"A lot of people have been asking for the ability to send and receive cryptocurrencies," Vlad Tenev told CNBC on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Mark Cuban compares the crypto boom to the dot-com bubble, defends Robinhood, and calls for stablecoin regulation in a new interview. Here are the 10 best quotes.
The "Shark Tank" star and billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks celebrated how crypto has encouraged millions of young people to invest. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Boss Laughs All the Way to the Bank
FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried probably cost himself some money by getting the numbers 420 and 69 into his latest fundraising, but Elon Musk’s example shows that juvenile humor can pay off. ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles Says She’s ‘Still Scared to Do Gymnastics’ After the Tokyo Olympics
Simone Biles may be months removed from this summer's Toyko Olympics, where she withdrew from several events to focus on her mental health, but her struggles with the "twisties," however, haven't gone ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Shinsei to beef up Asian alliances in a takeover battle with SBI
Japan's Shinsei Bank plans to beef up its small-scale finance business in Asia Pacific through alliances and acquisitions as it scrambles to map out its own growth strategy to fend off SBI Holdings' ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Tokyo, Osaka plan to lift restrictions on eateries amid COVID-19 pandemic
The local governments in Japan's Tokyo and Osaka have planned to lift COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and bars next week in light of declining infections across the country. Under the request of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics suffered half a billion attempted cyberattacks
Whilst the Olympic Games were taking place in Tokyo earlier this year, another, huge competition was also taking place behind the curtain - between the organization’s 200-people strong cybersecurity ... ( read original story ...)
Power outage traps rollercoaster riders in Japan
Theme parkgoers didn’t know they were in for the ride of a lifetime at Universal Studios Japan after a power outage caused attraction rides to come to a halt Friday afternoon. Eyewitness video showed ... ( read original story ...)
Man Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Four Copies Of Tokyo Revengers Manga Worth $18
A 48-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing four volumes of Tokyo Revengers, a popular manga about hoodlum high school kids. Illustrated and written by Tokyo Revengers, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Kikai shareholders approve takeover defense measures
Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, one of Japan's top makers of newspaper printing presses, has received approval for measures to block investment fund Asia Development Capital from acquiring the company. In an ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Kikai shareholders approve poison pill, setting up court battle
Shareholders in Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho Ltd approved a "poison pill" measure on Friday aimed at blocking a takeover attempt by its top investor, setting up a court battle that will have sweeping ... ( read original story ...)
Japan aims for 36-38% of energy to come from renewables by 2030
Japan has set an ambitious target for renewable energy in the nation's electricity mix by 2030 as it aims to tackle climate change and achieve its 2050 carbon neutral goal. ( read original story ...)
First female head of Japan labor lobby vows to empower women
The first female president of Japan’s powerful labor union federation “Progress is extremely slow,” said Tomoko Yoshino, who was elected this month as head of the 7 million-member Japanese Trade Union ... ( read original story ...)
Ski jumping: Sara Takanashi claims 5th straight national title
Sara Takanashi claims her fifth straight ski jumping national championship, winning the women's normal hill event at Miyanomori Schanze in Sapporo. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo confirms 26 daily COVID-19 cases, fewest since June 2020
Tokyo confirmed 26 daily coronavirus cases Friday, the fewest since June 2020, as the downward trend in infections continues across Japan. The figure released by the Tokyo metropolitan government was ... ( read original story ...)
San Antonio’s newest single-family investor: Yamasa Corp., a Japanese conglomerate hit town in April
Yamasa Corp., a conglomerate based in Okayama, Japan, traces its origins to a timber shop and charcoal transporter founded by the Sano family in 1875. Since a new generation took over in 1950, it’s ... ( read original story ...)