A deadly tropical storm in Japan following Typhoon Nanmadol left more than 130,000 homes without power on Tuesday morning. Two people were killed due to the storm. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida faces pressure to ramp up spending as approval slides
Japan's ruling party is ramping up calls for a fresh spending package worth at least $105 billion to cushion the blow from rising inflation, reinforcing fears that the world's third largest economy ... ( read original story ...)
Why Is Crypto Crashing Today (Again)?
Several major cryptocurrencies suffered heavy losses early Monday as the market’s valuation plunged to nearly $900 billion.
Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Crypto 2022
The crypto industry seemed to age several decades over the past bull run, maturing in some places while barreling ahead in ambitious new pursuits, including DeFi, NFTs and web3. And while scams ...
Nilos unifies crypto and fiat accounts for small businesses
Meet Nilos, a startup that wants to bridge the gap between crypto wallets and traditional business bank accounts. The company provides a dashboard that displays all your transactions — whether those ...
Hacker steals $160 million from crypto trading firm Wintermute
A series of unauthorized transactions sent tens of millions of dollars of USD Coin, Tether, Wrapped ETH, and other cryptocurrencies to the attacker’s wallet ...
Trapped fluid in undersea sediments contributed to 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake, new study reveals
This fault is positioned relative to the Japan trench subduction zone off the eastern coast of Japan, and its rupture led to the disturbance on the seafloor that created the tsunami waves associated ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka ‘really scared’ after Saville retires with knee injury
Naomi Osaka said she felt “really scared” after watching opponent Daria Saville collapse with a knee injury just seven minutes into their Pan Pacific ... ( read original story ...)
Business
Golden-based Salad Collective has acquired Tokyo Joe’s, adding to its brands of fast-casual restaurants. MAD Greens and Snappy Salads merged in 2019, creating Salad Collective. “This is a fantastic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Joe’s acquired by fellow Denver-based fast-casual restaurant operator
Both Colorado-based restaurant chains downsized during the pandemic. But the CEO now in charge of both of them said she sees a path to growth again for them in a particular area. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase CEO: crypto is up there with chips and 5G as a matter of ‘national security’
The co-founder, whose company has been targeted by the SEC, warns the U.S. cannot afford to lose the digital asset industry to offshore rivals over its uneven and arbitrary approach to regulating ...
Nasdaq Makes First Big Crypto Push to Lure Institutional Clients
Nasdaq Inc. is making its first major push into crypto, as the second-largest stock exchange prepares to capitalize on increasing appetite for digital currencies among big-money investors.
Japan inflation hits 31-year high, calling central bank’s stimulus plans into question
The Bank of Japan’s governor has repeatedly said that it will keep interest rates at rock-bottom levels until there are solid wage gains – even as inflation has quickened to its fastest pace in over ...
Toho Gas renews deal to buy Russian LNG for stable energy supply
Toho Gas Co. has renewed its contract to purchase liquefied natural gas from the Sakhalin 2 oil and gas project in Russia, a company ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka wins first match after Saville retires in Tokyo
Naomi Osaka, playing her first match since the U.S. Open, advanced to the second round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open when Australia's Daria Saville retired with a knee injury in the second game of ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka moves on to second round at Pan Pacific Open as Daria Saville retires with knee injury
Naomi Osaka moves on at the Pan Pacific Open as Daria Saville retires with a knee injury, saying she feels "really bad right now because of how it ended." ... ( read original story ...)