The city of Sapporo has decided to bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics. 67% of Sapporo citizens are opposed to the City of Sapporo's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. The City of Vancouver announced ... ( read original story ...)
Office Rents, Vacancies Continued to Decline Across Tokyo in Late 2022
According to global property consultant CBRE, Tokyo's All-Grade office vacancy rate fell by 0.2 points to 4.7% in Q4 2022, representing the first q-o-q decline in almost three years since Q1 2020. ( read original story ...)
January was bitcoin’s best month since 2021, but crypto isn’t ready for a ‘rocket ship rally’ yet
Bitcoin is rounding out its best month in more than a year. It's already recovered more than half of its 2022 losses and some say it's found a bottom in this crypto winter. For some investors, however, its strong month isn't necessarily a green light to ...
Celsius Was Allegedly Propping Up Its Own Crypto Token With Customer Funds
Shoba Pillay, the person tapped to examine Celsius’ goings on, said that execs including Alex Machinsky had sold tens of millions-worth of its native CEL token.
Frescoes, in a Flash: Nagoya Institute of Technology Researchers Create Frescoes in a Single Day
Frescoes, religious paintings from medieval Europe, require several decades to form. Now, researchers have successfully created a fresco in a single day using a novel technique that mimics the ... ( read original story ...)
Competition and Markets Authority opens Yokohama/Trelleborg Wheel Systems merger investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an investigation into the proposed merger of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Holding AB (TWS). Writing in a statement ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Renews Status as World’s Third Largest Box Office Market
Cinema admissions in Japan grew by 32% in 2022, reaching 152 million, according to data published Tuesday by the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (Eiren). In revenue terms, Eiren ( read original story ...)
Japan and NATO pledge ‘firm’ response to China, Russia threats
Japan and NATO must "remain united and firm" in the face of security threats posed by China, North Korea and Russia's war in Ukraine, Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday in Tokyo.So we must remain united and firm, standing together for freedom and democracy," he said. ( read original story ...)