A startup venture in Sapporo, Hokkaido, is striving to popularize high-altitude travel by sending people into the stratosphere in a ... ( read original story ...)
DDT Bullet Train Match Feat. Minoru Suzuki Garners Mainstream Media Coverage
Professional wrestling has done a lot of crazy things, but now Japanese promotion DDT has staged a match on a speeding train. ( read original story ...)
Watch: Japanese wrestlers tussle on bullet train
Japanese professional fighters battled along a carriage aisle in what the organizer says was the first wrestling match held inside a bullet train. Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt have taken part in train ... ( read original story ...)
US stance on Japan yen intervention ‘depends on details’ of situation -Yellen
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday whether Washington would show understanding over another yen-buying intervention by Japan "depends on the details" of the situation."We usually ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka owners fight city’s emergency demolition order after downtown fire
According to court documents, Osaka hired an engineering firm to inspect the damaged building and found "only 20% of the building" was damaged. ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes and other natural hazards are a risk everywhere. How people are preparing around the world
Disasters can happen anywhere. Some places are more prone to hazards such as earthquakes, flooding and hurricanes, but there's nowhere where the risk is zero. The good news is that humans can make good decisions to lower the odds of such hazards turning into disasters. Technology can help determine where to make investments to save ...
Japanese Investment Bank, Nomura, Launches Bitcoin Fund For Institutional Investors
Laser Digital Asset Management, a subsidiary of Nomura, has unveiled its Bitcoin Adoption Fund. This initiative aims to provide institutional investors with a streamlined and efficient gateway into ...
WATCH: Japanese professional fighters wrestle in bullet train
A train car turned into a wrestling ring on Monday, as Japanese professional fighters battled along a carriage aisle in what the organisers say was the first wrestling match held inside a bullet train ... ( read original story ...)
Wrestlers grapple each other on speeding train in Japan
Professional wrestlers Minoru Suzuki and Sanshiro Takagi fought together on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to Nagoya ... ( read original story ...)
At Japan’s dementia cafes, forgotten orders are all part of the service
TOKYO - The 85-year-old server was eager to kick off his shift, welcoming customers into the restaurant with a hearty greeting: "Irasshaimase!" or "Welcome!" But when it came time to take their orders ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida arrives in New York for UN address
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has arrived in New York to attend the UN General Assembly, where he will call for international cooperation and reforms to the world body. ( read original story ...)
Marines Say 3 Ospreys Forced to Land in Japan Didn’t Appear to Have Clutch Problems
The Marine Corps says that three Okinawa V-22 Ospreys that diverted from scheduled flight paths due to "caution indications" in the cockpit did not appear to suffer from a clutch issue that has ... ( read original story ...)
The very best luxury hotels in Tokyo
From glamorous hotspots and sky-high suites to boutique gems, these are the places to stay in the Japanese capital Tokyo is Japan 's biggest city, and indeed, by population, the largest in the world. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Adoption Fund launched by Japan’s $500B Nomura bank
The institutional Bitcoin investment vehicle for investors in Japan comes at a time when there is a long unprecedented wait for the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States.
Crypto Actually Boosts Compliance, Blockchains And KYC Are Not Oil And Water
Know-your-customer and know-your-business compliance measures are potentially massive use cases for blockchain technology hitting the institutional mainstream.
City watchdog ex-chair says he faced ‘political pressure’ to let in crypto firms
Charles Randell says some of the exchanges the FCA was pressed to allow to trade in the UK are now being investigated in the US