More than three quarters of Americans have made lasting, long-term friendships over the course of their travels abroad. ( read original story ...)
MGM Resorts (MGM) Receives Approval to Build Resort in Japan
MGM Resorts International MGM has received a green signal from Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for developing a resort in Osaka. MGM Japan and its joint-venture partner ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto stablecoins might need limits to avoid disruptions to financial stability, warns Bank of England
Volatility in the crypto markets raised questions about just how stable so-called stabelcoins like Tether's USDT, Circle's USDC and Binance's BNB truly are.
Crypto Investments See Positive Flows for Fourth Consecutive Week: CoinShares
Digital asset investment products saw net inflows totalling $114 million last week, according to data from CoinShares, with bitcoin-related products receiving the overwhelming majority of that new ...
Canada’s New Crypto Rules Push Trading Platforms to Comply or Leave
Canada’s recent moves to impose stricter rules on crypto companies show that US regulators have allies in cracking down on the asset class after last year’s turmoil.
Crypto Guy Forced to Sell Apes After Falling for Scam
Yet another NFT collector got caught up in a scam, losing millions of dollars worth of crypto in the process. Collector and aerospace engineer Frank Caldwell II, better known by his online handle ...
New York Finance Regulator to Bill Crypto Firms for Annual Supervision Fees
The New York State Department of Financial Services will start charging cryptocurrency firms registered in the state for the costs of annual supervision and examination.
Want a fixer-upper in Japan? You could nab one of millions of country houses for sale for just $25,000.
Japan has as many as 11 million unoccupied homes. They're being sold and auctioned off for cheap in an effort to revitalize rural areas. ( read original story ...)
Fin Facts: 12 surprising things you didn’t know about the cherry blossom, Japan’s unofficial national flower
Spring is in the air, and so is the sight of blooming cherry blossoms. Unless you’ve been living under a rock that’s devoid of this marvelous image, you ought to know by now that these delicate, pale pink beauties happen to be Japan’s unofficial national flower. ( read original story ...)
Attack in Japan Raises Alarm About VIP Security Weeks Before G7 Summit
TOKYO (Reuters) - An explosive thrown at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at an election rally on Saturday has raised alarming questions about the state of VIP security, less than a year after a former premier was gunned down and weeks before Japan hosts G7 leaders. ( read original story ...)
Texas could limit crypto miner participation in lucrative ERCOT programs
State lawmakers are considering ending some incentives to cryptocurrency mining facilities and restricting how those high-capacity computing centers can participate in electricity programs that pay ...
Crypto Unicorns will shift more governance control to active players
Crypto Unicorns announced a plan to give more governance control in its Web3 gaming ecosystem to the games most active players.
Mercedes Mone negotiating contract extension with NJPW
The final match of her current deal takes place at Stardom All Star Grand Queendom on Sunday where she will defend the IWGP Women's Championship against Mayu Iwatani. However, our own Dave Meltzer reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that Mone is in talks with Bushiroad about extending her contract for one more match. ( read ...
Japan’s Matsuno: Tokyo lodged protest with Russia over military drills near disputed islands
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Monday that Tokyo had lodged a protest with Russia over its military exercises around disputed islands near Japan's Hokkaido. Matsuno also said ... ( read original story ...)
Budget airline offers cheap flights from Tokyo to San Francisco
Japanese airline carrier, Zipair, announced it will be offering flights from Tokyo to San Francisco for as cheap $352. viper-zero Shutterstock According to The Points Guy, the official news release ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-ad agency executive pleads not guilty in Tokyo Games bribery case
A former executive of a major Japanese advertising agency has pleaded not guilty of bribery over a sponsorship deal for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2021. ( read original story ...)