Ongoing concerns over a blackout in Tokyo were further raised on Thursday as a thermal power plant in northeast Japan was taken offline due to a technical glitch, as the mercury in the heatwave-hit ... ( read original story ...)
Ghostwire: Tokyo Studio’s First Mobile Game Ends Support After Five Months
Ghostwire: Tokyo developer Tango Gameworks will be ending support for its mobile game, Hero Dice, on August 31, just five months removed from the title’s launch. The Japanese Bethesda studio, headed ... ( read original story ...)
Offbeat Tokyo museum provides parasite insights
Parasites in jars are on displaty at the Meguro Parasitological Museum in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, on June 23, 2022. (Kelly Agee/Stars and Stripes) A small building in the Meguro ward in central Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Soaring scrap metal prices prompt slew of street grate thefts near Tokyo
Kanagawa Prefectural Police are on alert as thefts of street grates spike, apparently to be sold as scrap metal. ( read original story ...)
As Security Threats Mount, Japan and South Korea Begin (Carefully) Mending Fences
The big questions over which Japanese officials would attend the South Korean presidential inauguration highlighted the fraught state of relations between two of Washington’s closest allies in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan pref. to use comedy duo’s prize money donation for EV as emergency power source
A Japanese comedy duo has donated money they won on a quiz show to their home prefecture of Tochigi, which will use the funds to purchas ... ( read original story ...)
Charges dropped against man who nailed Putin doll to sacred tree in Japan as part of death curse
The charges against the elderly man who was arrested for nailing a straw doll bearing the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin onto a sacred tree in Japan have been dropped. Mitsunobu Hino, 72, ... ( read original story ...)
Hot Property: Not just witchy lore in Salem
A vision of prominent Salem resident Bunkio Matsuki, the late-1800s home known colloquially as the “Japanese House” brings a one-of-kind architectural amalgamation that combines nods to Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto wants its own iPhone
Apple’s relative hostility to the desires of crypto developers hasn’t gone unnoticed and as the industry buckles down for a bear market, some of its proponents are pushing forward plans to rebuild the ... ( read original story ...)
EU agrees rules to tame ‘Wild West’ crypto market
The European Union has agreed on ground-breaking rules for regulating crypto assets, EU lawmakers said on Thursday, as the rout in bitcoin piles pressure on authorities to rein in the sector. ( read original story ...)
RadioShack would like to clarify that its Twitter wasn’t hacked. They just sell crypto now.
A series of tweets filled with vulgarities and expletives from the RadioShack account drew widespread confusion on social media. ( read original story ...)
Who Is the Mystery Crypto Queen on the Run After an Alleged Scam?
The FBI is offering anyone who helps arrest OneCoin co-founder Dr. Ruja Ignatova $100,000.Some are arguing that we are in the midst of a crash that cryptocurrency won't be able emerge from. Bitcoin ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama spotlights growing UHP tire portfolio
Stan Chandgie, Yokohama executive vice president of sales and support, said the company plans for two more ultra-high-performance product launches this summer and will also unveil an all-season van ... ( read original story ...)
These 7 countries are most likely to experience an earthquake
From earthquakes to floods, it is a known fact that natural disasters are a common phenomenon which affects most countries in the world. ( read original story ...)
From stocks to crypto, a punishing six months for investors
Americans with stock portfolios or retirement investment plans would likely prefer to forget the last six months. The S&P 500, Wall Street’s broad benchmark for many stock funds, was on pace Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Central Bank: Crypto Is Not Currency
On Thursday, a new report published by India's central bank declared that digital assets are not currency and have no intrinsic value. “Cryptocurrencies are not currencies, as they do not have an ... ( read original story ...)