Participating in his first competition since winning the gold at Tokyo Olympics 10 months ago, Neeraj Chopra came up with a throw of 89.30m at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland. ( read original story ...)
Neeraj Chopra betters Tokyo Olympic gold medal-winning throw to script new national record during Paavo Nurmi Games
Neeraj Chopra bettered his own previous National record of 87.58 metres which had helped him win the elusive and historic gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics last year. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-Los Angeles flight diverted to Honolulu due to disruptive passenger
United Airlines said a plane diverted to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport due to a disruptive passenger. The flight was traveling from Tokyo to Los Angeles when it landed in Oahu on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
New Hotel Opens in the Port City of Yokohama
Owned by Sekisui House, Ltd., the 373-room new hotel is set to be the city’s haven of well-being and deliver industry-leading wellness experiences designed to empower guests to be the best version of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan makes insulting people online punishable by up to 1 year in jail
Under Japan's penal code, insults and defamation are considered two different crimes that are handled differently. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase cuts roughly 1,100 jobs amid fears of a ‘crypto winter’
Coinbase is still struggling with a worsening cryptocurrency market. The exchange has announced that it's laying off 18 percent of its workforce, or about 1,100 jobs, to help weather difficult ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchanges Coinbase and BlockFi lay off hundreds of staff
Employees hit by cryptocurrency crash as bitcoin price has plummeted in recent weeks ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin And Ethereum Steady, Cardano And Polkadot Jump, As Crypto Market Nurses Wounds From Yesterday’s Dump
The crypto market is performing triage this morning after a brutal Monday that saw double digit losses across the board and saw the total market capitalization for the sector fall below $1 trillion ... ( read original story ...)
The Crypto Crash Shows The Unearned Confidence In Web3, NFT And Blockchain Gaming
It is impossible to ignore the absolute carnage going on in the crypto market between crashing prices of Bitcoin, Ethereum and most other coins, the shutdowns of exchanges due to volatility with no ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Bloodbath Intensifies as Coinbase Lays Off 1,100
The crypto winter is growing colder, as the giant trading platform Coinbase announced Tuesday that it will axe 1,100 workers, about 18 percent of its staff. Just last week, the co ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan boosts bond interventions
The Bank of Japan announced a further set of buying operations today (June 14) after yields came under continued upward pressure. In a set of previously unscheduled purchases, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 1,528 COVID-19 cases on June 14
Japan's capital recorded 1,528 coronavirus cases on June 14 after registering 960 infections the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Governmen ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks drop for 3rd straight day amid concerns over Fed policy
Tokyo stocks closed lower for a third straight day Tuesday amid concerns over economic growth as the U.S. Federal Reserve may be poised to become more aggressive with its rate hikes to tackle ... ( read original story ...)
Inclusivity increasing in India, we are on very good path: Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist Avani Lekhara
Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist Avani Lekhara has said that she is excited about the opportunity to represent India in the upcoming 2024 Paralympics in Paris ... ( read original story ...)
Chesmar Homes to be acquired by Japanese homebuilder for $514M
Five years after entering the U.S., Sekisui House, a homebuilder and developer based in Osaka, Japan, will gain a significant presence in Texas with the acquisition of Houston-based Chesmar Homes. The ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase sacks 18% of staff and warns of ‘crypto winter’
Crypto exchange Coinbase will sack 18 per cent of staff amid fears of an incoming “crypto winter”. Brian Armstrong, Coinbase’s chief executive and co-founder, said that he admitted the company had ... ( read original story ...)