Japanese golfers Shiho Kuwaki and Nasa Hataoka shared the top of the leaderboard with a two-stroke lead after the second round of the LPGA's Japan Classic on Friday. Kuwaki carded her second straight round of 7-under 65, ( read original story ...)
‘Perfect Days’ Wins Best Film at Asia Pacific Screen Awards as Japan, Korea, Kazakh Titles Dominate
Perfect Days' wins best film prize as the Asia Pacific Screen Awards winners list is dominated by Japanese, Korean and Kazakh titles. ( read original story ...)
All Blacks captain Cane to play season in Japan
New Zealand captain Sam Cane will play a season for Japanese side Suntory Sungoliath following the disappointment of the World Cup final. The 31-year-old was sent off for a high tackle in the 12-11 loss to South Africa in October's sin France. He has ... ( read original story ...)
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of scamming billions from crypto customers
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of crypto exchange FTX, has been found guilty of wire fraud after scamming customers out of approximately $10 billion.
Can The People In Crypto Valley Really See Over The Hills?
We tend to think of new technology as bursting on a scene and suddenly transforming everything it touches. But that is something of a compression of reality.
Japan’s Kishida Seeks to Build Defense Ties in Philippines Visit
Japan will seek to bolster military ties with the Philippines during a visit to Manila by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that comes after tensions escalated between Beijing and the Southeast Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top univ. asks firms to stop pressuring job-hunting students
The University of Tokyo has called on companies to stop using pressure tactics on job-hunting students to get their preferred candida ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of multi-billion dollar FTX fraud
By Luc Cohen, Jody Godoy NEW YORK (Reuters) -FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on Thursday of stealing from customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest ...
Japan Nuclear Fukushima Fish
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, is seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023. ( read original story ...)
1 dead after 3 men stabbed in Yokohama
YOKOHAMA -- Three men were stabbed on a downtown Yokohama street on Nov. 2, leaving one dead and the other two injured. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Weak yen forces Japan to shrink historic military spending plan
A collapse in the yen is forcing Japan to scale back a historic five-year, 43.5-trillion-yen defence build-up aimed at helping to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, according to eight people familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)
Shiba Inu price fails to breach key resistance despite special SHIB announcement from Japan SBI VC trade
Japan SBI VC has invited Japanese crypto community members to commemorate Kabo-chan’s birthday, the dog that inspired the Dogecoin meme. Shiba Inu (SHIB) price is trying to catch up with the broader ...
Crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of defrauding FTX customers
Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty on all ... a first for the unmanned vessels The Bank of Japan’s Early Warning for the U.S. Phillips trailing Williamson in new poll after ...
Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all 7 criminal counts for collapse of his crypto empire FTX
Fried guilty of seven counts on Thursday, the culmination of a year-long criminal proceeding following the November 2022 collapse of his crypto exchange, FTX. In an industry known for fraud and ...
Neo-Concept International Group Readies $9 Million Micro-IPO
Summary Neo-Concept International Group Holdings Limited has filed for a micro-IPO to raise $9 million. The company offers apparel design, manufacturing, and logistics management services. Neo-Concept ...
Sam Bankman-Fried verdict: Disgraced FTX founder is set to find out whether he will be convicted in the highest profile fraud trial case since Bernie Madoff
Bankman-Fried was lauded as the future of finance, crypto’s Steve Jobs who planned to give ... Among the others who advertised FTX were Shaquille O’Neal and Naomi Osaka. There was also $300 million on ...