Former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Timothy Massad proposed a new way to regulate crypto and protect investors ...
Regular workers account for 20% of food bank users in Tokyo amid rising prices: survey
Full-time company employees have begun to be seen among those in need who use food banks in the Japanese capital, accounting for around 20% s ... ( read original story ...)
IBM throws weight behind Japan chip startup it sees as vital
International Business Machines is prioritizing helping Japan’s chipmaking startup Rapidus, with a senior executive describing the budding foundry business as vital to securing long-term global supply ... ( read original story ...)
Business sentiment improves in 2nd quarter, BOJ tankan shows
Japanese business sentiment improved in the second quarter as raw material costs peaked and the removal of pandemic curbs lifted factory output and consumption, a central bank survey showed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan experts warn heavy rain could cause manhole lids to suddenly open like ‘traps’
According to the Japan Ground Manhole Association, a Tokyo-based maintenance hole cover manufacturers' industry organization, there were nearly 100 cases of injury and property damage believed to have ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo weighs switch to 2034 Olympics in face of public enmity
SAPPORO--Sapporo faces staunch public opposition to hosting the Winter Olympics in 2030 in the aftermath of far-reaching scandals over the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games and is even considering delaying ... ( read original story ...)
Cheap Flights from Beijing Daxing to Sapporo
Looking for a cheap last-minute deal or the best return flight from Beijing Daxing to Sapporo? Find the lowest prices on one-way and return tickets right here. ( read original story ...)
Homeless man found living in underground vault in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo
A homeless man was recently arrested after being found living in an underground utility vault in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo last week. The discovery: The vault is located next to the Japanese American ... ( read original story ...)
Tiffany Reopens Renovated Ginza Flagship in Tokyo
Tiffany reopened its renovated flagship in Tokyo’s Ginza on Friday, spanning 9,580 square feet across two floors. Reimagined in the same spirit as The Landmark in New York City, which opened in April ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists in Japan Have Developed an Experimental Tooth-Growing Drug
A team of scientists in Japan is hoping to make their tooth-growing drug a reality in the near future. Following recent promising research in animals, the group is planning to conduct small-scale human trials of the drug starting next year. ( read original story ...)
Blockstream Breaks into Japanese Market with JPY Stablecoin, Partnership
Blockstream is partnering with Japanese fintech giant Digital Garage to bring a JPY stablecoin to the Bitcoin network. To spearhead the project, Blockstream and the ¥120 billion (just over $1 billion) ...
Crypto Crime Proves The Technology Isn’t Robust Enough
The very value that bitcoin gets from being flight capital is the very element that makes the criminals preying on crypto so successful. In reality, the hope of financial freedom is replaced by the ...
One killed as heavy rain triggers landslides in Japan, while capital Tokyo gets heatstroke alert
Japan is the latest country to be hit by unusually heavy rain around the world in recent days. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Megaquake could kill up to 199,000 people, estimates suggest
That level of damage would far exceed the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 20,000 people. But the Cabinet Office also said the damage could be reduced by 80 ... ( read original story ...)
At least 3 dead from heavy rain, mudslides in Japan
Authorities confirmed one death while fearing another loss with eight missing after torrential rains slammed southwestern Japan on Monday. ( read original story ...)
A resurgent online betting market is boosted by crypto and current events
Polymarket, which launched in 2020, is one of many online prediction markets that have emerged in recent years to take bets on a wide variety of current events.