Tennis star, entrepreneur and activist Naomi Osaka, along with her longtime agent and business partner Stuart Duguid, is launching a media company called Hana Kuma in partnership with LeBron James and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan raps China, Russia warships’ ‘show of force’ during Asean meeting
Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi warned against such actions, calling them ‘sabre-rattling tactics’ against his nation, and expressed concerns about Chinese warplanes in Taiwan’s air zone. ( read original story ...)
Voyager shares crash after warning of Three Arrows crypto loss
Shares of Voyager Digital crashed more than 60 per cent on Wednesday after the crypto broker revealed it could lose more than $650mn it had loaned to struggling hedge fund Three A ... ( read original story ...)
Monzo’s crypto ambitions highlight British neobanks’ diverging strategies
Monzo confirmed that the recent turmoil engulfing the digital asset markets will not stop its crypto investment plans. ( read original story ...)
Qualifying begins at Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Race week kicks off Tuesday for The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, with two divisions making qualifying runs. All three sections of the course were open to drivers making their ... ( read original story ...)
Children of the Discordance
There is always a slight air of nostalgia to Children of the Discordance. For spring, this was made apparent by Hideaki Shikama’s inspiration, the Japanese city of Yokohama where he was born and ... ( read original story ...)
LeBron James and Naomi Osaka team up to launch media company
Osaka said the new media venture aims to give a bigger platform to “culturally specific” stories on “important social issues.” ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka teams with LeBron James for new media company
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka laments the fact that there was such a damning void of people looked like her in movies and TV shows. ( read original story ...)
Japan suspect in COVID relief fraud deported by Indonesia
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese man accused of defrauding the government of 1 billion yen ($7.3 million) intended for small Japanese businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic was arrested on board a flight ... ( read original story ...)
“Let Crypto Build”, Says Congressman Tom Emmer
The solution, according to Emmer, is not more regulation, but rather a taxonomy by Congress that establishes definitions and creates a framework for building in web3. ( read original story ...)
Financial watchdogs should do more to protect crypto investors, Swiss regulator says
ZURICH (Reuters) -Cryptocurrency trading increasingly resembles the U.S. stock market of the late 1920s, Switzerland's top market regulator said on Wednesday, calling for regulators to take more ... ( read original story ...)
TechScape: What the crypto big freeze means for your money
Crypto giant Celsius is freezing out users as it tries to solve a mammoth lending crisis. So what happens if money in the bank isn’t really there? ( read original story ...)
Singapore to grant in-principle approval to three crypto companies
The Monetary Authority of Singapore will issue in-principle approvals to Crypto.com and 2 other crypto firms to provide digital payment token services in the city. ( read original story ...)
3 reasons why the Bank of Japan won’t intervene to stop the yen’s decline
The Bank of Japan is unlikely to intervene and stop the yen's decline. Here are three reasons why the yen's slide will continue. ( read original story ...)
United announces flights between Nagoya and Fukuoka will resume following pandemic-caused pause
United Airlines is relaunching the Nagoya-Guam and Fukuoka-Guam nonstop services in August. This follows other announcements expanding the airline’s non- stop service and capacity between Japan and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 final cost of JP¥1.4tn more than double original estimate
Tokyo 2020 originally projected to cost US$7.3bn at the time Organisers say Games’ final outlay was US$213m less than December 2021 prediction The organising committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has ... ( read original story ...)