Tokyo Vice' director-EP Alan Poul and production designer Kikuo Ohta discuss their series' unprecedented access to Japan, today on The Process. ( read original story ...)
Japan issues fresh warning on yen drops, signals readiness to intervene
By Leika Kihara STRESA, Italy (Reuters) -Japan stands ready to take appropriate action in the market "any time" to counter excessive moves in the yen, its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on ... ( read original story ...)
Doge is dead: Kabosu, the Shiba Inu who inspired memes and a crypto coin, dies in Japan
Doge is dead. Kabocha, the Shiba Inu whose side-eye expression launched memes and a crypto coin, has died in Japan. ( read original story ...)
In Japan, the Bathroom Doubles as a Laundry Dryer
Found in contemporary Japanese homes, these bathrooms have ceilings embedded with a combined blower and extractor fan, which both caresses the damp clothes with warm air and sucks out excess moisture ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ready to act vs excessive FX moves, says currency diplomat Kanda
By Leika Kihara STRESA, Italy (Reuters) -Japan stands ready to take appropriate action in the market "any time" to counter excessive moves in the yen, its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on ... ( read original story ...)
He taught cops how to fight crypto crime. Now he’s accused of running a $100 million dark web drug market.
Lin Rui-siang taught cops how to beat cybercrime. He was arrested this week in connection to a $100 million dark web drug marketplace.
‘Crucial’ Biden And Fed Flip Predicted To Trigger A $20 Trillion Bitcoin Price Earthquake That Boosts Ethereum, XRP And Crypto
Bitcoin and crypto have rocketed higher over the last year, powered by Wall Street's arrival, a "seismic shift" in Washington and expectations of a China bombshell.
Ether crypto prices drop after SEC moves closer to approving ETFs
Ether crypto prices slid following Thursday's Securities and Exchange Commission approval of spot Ether ETPs, or exchange-traded products, including Ether ETFs.
Japan, US eye 2-plus-2 security talks in Tokyo as early as July
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States are considering holding talks involving their foreign and defense chiefs in Tokyo as early as July, a source familiar with the matter said Friday. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Thieves branch out: Japan’s pricey bonsai trees targeted
T he thieves in the night were masked and silent, and knew exactly what they were after. One man climbed over a fence and removed the treasures from a shelf in the garden; he pass ... ( read original story ...)
I was a director at Goldman Sachs and quit to work in crypto. People questioned me, but I wanted to build something great.
A trader at Goldman Sachs quit to start a crypto company during the crash. He said a slump is the best time to build and has raised $9.3 million.
Naomi Osaka’s message to young Asian players: Embrace your unique backgrounds and cultures
Tennis star Naomi Osaka, in an interview with USA TODAY Sports, spoke about how her Japanese and Haitian heritage is her source of strength. ( read original story ...)
Analysis-Low expectations for rare summit between China, Japan and South Korea
By Hyonhee Shin, Antoni Slodkowski and Kaori KanekoSEOUL/BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) -When South Korea hosts the first trilateral summit with China and Japan in four years beginning on Sunday, the three ... ( read original story ...)
Japan picks Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Sapporo as special finance zones
TOKYO -- Japan is assigning four cities -- Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka and Sapporo -- as special financial business zones to attract investment managers and startups from abroad with simplified ... ( read original story ...)
Vantage breaks ground on first Japanese data center in Osaka
Data center provider Vantage Data Centers has broken ground on its first campus in Japan, located in the north of Osaka. In a LinkedIn post, the company said the KIX1 campus will provide 68MW of IT ... ( read original story ...)
Mercury tops 30 degrees in Tokyo for the first time this year
A high-pressure front over much of Japan raised the temperature in Tokyo on May 24 above 30 degrees for the first time this year. ( read original story ...)