TOKYO -- Thousands of tons of dead sardines have washed up on a beach in northern Japan for unknown reasons, officials said Friday. The sardines and some mackerel washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday morning, creating a sliver blanket along a stretch of beach about a kilometer (0.6 ...
US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following a deadly crash off the coast of Japan
The U.S. military has announced it is grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q3 GDP was revised down to 2.9% annualised contraction, falls faster than the initial estimates
GDP has been revised to annualised -2.9% vs a preliminary expectation of -2.1%, while consumption is down -0.2%, and capex is at -0.4% after the revision. Further, real wages slumped -2.3%, while ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Halving Is Poised to Unleash Darwinism on Miners
Darwinism could soon pummel some bitcoin (BTC) miners as the halving, a once-every-four-year event that cuts the reward for creating new BTC gets cut by 50%, unleashes a "survival of the fittest" ...
Is It Too Late to Buy Bitcoin This Year? Or Is This Just the Start of a New Bull Market for Crypto?
If this is the beginning of a new bull market, as it looks to be, it means there is still plenty of room for Bitcoin to run. In bull markets, it hasn't been uncommon for Bitcoin to increase ...
SoFi Is Closing Its Crypto Business: Should Investors Like You Be Worried?
Founded in 1993, The Motley Fool is a financial services company dedicated to making the world smarter, happier, and richer. The Motley Fool reaches millions of people every month through our premium ...
United States edges closer to anti-crypto law as banks and senators side against cryptocurrencies
This week the U.S. edged closer to anti-crypto law as banks and senators sided against cryptos at an annual hearing.
VanEck Releases List of 15 Predictions for Crypto Industry in 2024
VanEck predicts that the fourth halving of the world’s leading crypto will proceed “without a major fork or missed blocks.” ...
Elizabeth Warren Aligns With Jamie Dimon On Crypto Concerns: ‘We Have A Serious Problem In This Country’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has positioned herself alongside JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon regarding the potential dangers of cryptocurrencies.
Secret ‘Sovereign Bid’—Is This The Real Shock Reason Behind The Huge $1.5 Trillion Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP And Crypto Price Boom?
The chief executive of U.S. crypto bank Custodia, Caitlin Long, has fanned the flames of a rumor that another country could be about to follow in El Salvador's footsteps and begin buying ...
Investors Pile Into Cash, Japan Equity Funds See Outflows – BofA
Bank of America's bull and bear indicator, a measure of investor sentiment, rose to 3.8 from 2.7. This was the indicator's biggest weekly jumps since February 2012, driven by the biggest six-week high ...
Do electric eels have the power to drive genetic modification?
Electric eels are renowned for their ability to generate up to 860 volts of electricity, a power potential previously harnessed to run machines ... ( read original story ...)
Nintendo cancels its Live 2024 Tokyo event after persistent threats to workers and customers
Nintendo has canceled an upcoming video game event and postponed several others because of persistent threats to the company, its workers and players. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Ni-Chome LGBTQ+ area sees surge to open new bars
Demand to open bars in Tokyo's LGBTQ+ district is high, despite fears ageing buildings could be torn down and repurposed. ( read original story ...)
Blades closer to spinning again on windmill at Andersen-themed park near Tokyo
Two Danish artisans have helped refit the wood blades of an old windmill that is the symbol of a theme park near Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s leader grilled in parliament over widening fundraising scandal, link to Unification Church
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and several key Cabinet ministers have been grilled by opposition lawmakers in parliament over a widening fundraising scandal that threatens to further drag down ... ( read original story ...)