One rail line in Japan’s capital is installing machines that will permit passengers to pay their fare with credit cards rather than the usual pre-paid passes. ( read original story ...)
Travelling to Tokyo? This Translation Tool May Make The Local Commute Easier | CNBC TV18
WATCH | A unique automated translation tool set up at a Tokyo station can ease conversations with the attendant & help navigate your way in Tokyo#tokyo #japan #janasena #travel #translation #tokyostation #cnbctv18#businessnews #businessnewstoday # ... ( read original story ...)
What did Sha’Carri Richardson do? Revisiting marijuana ban that caused USA track star to miss Tokyo Olympics
Richardson is one of the highest profile names in American track and field. But she missed out on the Tokyo Olympics after a controversial — and archaic — ruling by the World Anti-Doping Agency. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo DisneySea Reveals Names of Fantasy Springs Attractions, Other Facilities
As for the Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel, the property will feature the Fantasy Springs Gifts merchandise shop, two buildings (the Fantasy Chateau and the Grand Chateau) and three dining ... ( read original story ...)
Basketball World Cup scheduled to continue in Japan following North Korean spy satellite launch attempt
Tournaments for the Basketball World Cup held in Okinawa will begin Friday, despite a North Korean spy satellite launch attempt that prompted an evacuation alert in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Surprise ‘Black Swan’ Has Primed Crypto For A $3 Trillion Bitcoin, Ethereum And XRP Price Bombshell
Dan Morehead, the influential founder of crypto investment company Pantera Capital, has called Ripple's claimed XRP legal victory "a positive black ...
Decentralized applications (DAPPs): The future of crypto
Decentralized apps reshape crypto's future, from social media platforms to transparent global shipment tracking.
Tornado Cash crypto firm founders indicted for allegedly laundering money for North Korean hackers
Two co-founders of cryptocurrency giant Tornado Cash, one of them a Russian national and the other an executive in Washington state, have been charged with operating a crypto scheme that allegedly ...
SEC files charges against former New Jersey officer in crypto fraud scheme targeting first responders
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil charges against a former New Jersey police officer for his alleged involvement a crypto fraud scheme targeting first responders.
China bans seafood from Japan after Fukushima nuclear plant begins releasing wastewater
The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant is releasing treated radioactive water into the ocean, prompting China to ban seafood from Japan. ( read original story ...)
China bans seafood from Japan after Fukushima nuclear plant releases nuclear wastewater into Pacific
Shortly after China's announcement, TEPCO President Tomoaki Kobayakawa said his company would compensate Japanese business owners for damages suffered by seafood bans over the wastewater release. Some ... ( read original story ...)
Brightly colored safety patterns tested on roads
NAGOYA >> A red-and-yellow checkered pattern has been painted on a road preceding a pedestrian crossing in Chiryu, Aichi prefecture. ( read original story ...)
A Strong IPO Market Awaiting in 2024? ETFs in Focus
There is renewed optimism in the initial public offering (IPO) market. Normally IPO activity gains momentum in the second quarter, and peaks in June. And this year was also no exception to this trend.
$400 Putter Maker Becomes 2023’s Hottest IPO With 624% Gain, But Then Something Happened
The stock closed Tuesday trading at around $26 a share, good for a more than 600% gain, which made it 2023’s hottest IPO of the year. Sacks Parente’s stock was halted 19 times for volatility ...
S.Korea police arrest 16 Fukushima protesters targeting Japan embassy
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean police arrested 16 people on Thursday for entering a building housing the Japanese embassy in Seoul, carrying off and bundling some into a bus after banners were unfurled to protest Tokyo's release of waste water from its Fukushima plant. ( read original story ...)
South Korea, US and Japan ‘Strongly Condemn’ North Korea Launch
South Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin and his U.S. and Japan counterparts on Thursday "strongly condemned" a North Korean rocket launch which they said was a ballistic missile disguised as a space rocket, ( read original story ...)