When Steve Jobs recruited Tony Fadell to build the iPod in 2001, the record business was in freefall, with CD sales savaged by the rise of digital piracy. Apple itself was struggling to revive its clout as Jobs broadened the portfolio beyond computers in his second tour as CEO.
Tokyo Metro sells a set of 100 or 50 one-day passes on Amazon
Tokyo Metro has begun selling a set of one-day passes on Amazon since November 29 2022 as its first year-around online ticket sales. ( read original story ...)
Is Tokyo’s real-world Kamurocho as dangerous as the Yakuza games’ setting? Mr. Sato investigates
Though Kamurocho is a fictional place, its look and layout is modeled extremely closely on Kabukicho, a real-life part of Tokyo’s Shinjuku neighborhood. Our crack reporter Mr. Sato is a fan of the ... ( read original story ...)
How 2 friends at Bain spotted a big compliance risk in the crypto industry — and raised $2.8 million from CRV and Y Combinator to help fix it
Compliance-software startup Argus, backed by Y Combinator and CRV, helps crypto firms safeguard against insider trading. It's raised $2.8 million.
Overshadowed by failures, crypto hacking exacts higher price
The cryptocurrency industry is circling the wagons in defense as hackers siphon more money from the sector each year. Hackers made off with more than $3 billion in digital assets so far this year, ...
Gold will hit $3,000 an ounce and the dollar will surge 50% against the Japanese yen. Here are the 10 outrageous 2023 predictions from one European bank
The UK voting to undo Brexit and at least one country banning all meat products are also on Saxo Bank's list of wild predictions for 2023.
Russia deploys defense missile system on Kuril island near Japan
Russia's defense ministry said Monday it has deployed mobile coastal defense missile systems on a northern Kuril island, part of a strategically located chain of islands that stretch between Japan and ... ( read original story ...)
What’s next for Japan after exit on penalties at World Cup?
Japan reached the round of 16 for the fourth time at a World Cup. It got knocked out in the round of 16 for the fourth time in a 3-1 loss to Croatia on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw in regulation and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Belgium to cooperate in chip production, development
A newly founded Japanese semiconductor company aiming to revive Japan’s chip industry will collaborate with a Belgian research organization in research and development of next-generation chips for ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Shares Rebound On Hopes For China Covid Easing, Forex
Tokyo stocks shed earlier losses and ended higher Tuesday as investors grew hopeful about the prospects for China's economic reopening. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 15,501 new cases
Tokyo confirmed 15,501 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, up by about 820 from a week before. The seven-day average of new cases came to 11,805.6, compared with 10,827.0 a week earlier. New COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
15,501 new COVID cases reported in Tokyo
Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 15,501 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Tuesday. That figure is up 821 from a week ago. ( read original story ...)
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.24%
Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Retail, Mining and Shipbuilding sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.24%. The biggest ...
Japanese shares end higher as chip stocks, exporters gain
TOKYO: Japanese shares closed slightly higher on Tuesday, supported by gains in chip-related stocks and as exporters advanced after the yen weakened against the dollar overnight. The Nikkei share ...
Japan’s Rising Defense Budget Is Now Nearly on Par With Russia
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has ordered a sharp defense spending hike that could see his long-pacifist country’s defense budget balloon to near the levels spent by Russia.
Japan finmin vows to respond to rapid yen strength if necessary
Japan will respond to sharp yen moves appropriately as needed, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday, when asked whether the country would intervene in the currency market to stem sharp yen ...