An adorable otter in Japan accurately predicted the country’s 2-1 victory against Germany at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The 8-year-old river otter named Taiyo at the Maxell Aqua Park in Shinagawa, Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
The shinkansen: Japan’s beloved national icon is the essence of its innovation
Nineteen-year-old Sougo Ito counts himself first as a train otaku (geek), then a pop idol with nine-member Japanese boyband Super Dragon. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Battle for high-speed rail contracts hots up between Japan and China
NAGOYA - India picked Japan, while Indonesia chose China to build their countries’ first high-speed rail (HSR) lines. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Crypto lender Genesis subject of probe by regulators – Barron’s
State securities regulators are investigating Genesis Global Capital as part of a wide-ranging inquiry into the interconnectedness of crypto firms, Barron's reported on Friday citing a comment from ...
New York is the first state to ban certain types of crypto mining—here’s what to know
New York's law temporarily bans cryptocurrency mining companies that use fossil fuels from receiving or renewing operating permits.
Over 460 of the most promising startups of 2022 in edtech, fintech, crypto, cloud, proptech and more, according to VCs
Despite the rough economic environment for tech startups, some are thriving. We asked VCs to name the most promising ones across industries.
Has the FTX mess iced venture interest in crypto?
Many folks building or investing in blockchain-based assets and protocols have kept their chins up amid a series of crises. But what do the numbers tell us?
Binance deploys $1 billion to keep crypto industry afloat after FTX collapse
Binance said it will devote $1 billion in initial commitments to the recovery fund. It may increase that amount to $2 billion at a point in time in the future "if the need arises," the company added.
Japan space agency says research team tampered with ISS experiment
Japan's space agency said Friday that a research team had tampered with data from an experiment simulating life on the International Space Station. ( read original story ...)
Why El Salvador’s Bukele Is Doubling Down on Bitcoin Despite the Crypto Crash
The cryptocurrency crisis, worsened by the dramatic collapse of fast-growing crypto exchange FTX in mid-November, has raised questions about the future of these digital currencies. Bitcoin, the largest and most well known among them,
FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried: Your Guide to the Crypto Crash
The founder of FTX was the paragon of crypto, then the cautionary tale. This guide will help you understand what happened.
Crypto Crisis Shrinks ETF Assets in Market That Embraced Them
Retail investors in Canada were quick to put money into cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds after regulators allowed a proliferation of products that track Bitcoin, Ether and other digital assets. They’ve lost most of it in a year.
Crypto Firm FTX Landed in the Bahamas With a Bang, and Now the Bahamas Is Picking Up the Pieces
The island nation encouraged crypto companies such as FTX to set up shop. The firm’s collapse has left many islanders feeling frustrated.
Tokyo consumer prices rise 3.6 pct in November
Consumer prices in Tokyo rose 3.6 percent in November from a year earlier, marking the steepest increase in 40 years, Japanese government data showed Friday, Xinhua reported. According to Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, ( read original story ...)
Japan left its dressing room spotless and made origami cranes for its hosts after beating Germany at the World Cup
A picture shared by FIFA, world soccer's governing body, shows the floor swept, towels folded, and litter sorted into neat piles. ( read original story ...)
Regulators can’t keep turning a blind eye to crypto craziness
For true believers, a technology like crypto is never merely a technical fix or a promise to get rich quick. It is something akin to a historic mission. If you buy into the vision, then Joseph ...