An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. ( read original story ...)
How The Washington Post’s Shannon Osaka stays positive covering “climate vibes”
“I want people to be interested in climate change! What are the stories I can tell that avoid hitting that one ‘disaster’ note over and over?” —LO ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: How Softcore Erotica Sustained Japan’s Film Industry and Nurtured Some Leading Directors
Celebrated filmmakers to have emerged from Pink Eiga genre include Oscar-winner Yojiro Takita, auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and Takahisa Zeze, director of the opening film at this year’s Tokyo Film ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Producer Genki Kawamura Talks Directorial Debut, ‘Your Name’ Hollywood Remake
Kawamura's 'A Hundred Flowers' is screening at the Tokyo International Film Festival after winning best director at San Sebastián earlier this year. ( read original story ...)
Crypto winter risks falling into ice age
After a spectacular crash earlier this year, the crypto industry’s most popular tokens have gone to sleep, suggesting amateur investors have fallen out of love with the once thrilling asset class and ...
Mobileye IPO: 5 things to know about the Intel autonomous-driving spinoff
Underwriting banks have access to an additional 6.15 million shares for overallotment, which could push the total raised higher than $1 billion and make it the second biggest IPO of the year.
Japan unleashes $200bn stimulus
Prime minister Fumio Kishida unveiled the stimulus package, which includes subsidised electricity and gas bills for households and coupons for pregnant women, just hours after Bank of Japan governor ... ( read original story ...)
How To Invest In The Crypto Bear Market
Nearly every asset class has been crushed in 2022 so far. Stocks and bonds are down sharply, and gold is off by around 10%. Only cash equivalents have sustained a positive return. None of these have ...
‘Crooks Always Go Where the Money Is’: A Conversation With Ric Edelman on The Truth About Crypto
Learn how smart money is playing the crypto game. Subscribe to our premium newsletter - Crypto Investor. Crypto Investor: Can you give us your perspective on the rise of crypto theft and hacks in the ...
Crypto bear markets are a ‘great time’ to launch startups, industry execs say
Uniswap's Mary-Catherine Lader, Visa's Cuy Sheffield, and Brett Harrison, former president of FTX, say it's still a great time to build a crypto startup.
Polkadot Privacy Project Manta Network Eyes Crypto’s Largest Trusted Setup Ever
Manta Network’s trusted setup ceremony will see some 5,000 participants laying the groundwork for its private payments service.
Japan Can’t Break Up With China. The Harsh Reality of Economics.
Japan has pushed to disentangle from China economically but investment has shifted only marginally to lower-cost Asian nations like Thailand and Vietnam. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchange Coincheck Plans to List on Nasdaq in July 2023
The company's SPAC merger was first slated for March of this year and was valued at the time at around $1.25 billion ...
Yoshitsu Seeks To Diversify Revenue Model
Yoshitsu went public in January 2022, raising approximately $24 million in a U.S. IPO. Click here to find out why I'm a Hold on TKLF.
Japan unveils $200 billion in new spending to ease inflation pain
Japan said on Friday it would spend $200 billion on an economic stimulus package meant to tame inflation and cushion the economic blow from rising raw material costs. The government’s announcement ...
Here’s How Earthquakes Cause Tsunamis
The epicenter of the Tōhoku earthquake that occurred off the coast of Japan in 2011 and damaged the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant occurred in the relatively deep water of the Japan Trench. Yet ... ( read original story ...)