 Trillion Crash
Embattled crypto lender Voyager Digital filed for bankruptcy this week and became the latest casualty of a bear market that will continue to leave a path of destruction in the digital currency sector. ( read original story ...)
Mike Novogratz says most of the crypto carnage is done, but prices could be stuck for a while
The worst of the deleveraging has passed, but crypto could face sideways trading, says Galaxy Digital's Mike Novogratz. ( read original story ...)
A Dynamic Duo of Young Billionaires to Prevent Crypto from Collapsing
Crypto billionaires Changpeng Zhao and Sam Bankman-Fried are stepping up and seeking to 'stop the contagion.' On July 4th, Changpeng Zhao tweeted a photo of himself standing before the Statute of ... ( read original story ...)
6 Crypto Likely to Rebound First & Hardest After the Crypto Crash
Although many analysts and investors believe that a crypto market rebound is still a few months away, there are ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto to Ride? Elon Musk Brings Dogecoin to the Las Vegas Loop
While you were caught up in the news that Elon Musk had a set of twins with a top executive at Neuralink in November, the Dogefather had another announcement for crypto fans. Musk’s The Boring Company ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto crashes show need for tougher rules: Bank of England
The Bank of England is warning about the cryptocurrency meltdown that's taken place this year, and the need for tougher financial regulations on the industry. ( read original story ...)
Michael Novogratz says there will be ‘accusations and prosecutions for fraud’ in the crypto space
His latest warning about a reckoning for bad-faith players in the crypto space is not his first, but is perhaps his harshest yet. Since the spring, Novogratz has been saying that the crypto market has ... ( read original story ...)
New Lawsuit Alleging That Solana Is A Security Could Have Big Implications For The Crypto Investment Landscape
Solana Labs is facing a class action lawsuit after an investor claims its key players are making illegal profits. ( read original story ...)
‘A Far Shore’ Review: Sexist Exploitation in Poverty-Line Japan Gets a Searing Exposé With a Lyrical Edge
Okinawan kindness leaves no one behind!” goes the chirpy sign-off on a political radio commercial halfway through Japanese director Masaaki Kudo’s artful and affecting Karlovy Vary competition title, ... ( read original story ...)
What pandemic border closures say about Japan’s view of outsiders
F acing the menace of Christianity in the early 17th century, the Tokugawa shoguns closed Japan’s borders. Foreigners were allowed to visit just a handful of ports. Japanese who tried to travel abroad ... ( read original story ...)
Parks’ Nagoya, Mikawa to open new Japan B.League season
Ray Parks and his Nagoya Diamond Dolphins squad will face Seahorses Mikawa on September 29 to open the new season of the Japan B.League. ( read original story ...)
This Landmark Law Aims To End Crypto As We Know It In 2023 As Price Of Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, XRP, Solana, Cardano, And Dogecoin Rebound
If this regulation becomes the global standard, it will defeat the original promise of crypto. Meanwhile, the price of bitcoin, ethereum, BNB, XRP, solana, cardano, and dogecoin rebound. ( read original story ...)
9 Companies That Hoarded Customers’ Money as Crypto Crashed
With cryptocurrency prices collapsing, a handful of companies found themselves pulling a move pulled from the playbook of a 1920s bank: freezing withdrawals. ( read original story ...)