Kick streamer JohnnySomali was punched in the face and almost got a female Twitch streamer suspended after harassing her in public in just less than a month since returning to Japan. Key details: JohnnySomali announced his return to Japan in a post on X on Aug. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank puts stamp on Arm IPO as Mizuho wins top underwriter spot
U.K. chip design house Arm's initial public offering scheduled for Thursday is being handled by an extensive roster of well-known underwriters familiar from past SoftBank Group-linked IPOs but includes a relative newcomer --- Mizuho Securities USA.
‘Belt him, belt him’: Why Fiji are same same, but different for Wallabies at RWC 2023
Four years on from their narrow escape in Sapporo, the Wallabies say they recognise Fiji represent a far greater challenge, but one still certain to dish out some defensive punishment -- to those with ... ( read original story ...)
WTA Osaka, Japan Women Singles 2023 Preview: Elizabeth Mandlik vs. Rebecca Marino Betting Odds and Match Preview
In the WTA Osaka, Japan Women Singles 2023 Round of 16 on Wednesday, No. 167-ranked Elizabeth Mandlik faces No. 129 Rebecca Marino.Mandlik has -115 odds to earn a spot in the quarterfinals over ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SCANDAL Look Back on 17-Year Career, Talk Being Labeled a ‘Girl Band’ & More: Women in Music Interview
The four-woman band is gearing up to perform at Billboard Japan’s Women In Music Vol. 1 event, set for Nov. 3 at the Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall in Tokyo. This year marks SCANDAL’s 17th anniversary and the band has been certified the “longest-running rock band with the same musicians (female)” by the Guinness World Records. ( ...
Crypto Seeks Lifeline in Asia as US Crackdown Spurs More Layoffs
Crypto is increasingly looking to Asia for a revival as the chastened sector reels from a crackdown in the US.
‘Number Go Up’: The Brutal Truth About the Crypto Bust
The recent release explores how crypto got so big, and why the industry--and Sam Bankman-Fried's vision--fell apart.
Coinbase CEO On Adding Lightning Support: ‘Bitcoin Is The Most Important Asset In Crypto’
According to its Chief Executive Officer, Brian Armstrong, Coinbase decided to add to its platform Lightning Network, a Bitcoin scaling solution.
Managing $9.4 trillion in assets, BlackRock can catalyze the crypto market with a bitcoin ETF
BlackRock's pending bitcoin ETF could bring a surge of capital to crypto, catalyzing mainstream adoption and lifting the bitcoin price.
Once you see Little Tokyo Table Tennis in the wild, you can’t unsee it
Chances are you have crossed paths with LTTT somewhere. The fashion brand by Jiro Maetsu is an "unspoken but blatant community" that has exploded from L.A. to the world. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo names ‘pro-Taiwan’ defense minister, reportedly appoints serving official to Taipei, facing backlash from Beijing
Tokyo made two dangerous moves on Wednesday on the Taiwan question - one was naming a "pro-Taiwan" politician as the country's new defense minister in Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gets new defense minister
Minoru Kihara, who has been serving on the governing Liberal Democratic Party’s national security committee, was selected as defense minister. ( read original story ...)
Japanese boy-band production company sets up panel to compensate sexual assault victims
The Japanese boys-band production company at the center of an unfolding sexual abuse scandal, Johnny & Associates, has selected three former judges to head its effort to compensate hundreds of victims ... ( read original story ...)
Images Supposedly Show Mysterious Lights In The Sky Before Morocco’s Devastating Earthquake
Images shared on social media seem to show bright flashes of light streaking across the sky before a devastating earthquake hit the High Atlas mountains in eastern Morocco on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Yen Outlook: Will US CPI Reignite FX Intervention Concerns?
The Yen’s appreciation proved to be short-lived as markets focus on a potentially higher inflation print in the US and further USD upside. EUR/JPY ranges before ECB ...
Lessons from Japan’s ‘Lost Decades’: An underdog in the era of innovation and entrepreneurship
As a backup to L-shaped development, Japan's unicorn companies are also few and far between. Only six of the 1,678 unicorn companies worldwide are Japanese. This number is grossly disproportionate to ...