Shortwave radios were the primary means for people across the world to receive audio content from Japan without a large-scale facility before satellites and submarine cables came into existence. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Excise Taxes Are Bad Policy
The crypto industry is not perfect, but enacting an excise tax on crypto mining ignores the changing nature of crypto, taxes firms that have embraced renewable energy, and hamstrings future investment ...
Japan’s Kishida Visits South Korea as Two U.S. Allies Confront ‘Grave’ Security Issues
The leaders of the two U.S. allies met, as their countries continue rekindling cooperation to counter China’s regional aggression and North Korea’s nuclear threat. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM tells South Koreans his ‘heart hurts’ over pain caused by occupation
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attend a welcoming ceremony at the presidential office in Seoul on May 7, 2023. JUNG YEON-JE/Pool via REUTERS ( read original story ...)
Kishida’s visit to S.Korea makes Tokyo, Seoul a pair of ‘strange bedfellows’
Kishida's two-day visit reciprocates a mid-March trip to Tokyo by Yoon. It was the first exchange of visits in 12 years between the leaders of the two East Asian countries with complicated relations, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Top Signal’ Prediction—Binance Bombshell Turbo Charges New $1 Billion Pepe Crypto Memecoin And Doge Rival Floki
Following Binance's bombshell announcement that it would add support for pepe and floki, one crypto market analyst has issued a price prediction outlining when he expects "the top pepe holders to ...
Beware Of Flatcoins, Crypto’s Inflation Busting Fad
These coins are designed to protect stablecoin holders from inflation. But they are complicated and it’s not clear whether they will actually work.
The crypto-to-AI pivot was a mirage. How AI could make crypto bigger than ever
Crypto startups that used artificial intelligence have made AI their focal point—and it may help them achieve their crypto dreams.
Football: Yuya Osako nets brace as leaders Kobe cruise past Yokohama FC
Former Japan forward Yuya Osako hit a brace as leaders Vissel Kobe brushed aside last-place Yokohama FC 3-0 at home to stay top of the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo and Seoul try to bury historical hatchet, hailing ‘new future’ for ties
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday his "heart aches" for Koreans who suffered under colonialism, as Seoul and Tokyo seek a rapid reset of long-strained ties in the face of North Korean ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new ‘scramble for Africa’
This "scramble for Africa" is part of his ambitious plan that in March pledged $75 billion in investments across the Global South to expand Japan's influence and Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy. ( read original story ...)
Football: Osako nets brace as leaders Kobe cruise past Yokohama FC
Former Japan forward Yuya Osako hit a brace as leaders Vissel Kobe brushed aside last-place Yokohama FC 3-0 at home to stay top of the J-League first-division on Sunday. The 32-year-old, a surprise ... ( read original story ...)
As Japan’s Leader Goes to Seoul, South Koreans Are All Ears
What the prime minister says about the fraught history between the two nations could continue a nascent thaw that is underway, or bring it to a halt. ( read original story ...)
Column: In Japan, masks and EVs are sad symbols of resistance to change
In Japan, COVID masks and electric vehicles have more in common than meets the eye. Both are sad symbols of the country's resistance to change.
Strong earthquake hits Japan, killing one, injuring 13
A strong, shallow earthquake has hit central Japan, killing at least one person and injuring 13 others, but no tsunami warning was issued ( read original story ...)
The world in brief: Japan earthquake kills 1, injures 22
A strong, shallow earthquake hit central Japan on Friday afternoon, killing at least one person and injuring more than 20 others, but no tsunami warning was issued. The magnitude 6.2 quake struck Ishikawa prefecture on the west coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu, ( read original story ...)