Climate change could cause Japan's famous Somei-Yoshino cherry trees to become extinct in some areas by 2100, a new report suggests. The Japan Meteorological Agency's study, which utilized artificial ... ( read original story ...)
IU earth-shatters Yokohama with her performance in the 2024 world tour’s second city
Tickets for the Yokohama leg sold out and even prompted the sale of additional seats with restricted views due to overwhelming demand ... ( read original story ...)
MELVINS and BORIS in Tokyo: See wild photos
On March 19th, the Melvins took their 2024 Japan tour to Tokyo, playing the first of two back-to-back nights at Shibuya WWW X. Japanese heavy-rock experimentalists Boris — who, of course, take their ... ( read original story ...)
2 dead over car crash in Tokyo area, raising elderly driver safety concern
TOKYO, March 25 (Xinhua) -- An elderly couple died after crashing their car with a dump truck less than 50 km from the center of Tokyo, raising safety concerns about older drivers, local police ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-exec files criminal complaint, says Tokyo police destroyed record
A former executive of a Japanese firm who was wrongly accused of illegal exports has filed a complaint with Tokyo police. He says a record of his interrogation was deliberately destroyed. Three ... ( read original story ...)
Irish-bred horses win big weekend races in Japan, Hong Kong, Australia
A massive day of stakes racing in Australia, Hong Kong Derby Day and one of Japan's two big sprint races highlighted weekend horse racing on the international scene, with Irish-bred horses taking a ... ( read original story ...)
Reddit shares skyrocket 38% above IPO price, valuing company at nearly $9B
The San Francisco-based company priced its IPO at the top end of the $31 to $34 range. The IPO valued Reddit at $6.4 billion, while the company and its selling shareholders raised $748 million.
Reddit IPO: Here’s what to know as the social media company goes public
After years of anticipation, Reddit finally conducted its initial public offering (IPO). Nicknamed the “front page of the internet,” Reddit offers message boards that allow users to ask ...
Reddit stock closes up nearly 48% on its first day of trading
Shares of social forum giant Reddit closed its first day of trading at $50.31, up nearly 48% from its IPO price of $34 per share. The company had indicated a target range of $31 to $34 per share ...
Reddit cashes out in a stellar IPO — but can it grow up?
Shares of the social media company soared on its Big Board debut under the ticker RDDT, closing at $50.44, or 48 per cent above its IPO price. This brought its fully diluted market capitalisation ...
Reddit prices IPO at top of indicated range to raise $748 million
Social media platform Reddit, priced its initial public offering at the top of its targeted range of $31 to $34 per share on Wednesday, raising $748 million and giving the ailing technology IPO ...
Reddit prices hotly anticipated IPO at $34 per share, valuing the social media platform at around $6.4 billion
The company, along with executives and employees, sold 22 million shares in its public offering and said ahead of the IPO that it would set aside 8% for some of the site's biggest users and ...
Ultra luxury hotel group Aman debuts a more affordable spin-off in Tokyo
Aman Resorts’ first Janu hotel in Tokyo’s luxe Azabudai Hills costs half as much as its upmarket sibling. Here’s an exclusive first look inside ... ( read original story ...)
Is Crypto Cleaning Up Its Act?
This article argues that markets in crypto-assets such as Bitcoin are maturing. This is partly due to firmer regulation and a greater willingness of crypto-asset creators to accept existing regulation ...
Trial for Fallen Crypto Tycoon Do Kwon Begins, But He Won’t Be There
F allen crypto tycoon Do Kwon faces trial Monday on claims that he defrauded people who bought a cryptocurrency that collapsed two years ago, setting off a chain reaction that led ...
Former crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried set for sentencing this week
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is scheduled for sentencing Thursday after he was convicted of fraud and conspiracy charges related to the collapse of his cryptocurrency empire.