This week, NASA signed a memorandum of understanding with JAXA to join its upcoming mission to the two Martian moons, Phobos and Deimos, which is scheduled to launch in 2024. NASA has assembled a team ... ( read original story ...)
A Sapporo resident is apologizing to Salt Lake for her country’s Olympic ‘bid pushers.’ Here’s why.
A Sapporo resident apologized on Twitter to Salt Lake for Japan’s ‘bid pushers.’ Sapporo may be Salt Lake’s only challenger to host the 2034 Winter Olympics. ( read original story ...)
A debilitating death due to starvation…! Doctors Analyze Surveillance Video of Sri Lankan Woman Who Died in Detention Facility
She was unable to even get up from her bed and pleaded with the staff in a weak voice, "Please take me to the hospital. However, her earnest plea was not heeded. Wishma Sandamali, a Sri Lankan woman. ( read original story ...)
Play on: Tokyo’s over-80 football stars are having a ball
A former Japanese football international is among the players in the new over-80s division of Tokyo’s Soccer for Life seniors league.Mutsuhiko Nomura, 83, whose career spanned 18 World Cups, and his ... ( read original story ...)
Can Osaka’s $10b integrated resort be the next Marina Bay Sands?
Expected to open in 2029, the resort aims to transform the region into a top entertainment and hospitality destination. ( read original story ...)
Panic In Crypto Land: Bitcoin Dives, Ether Sinks, Altcoins Crumble — 4 Experts On The Path Ahead
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) dipped below $30,000 Wednesday as the wider crypto market experienced a downturn alongside traditional markets. Stocks associated with cryptocurrency and blockchain also ...
Ethereum drops 7% amid wider crypto sell-off as traders assess rate uncertainty
From whales unloading massive positions to broader uncertainty, crypto experts weigh in on what's causing the downside pressure.
Live in Yokohama
Six months after disappearing in Liverpool, the spider reappears in Yokohama's harbor in Japan. A second spider soon joins it in the kingdom of technology. A masterful pas de deux brings a unique ... ( read original story ...)
A Japanese airline accidentally sold some $10,000 business class tickets for $300 after a mistake with currency conversions
A Japanese airline accidentally underpriced some business class tickets, with a handful of travellers securing $10,000 tickets for only $300, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. All Nippon Airways, one ... ( read original story ...)
GlobalFoundries sues IBM, says trade secrets were unlawfully given to Japan’s Rapidus
Japan long ago lost its lead in chip manufacturing ... reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via ... ( read original story ...)
Amazing deal: Wide-open business-class availability to Japan from just 60,000 miles
It’s true that the American Airlines AAdvantage program just officially went dynamic with its award prices and that, much like cash prices, average flight award prices have been on the rise in recent ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Crypto firms scramble for banking partners as willing lenders dwindle
Crypto firms have been left scrambling to find banking partners after the collapse of three crypto-friendly lenders in the U.S. last month, creating a risk their business will become concentrated in ...
Crypto Protocol Fetch.ai Offering AI Trading Tools for Decentralized Exchanges
Fetch.ai, which develops artificial intelligence (AI) tools for crypto, is rolling out a set of enhanced trading products for decentralized exchanges (DEX).
Anti-crypto regulators are blocking the pathway to a digital American dream
Without a workable framework for crypto companies and projects, the U.S. risks forfeiting a massive economic opportunity.
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.18%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Mining, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Power sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.18%. The ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei snaps 8-day winning streak, investors take profits
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower Wednesday, ending an eight-day winning streak, as investors opted for profits. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 52.07 points, or 0.18 ...