Crypto giant FTX is close to finalizing a term sheet to buy BlockFi, sources familiar with the situation told CNBC. ( read original story ...)
Binance taps TikTok’s mostly silent superstar Khaby Lame to explain how crypto works
After surpassing Charli D'Amelio as the most-followed TikToker, the Italian Senegalese comedian signed on as an ambassador for Binance, ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber Begins Testing Tire Service for Taxi Companies
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has begun practical testing of its tire air pressure remote access System as a tire solution service for taxi companies. The testing began in May and is being conducted ... ( read original story ...)
Organising Committee appoints artistic directors for Yokohama Triennale 2023
The Organising Committee for Yokohama Triennale, chaired by Kondo Seiichi, has appointed Liu Ding and Carol Yinghua Lu as joint artistic directors of Yokohama Triennale 2023. The eighth edition of the ... ( read original story ...)
Blackout fears in Tokyo rise on record-hot day as power plant fails
TOKYO: 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 ... ( read original story ...)
Laser creates a miniature magnetosphere
Magnetic reconnections in laser-produced plasmas have been studied to understand microscopic electron dynamics, which is applicable to space and astrophysical phenomena. Osaka University researchers, ... ( read original story ...)
DoubleDragon acquires 9,000-sqm property in Hokkaido, Japan
Property developer DoubleDragon Corp. embarked on a global expansion of its hotel business with the acquisition of 9,000 square meters ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto tranfers would have to follow bank rules under new E.U. regulations
Like the E.U.’s trendsetting data privacy policy, which became the de facto global standard, the crypto regulations are expected to be highly influential worldwide. ( read original story ...)
OP Crypto raising $100M for ‘Fund of Funds’ to back fund managers
The typical fund consists of deploying capital into certain sectors or industries, but venture capital firm OP Crypto is taking their own twist on the term. OP Crypto’s is raising $100 million for its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Banking Chief Urges BOJ to Keep Tabs on Policy Downsides
The chief of Japan’s banking industry lobby group is calling on the nation’s central bank to pay closer attention to the adverse impacts of its ultra easy monetary policy after the yen plunged to a 24 ... ( read original story ...)
Photos from earthquake-hit Japanese region at Lalithakala Akademi
The exhibition will showcase works of nine Japanese photographers and a photographers’ group, according to a communication. ( read original story ...)
Stone Brewing Co. bought by Sapporo for $165 million
Stone Brewing Co. has made its mark in Richmond as a leading producer of craft beer products, but soon the company's reach will grow exponentially as one of Japan's oldest ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan unlikely to change monetary policy, as yen may continue to weaken, says economist
Harumi Taguchi, principal economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, gives her outlook for likely action from the Bank of Japan, whether the yen will continue to weaken this year, and the overall ... ( read original story ...)