Activists and nonprofits are considering digital currencies as a way to raise funds. But can they really do anything other payment methods can’t? ( read original story ...)
Another week of job slashes and crypto crashes
Hi friends! Welcome back to Week In Review, the newsletter where we wrap up many of the top stories to cross TechCrunch’s front page over the last seven days. The big thing this week — at least based ... ( read original story ...)
Stillbirth risks higher for women consuming more ready meals: Japan research team
Pregnant women who frequently eat ready-made bento lunches and frozen foods have more than double the chances of having a stillborn baby, ac ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo registers 3,799 more coronavirus cases on May 14
A man wearing a mask walks past an inflatable advertisement of a shop in Tokyo on May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) TOKYO -- Japan's capital reported 3,799 COVID cases on May 14 after ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 3,799 new cases of coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 3,799 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday. The daily tally was down by 10 from a week earlier, and marked the first day of week-on-week decline since ... ( read original story ...)
New Zealand, Japan and Samoa set to reopen to visitors
Japan has also announced that it will be relaxing its strict border measures in June, although dates and details have yet to be confirmed. The Polynesian island country of Samoa will open its ... ( read original story ...)
Reuters hires The Verge’s Byford to cover markets in Tokyo
Reuters has hired Sam Byford to cover markets out of its Tokyo bureau. He will start next week. Byford has been at The Verge for the past 10 years, most recently as a senior editor. ( read original story ...)
The crypto shake-out shows boring is back
When Coinbase first listed on public stock markets last year, it was quite the moment for the crypto exchange itself and for the digital assets industry more broadly — the moment crypto was allowed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-EU ties should keep China’s internal affairs off limits
Rather than attempting to revive the mirage of foreign interference in Hong Kong, it serves Tokyo and Brussels' interests to insulate bilateral interests from China's firmly defined red lines. ( read original story ...)
Japan to offer up to $100 mln in aid to help Indo-Pacific nations fight COVID
TOKYO, May 13 (Reuters) - Japan plans to extend up to $100 million in aid to developing countries in the Indo-Pacific region to help them better battle the COVID-19 pandemic, Foreign Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Smart City Market Global Size, Growth Insight, Trends, Industry Regional Forecast To 2022-2027
The Japan smart city Market held a market value of USD 44,851.2 Million in 2021 and is forecasted to reach USD 93,718.9 Million by the year 2027. The ... ( read original story ...)
Ukrainian evacuee, daughter reunite in Japan after gov’t secures seats on regular flights
A Ukrainian woman living in Tokyo was reunited with her mother at Narita International Airport east of the Japanese capital earlier t ... ( read original story ...)
EXPLAINER: Why frustration lingers in Okinawa 50 years after reversion to Japan
Okinawa on Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan on May 15, 1972, which ended 27 years of U.S. rule after one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Office spaces in Japan could be replaced by ultra luxury condos: Savills
According to Savills, these large-scale, mixed-use projects will help the city’s transformation, and introduce new landmarks and city amenities. However, the environment surrounding the real estate ... ( read original story ...)
Leicester, Ashby, Coalville and Groby among Japanese knotweed hotspots as 100 cases found so far in 2022
Under UK Law, Japanese knotweed is legally a controlled plant under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. While it is not illegal for you to have knotweed on your property, it is against the law to ... ( read original story ...)
Blackout hits Tokyo, Kanagawa prefs., damage to underground cable suspected
A major power cut hit Tokyo and the neighboring prefecture of Kanagawa on the evening of May 13, affecting up to around 69,000 households, To ... ( read original story ...)