At this point, when it comes to chips, both the US and Japan are worried about their dependence on Taiwanese and other suppliers and therefore they seek to diversify sources. Therefore, as per a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘womenomics’ pioneer says mindsets must change
Matsui, 57, is one of the few women at the top of Japan's male-dominated business world, as co-director of a firm founded last year that invests in ethically minded young companies. The ... ( read original story ...)
(Crypto) Action! Indie Movie Studio Received $10M in Bitcoin for Shares Last October
The source confirmed that Angel Studios sold equity for bitcoin but would not say who paid in the crypto. Angel Studios and Gigafund did not respond by press time. Uncorrelated Ventures declined to ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Partners with Modern Health to Destigmatize Mental Health Care: ‘My Goal Is to Empower Others’
Naomi Osaka is using her platform to help others. The 24-year-old tennis champion recently joined forces with Modern Health, a workplace mental health platform, to raise further awareness and ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Olympic, Paralympic teams from Tokyo, Beijing set White House visit
Around 600 athletes from the Tokyo and Beijing Games are expected for the traditional post-Games presidential visit on Wednesday, the first since Joe Biden was elected in 2020. Biden, as well as ... ( read original story ...)
VRR Support Patched into Ghostwire: Tokyo
PlayStation 5 console exclusive Ghostwire: Tokyo has today patched in native support for Variable Refresh Rates (VRR) on compatible 4K TVs. The update is available to download now, allowing the game ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Vice: 5 Burning Questions Following The Season 1 Finale
After eight tense and thrilling episodes, the first season of Tokyo Vice concluded with some of the HBO Max series’ most shocking and game-changing moments yet. The plot-heavy Season 1 finale, which ... ( read original story ...)
So the Story That Inspired Tokyo Vice Might Not Be Totally True
Update, Monday, May 2 at 5:15 p.m.: In response to the Hollywood Reporter piece questioning the accuracy of his Tokyo Vice memoir, journalist Jake Adelstein has gone back to his No. 1 source: himself. ( read original story ...)
Shipping heavyweight Japan tables carbon tax proposal for the industry
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Climate change news every morning. Japan has told a global shipping regulator that it would support a carbon tax to raise more than ... ( read original story ...)
War could drive up price of Japan’s low-cost soul food
STORY: The war in Ukraine is taking an unlikely toll on a Japanese soul food Location: Tokyo, Japan Soba noodles are becoming more expensive This restaurant is hiking its prices for the first time in ... ( read original story ...)
Florida farmers battle blight to keep their fruit on Japan’s tables
The farm's first exports of grapefruit to Japan began in the mid-1970s as the trade became ... Farmers suffering from a lack of successors have gone out of business, while fertile land where birds and ... ( read original story ...)
New Zealand gets its first crypto, web3-focused VC fund
The last few months have seen a wave of VC firms dedicating entire multimillion-dollar funds to the advancement of technology in the crypto, blockchain and web3 space. Most recently, Dragonfly ... ( read original story ...)
Citadel Securities founder Griffin likens crypto value to abstract art
"Given the institutional increase in interest in cryptocurrency, I think it's reasonable to expect to see us be more involved in the crypto space providing liquidity to institutional and potentially ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Seen Unlikely to Intervene on Yen With Fed’s Jumbo Hike Looming
Speculation continues to rumble on that Japan may consider intervening in markets to support its currency after the yen broke through the 130 mark against the dollar last week. The sharp slide ... ( read original story ...)
US Dollar Gives Up Early Gains Against the Japanese Yen
The interest rate differential between the United States and Japan continues to be a major driver of where we are going, especially as the Bank of Japan continues to do “whatever it takes” to ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Investors Fuel US Bond Selloff, Find Good Debt Opportunities In Europe: Bloomberg
While an aggressive Fed tightening cycle to control inflation could result in multiple 50 basis-point hikes in the coming months, the Bank of Japan remains locked in the endless stimulus. ( read original story ...)