After a bruising year of bankruptcies and criminal investigations, crypto investors are hoping better times are coming in 2023.
A Guide To Tokyo’s Coolest Restaurants And Bars By Keith Motsi
Keith Motsi, Head Bartender & Beverage Operations at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi, loves exploring Tokyo’s culinary and drinking scene during his time off. “There’s good food and drink everywhere, ( read original story ...)
Stranger Things Tokyo: What We Know About The Anime Spin-Off
Stranger Things is getting an anime spin-off. Here is everything to know about it so far. When Stranger Things came around in 2016, the hype was tremendous. Matt and Ross Duffer created the series, a Netflix original, ( read original story ...)
Free Lift Passes, Anyone? Japan’s Ski Mecca Is Desperate for Workers.
Along with its bountiful, gossamer-light snow, the Japanese ski resort area of Niseko has come to be known for luxury hotels charging upward of $2,000 a night and high-end shops selling Moncler and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Princess Kako Stars in Birthday Portraits, Embracing Elevated Role After Sister’s Royal Exit
According to The Japan Times, Kako embraced a heavier royal workload throughout the past year after her elder sister, the former Princess Mako, left the royal family to marry Kei Komuro, her commoner ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s what Sam Bankman-Fried’s life looks like under house arrest at his parents’ $4 million property
The Palo Alto home where Sam Bankman-Fried is staying has five bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a swimming pool. ( read original story ...)
India to explore prohibition of unbacked crypto in its G20 presidency
India said it will prioritize the development of a framework for global regulation of unbacked crypto assets, stablecoins and decentralized finance.
UPDATE 1-Japan’s 20-yr bond yield hits multi-year high as BOJ struggles against upward pressure
By Junko Fujita TOKYO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Japan's 20-year government bond yield hit a near eight-year high on Thursday, as Bank of Japan (BOJ) emergency bond buying operations for shorter term notes ...
Putin supporter Bolshunov among winners at ROC awards for Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022
Cross-country skier Alexander Bolshunov and figure skater Anna Shcherbakova have been named the Russian Olympic Committee's best athletes at the ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer-Nearly-man Moriyasu remains in charge of Japan for another four-year cycle
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu will remain in charge of the Asian team for another World Cup cycle, the country's football association announced on Thursday, with the aim of breaking new ground after a number of near misses. That Moriyasu ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Markets 2023 Will Be ‘About Differentiate Or Die’ For Investors
Crypto investors took it on the chin this year. Will next year be any better? What are market participants and new blockchain startups excited about for 2023, especially after the lessons learned from ...
PBS NOVA’s Crypto Decoded: ‘I Hope That the Film Helps Demystify Crypto’
Filmmakers hope to give viewers a peek inside the “loftier social visions that many crypto pioneers see it as.” ...
State Of Crypto And Web3: Has The Space Gone In Winter Sleep Mode?
The question is whether we are in the midst of a crypto winter or even a crypto ice age. In this article, we highlight the current trends in the crypto space and explain what the "crypto winter" is ...
OpenSea chief seeks to distance NFTs from crypto crisis
The chief executive of OpenSea, the world’s leading non-fungible token marketplace, has sought to distance NFTs from cryptocurrencies as the sector is hit by the knock-on impact of a series of ...
Criminals thought crypto was untraceable. They were wrong.
In “Tracers in the Dark,” Andy Greenberg explains how experts and law enforcement agencies untangled the blockchain’s secrets.
The 10 biggest crypto funding rounds of 2022
According to data from Crunchbase, global funding for VC-backed crypto startups dropped from $8.8 billion in the first quarter of 2022 to $6.2 billion in the second quarter to around $3.4 billion in ...