Japan's vice minister of finance for international affairs, Masato Kanda, poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo, Japan January 31, 2022. Picture taken January 31, ( read original story ...)
Body of headless man found in Sapporo hotel
Police in Sapporo said Monday that the headless body of a man was found in a hotel room on Sunday. Police said they received an emergency call from a hotel employee who made the grisly discovery at ... ( read original story ...)
The Real-Life Kamurochō: A Yakuza History Lesson with Tokyo Vice’s Jake Adelstein
But as I imagine its visitors enjoying a fun day swinging for the fences, author Jake Adelstein pops my thought bubble by telling me that the most horrific gang violence he ever witnessed unfolded on the corner we stand on: someone cracking another person’s skull open with a baseball bat. ( read original story ...)
Doomsday bunkers being built in Japan amid increased fear of war
Underground homes that provide shelter for apocalyptic scenarios — primarily a nuclear fallout — are now being built in Japan, with one non-profit organization spearheading the effort. Why they’re doing it: Japan’s interest in fallout bunkers reportedly grew last year as its neighbor North Korea continued to refine its ballistic missiles and Russia threatened to ...
In Japan, the ‘betrayal’ of quitting spawns business to help quitters
Japanese often stick with jobs even when unhappy, feeling as is they're 'kamikaze' sacrificing for the greater good. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo building hit by ‘tremendous explosion’, 4 people injured
The cause of the blast was not immediately clear but witnesses said they had smelled gas before the explosion. ( read original story ...)
Bamboo circulation in Satoyama and Satoumi: Japan’s hilly and coastal areas
Professor Saijo Kiyoshi at the Miyagi University of Education explains the work behind the bamboo circulation project of 2020 ( read original story ...)
After A Regrettable Web2 Slip, Japan Targets Web3, GameFi, NFTs with Robust Crypto Regulations
Japan is spearheading the global web3 development on a self-paced quest to ensure it does not miss out like it did with web2.
Crypto Miners Are Selling Bitcoin With Prices Near One-Year High
Bitcoin miners, many of whom have traditionally held onto the cryptocurrency after creating the digital assets, have been selling the tokens during the current rise in prices.
Singapore Forces Crypto Exchanges to Move Cryptocurrencies to A Trust
Crypto adoption is growing in Singapore, which has emerged as a major hub for the technology. More than 40% of Singapore-based investors have bought crypto. Last month, Singapore approved a payments institution license for Ripple,
Missed $PEPE Coin? Thug Life Token New 10x Potential Low Cap Crypto Gem
Thug Life (THUG), a recently launched hip-hop-themed meme cryptocurrency, has raised a whopping $296,000 in less than a week.
Coinbase stock explodes higher as enthusiasm builds for spot bitcoin ETFs
Asset managers are continuing their pushes for spot bitcoin ETF, and Coinbase has the potential to play a role in them.
Should Japan dump Fukushima’s radioactive water into the ocean?
The International Atomic Energy Agency is expected this week to approve Japan's plan to release radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean ... ( read original story ...)
Nippon Domannaka dancers back on island
PACIFIC Development Inc. Managing Director Gordon Marciano said Nippon Domannaka dancers are back on island after a three-year hiatus. ( read original story ...)
Massive Crypto Hack: Attackers Swap Stolen Shiba Inu Tokens Worth Billions
Another massive hack has been conducted on the Poly Network with about 94 billion Shiba Inu tokens successfully swapped
Best Crypto to Buy Now 3 July – Compound, The Graph, Filecoin
BTC was last hovering in the upper $30,000s, close to its recent highs above $31,000, while ETH just hit its highest level since May in the $1,970s, with the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency looking to retest the $2,000 level.