RockX announced on Tuesday it has raised $6 million in a fundraising round led by Singapore-based crypto financial services firm Amber Group. The deal values the three-year-old crypto staking platform ... ( read original story ...)
Miami’s crypto craze on full display at bitcoin conference
Thousands of cryptocurrency enthusiasts are gathering in Miami as the city builds its reputation as one of the key locations to develop the blockchain technology despite its underdog status ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama shares 2022 motorsports activity plan
Yokohama Rubber views motorsport engagement as “crucial” to the development of new tyre technologies for its Advan and Geolandar brands, and this focus is reflected in its motorsports activity plan ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 8,652 new cases; slightly down from last week
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 8,652 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, 868 fewer than the week before. The capital also reported six deaths among infected patients. The seven-day ... ( read original story ...)
8,652 more COVID cases recorded in Tokyo on April 6
The Japanese capital reported 8,652 new coronavirus cases on April 6, after registering 6,968 cases the previous day, the Tokyo Metropolitan ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks close sharply lower after hawkish Fed comments
Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower Wednesday as hawkish comments from the US Federal Reserve stoked concerns over bigger rate hikes ... ( read original story ...)
Actor Ansel Elgort learnt Japanese for crime drama Tokyo Vice
He also got a crash course from journalist Jake Adelstein, who wrote the book the series is based on. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
A hypersonic plane? Houston company seeks to fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in 1 hour
Venus Aerospace, a Houston company developing a spaceplane that could fly passengers from Los Angeles to Tokyo in one hour, has raised $20 million, the company announced Tuesday. This brings its total ... ( read original story ...)
Japan airlines make move on SAFs
Japan’s main airlines have teamed up with a cross-sector group of Japanese corporations to launch a voluntary organisation that aims to decarbonise the aviation sector via sustainable aviation fuel ... ( read original story ...)
Japan robot peels bananas without squashing the fruit
STORY: This Japanese robot can peel bananas without squashing the fruit (most of the time)Location: Tokyo, JapanResearchers at University of Tokyo trained the dual-armed robot using ‘deep imitation le ... ( read original story ...)
Famed directors denounce sexual abuse in Japan’s filmmaking industry
A #MeToo moment may be growing in a country where top movie directors have signed a petition expressing outrage over allegations of sexual violence in the film industry. ( read original story ...)
Cryptocurrency: Kakao Piccoma buys Japan’s Sakura Exchange BitCoin for global expansion
Kakao Piccoma, the Japanese subsidiary of South Koreas Kakao Corp., has acquired the Sakura Exchange BitCoin cryptocurrency exchange firm. The purchase will help Kakao achieve its goal of global ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby head says 100 yen to dollar “sustainable” – newspaper
The head of a major Japanese business lobby said on Wednesday that 100 yen to the dollar was a "sustainable" exchange rate in the longer term, expressing discontent with the yen's recent weakening, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsui to pick 49% stake in ReNew Power’s power project
Japanese conglomerate Mitsui has agreed to take a 49 per cent stake in ReNew Power's round-the-clock renewable power project, the Indian firm said on Wednesday. ReNew signed a 400 MW Round-The-Clock ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei posts biggest fall in four weeks after hawkish Fed comments
Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Wednesday by its most in nearly four weeks, tracking Wall Street as hawkish comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials raised prospects of bigger rate hikes and ... ( read original story ...)
Ukrainian evacuees join family in Osaka
Millions of Ukrainians have fled their country in search of safety. Some have come to Japan. Twenty Ukrainian evacuees arrived on a government plane on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)