The second running of the $10 million Dubai World Cup on the Tapeta racetrack at majestic Meydan was always going to be a highly emotional race for Japan g.. ( read original story ...)
Blackpink are coming to Tokyo and Osaka for concerts in spring
That includes K-pop girl group Blackpink, who are returning to Japan after three years with concerts in Tokyo and Osaka this spring. ( read original story ...)
How images of the 2011 tsunami in Japan led me to examine connections with water in photography, sound and sculpture
Images of the 2011 tsunami did not look as I had expected, and pointed to the sublime, when experience exceeds our frameworks of understanding. My exhibit ‘Salients’ treats this theme. ( read original story ...)
Japan sends aid to Turkey as part of NATO-coordinated air-bridge following deadly earthquakes
In a historic first, Japan has deployed aid to Turkey as part of a NATO-coordinated air-bridge, according to a statement from NATO's spokeswoman Oana ... ( read original story ...)
Scandinavian Airlines: SAS Relaunches Flights To Tokyo, Japan
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will resume regular flights to Tokyo from June, becoming the 13th European airline to serve Tokyo this summer. Before the full relaunch, SAS will operate a handful of ... ( read original story ...)
Binance battles ‘FTX redux’ fears as US regulators blow-torch the crypto behemoth – but analysts think it will weather the storm
Crypto industry experts, however ... Founded in 2017, Binance.com had largely operated in a free-floating way out of hubs in China and Japan – putting it at a distance from regulatory checks. But the ...
Taisei forced to rebuild Sapporo high-rise after finding faults
Major general contractor Taisei Corp. announced on March 16 that it will tear down a high-rise building currently under construction in Sapporo after falsified reports were made that raised safety and ... ( read original story ...)
Yoon faces strong political backlash after Tokyo summit
What was mostly welcomed by Japan and many allied nations as a meaningful step toward a future-oriented relationship between Seoul and Tokyo has left President Yoon Suk Yeol in a political bind at ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin At $1 Million In 90 Days And Dollar Destroyed—Huge Crypto Price Prediction Bet Fueled By Bank Crisis And Hyperinflation
Investor Balaji Srinivasan has warned the latest banking crisis could spark hyperinflation in the U.S.—and advised people to "buy bitcoin now and get your coins off ...
Marathon in Tokyo to create category for nonbinary entrants in Japan 1st
A major marathon held here every fall will be taking steps to establish a new category for entrants who identify as neither male nor female, ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador, at least 13 deaths reported
QUITO, Ecuador – At least 13 people were killed in a strong earthquake that shook a coastal region of Ecuador and northern Peru midday Saturday, causing structural damage to multiple homes, schools ... ( read original story ...)
Night for friendly exchanges in Tokyo celebrates Chinese giant pandas
[Photo/Xinhua] TOKYO -- An event of warm and friendly exchanges centered around giant pandas was hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Japan on Friday evening, with the guests sharing love for the cute ... ( read original story ...)
Book review: Japan Casino Uprising a sharp socio-political commentary on its derailed integrated resort dreams
A “warm-up” project to a Japan property. That was how the late mogul Sheldon Adelson ... there were only two takers – Osaka and Nagasaki – for three licences. Hopes were once rife that Japan could ... ( read original story ...)
American POWs’ names read aloud for 1st time at Tokyo bombing memorial
Akari Umeda, a second-year student at St. Hilda's School in Shinagawa Ward, comments on reading the names of Tokyo bombing victims, in Tokyo's Koto Ward on March 9, 2023. (Mainichi/Toshio Kurihara) ... ( read original story ...)
New Sanctions Against Russia, Support For Ukraine: Japan, Germany Leaders Meet In Tokyo
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz at a meeting in Tokyo agreed to work with allies to continue strict sanctions on Russia and assistance for ... ( read original story ...)
The bitcoin bounce: What comes next?
So why is bitcoin, considered among the riskiest bets of them all, rising so fast? Just months ago, all forms of cryptocurrency appeared to be going up in flames, with bitcoin plunging from almost $50 ...