South Korea, Singapore and Japan were the biggest users of FTX.com based on the number of monthly unique visitors from January to October 2022 ...
Ex-labor boss in Japan pens book, aims to end rights violations against foreign trainees
The former chair of a labor organization in Aichi Prefecture has released a book relating the stories of foreign trainees' continued plight ... ( read original story ...)
FTX Japan poised for sale as bankruptcy process begins
Parent company FTX Trading said on Saturday it was launching a strategic review of global assets following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing in the US. FTX Japan is seen as a prize part of the ... ( read original story ...)
FTX Latest: Crypto Fears Contagion as Billions Owed to Creditors
Fried’s bankrupt FTX crypto exchange owes its 50 top unsecured creditors a total of $3.1 billion. FTX Trading Ltd. and about 100 affiliated companies are starting a strategic review of global assets.
Justin Bieber Went Under Cover As Theodore The Teddy Bear At Drew House’s Tokyo Pop-Up And Fans Loved It
Bieber is prioritizing his health and happiness since postponing his ’Justice World Tour’ until at least March 2023, and it’s paying off. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Analyst Who Predicted Bitcoin Collapse Now Says ‘Drop To Lower Levels Will Happen In Near-Term’
The widening fallout from FTX has impacted the cryptocurrency market. Apex crypto Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was trading below the $17,000 mark on Sunday. At the time of writing, BTC was trading at $16,567 ...
This Week on Crypto Twitter: Further FTX Fallout
Twitter served as a public confessional where the many crypto companies affected by FTX’s sudden, historic collapse came forward to declare just how much exposure they had to the bankrupt exchange.
James M. Scott’s “Black Snow” Traces the Line from Tokyo to Hiroshima
A former Nieman Fellow at Harvard, James M. Scott is the author of four books about World War II including Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid that Avenged Pearl Harbor, Rampage: MacArthur, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitoma preparing to hit Germany on the counter in opener
Japan's Kaoru Mitoma believes Germany could be vulnerable to the counter-attack when they meet a Samurai Blue side stacked with pacy attacking talent in their World Cup opener on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
France finishes perfect year beating Japan in Toulouse
France completed a calendar year of test rugby with a first perfect winning record after topping a competitive Japan 35-17 on Sunday. France's 10th win in 10 tests and third defeat of Japan this year never looked in doubt after the opening minutes. ( read original story ...)
France 35-17 Japan: Hosts extend unbeaten run to 13 games
Damian Penaud scores two tries as France stretch their unbeaten run to 13 games with victory over Japan in Toulouse. ( read original story ...)
Crypto: new asset, old problem
The demise of FTX mirrors any number of traditional financial meltdowns in the past
An Onslaught Of Mecha Toys Makes Up The Backbone Of ‘Tamashii Nations 2022 Tokyo’
It has been a good few years since we had a proper Tamashii Nations event in Akihabara. The pandemic obviously put a stop to these types of events in Tokyo, but now that most of the measures have been ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo residents urged to wear turtlenecks to save on energy bills
Thermal effect’ of high-neck jumpers and scarves will save electricity during energy crisis, says governor ... ( read original story ...)
From deadly Japanese quake to Covid pandemic, ‘wind phones’ help the grieving connect to loved ones they lost
First created by garden designer Itaru Sasaki in 2010 to help him cope with his cousin's death, the wind phone was opened to the public the following year after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake killed over ... ( read original story ...)
Joe Biden Leads ‘Critical’ Call For Game-Changing, Global Bitcoin And Crypto Rules After Shock FTX Collapse
G20 leaders called the need for international rules to govern the fast-growing bitcoin and crypto space "critical" and said potential risks to "financial stability" needed to be ...