Japanese buyout firms Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) and Polaris Capital Group are each considering participating in bids for Toshiba Corp, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday.Toshiba, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan reopening borders, some restrictions remain
After being closed to tourists for two years, Japan is opening its borders to visitors from 98 countries and regions. It marks the most significant moment so far in the country’s slow relaxation of ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka seemingly reacts to Martina Navratilova, Karolina Pliskova comments
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has seemingly reacted to the comments Martina Navratilova and Karolina Pliskova made about her. After Osaka revealed she is contemplating to skip Wimbledon, ... ( read original story ...)
Watch Tokyo come alive with this real-time map of its transit system
Mini Tokyo 3D pairs real-time data from the city's trains with various live feed cameras and I'm a train guy now. ( read original story ...)
Japan to welcome back tourists after 2-year pandemic shutdown
After closing to foreign tourists for more than two years, Japan will allow a wide range of leisure travelers back in next month — with conditions. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
As crypto becomes more mainstream, can it stay decentralized?
Decentralization can mean different things to different people, but most in the web3 community agree that it is one of the key factors to what makes crypto, well, crypto. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Breaks From Stocks and Keeps On Falling as Crypto Slides
Crypto had another bad week -- and it may only get weirder.Most Read from BloombergFord Beats Tesla to the Punch With First Electric F-150 DeliveryUkraine Latest: US Slams Putin’s Food-for-Sanctions ... ( read original story ...)
This is what’s next for Terra as the failed crypto project attempts a new path forward
Terra backers have just established a new path forward for the crypto project, but the venture still faces an uphill battle. ( read original story ...)
3 metrics contrarian crypto investors use to know when to buy Bitcoin
The month of May has been especially challenging for crypto holders because Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to a low of $26,782, and some analysts are now predicting a sub-$20,000 BTC price in the near future. ( read original story ...)
Crash-proofing Crypto Investments – Welcome to the Scattervault
The crash of stable cryptocurrency Terra USD and its sister coin Luna, whose prices fell earlier this month, put the cryptocurrency world ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto’s One Unassailable Use Case: Helping Human Rights Activists
Attendees at this week’s Oslo Freedom Forum, a 13-year-old annual gathering for human rights and pro-democracy activists, might have wondered at ... ( read original story ...)
Unique pergola located in Japan merges with its environment
Located in a mountainous and nature-rich region of Shizuoka, Japan, the Pergola House was ... existing trees on the property heavily guided the shape and design of the project. ( read original story ...)
The Dune crypto collective is facing a reckoning
Spice DAO, the cryptocurrency collective that bought a script bible for Alejandro Jodorowsky’s never-made Dune adaptation, is apparently still figuring out what to make of its success. Earlier this ... ( read original story ...)
Don’t hate crypto, it is the future of the internet
IN the wake of the (most) recent crypto crash, it is tempting to jump on the naysayer’s bandwagon. The Financial Times recently wrote on The Moral Case Against Crypto, saying crypto evangelists “are ... ( read original story ...)
Hard lessons from the crypto crash
We deal with all kinds of financial problems on the Money Clinic podcast, but after speaking to young traders who lost their shirts in the $40bn wipeout of crypto token luna, I found it hard to offer ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is welcoming some tourists back next month. See who can visit.
It will be a while before individual tourists can visit Japan on their own, but the country is reopening for some package tours in June. ( read original story ...)