Sayaka Kanda, a voice-over actress and singer who voiced Anna in the dubbed Japanese version of Disney’s Frozen, was found dead on Saturday at a hotel in Sapporo. She was 35. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Spanish wheelchair basketball player disqualified from Tokyo 2020 over doping offence
Spanish wheelchair basketball player Amadou Diallo Diouf has been disqualified from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games following a positive drug test. ( read original story ...)
The riddle of Japan’s dramatic drop in COVID numbers
The turnaround came in the wake of a fifth wave of infections that peaked in August. Japan is trying to figure out why its COVID case numbers and fatalities have plummeted. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s space tourists return to Earth after 12-day visit
A Japanese billionaire, his producer and a Russian cosmonaut safely returned to Earth on Monday after spending 12 days on the International Space Station. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hidaka-gun, Hokkaido, Japan
Just 13 minutes ago, a 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hidaka-gun, Hokkaido, Japan. The tremor was recorded early morning on Tuesday, December 21st, 2021, at 1:05 am local ... ( read original story ...)
Dow Japan completes Olympic legacy project—donates flowerpots made from Tokyo 2020 banners to Higashi Matsushima city
Promoted as part of the Circular Economy Project with the International Olympic Committee, the banners and flowerpots were produced in collaboration with Toppan and will be donated to schools TOKYO, ... ( read original story ...)
Salem’s Yokohama Tire sustains $160K in damages in Sunday fire
Fire crews spent a couple of hours bringing a commercial fire under control Sunday night in Salem. The Salem Fire & EMS Dept. responded to Yokohama Tire around 7 p. m. Sunday in the 1500 block of ... ( read original story ...)
Structure fire in Salem last night at Yokohama
The Salem Fire & EMS Department responded to a commercial structure fire at Yokohama Tire, located at 1500 Indiana Street, Sunday night at approximately 6:59 p.m. All employees were able to evacuate ... ( read original story ...)
Top 10 Moments of 2021: Osaka carries Olympic torch in Tokyo
Osaka carries the torch, tennis and more at the Olympics. The usual sense of anticipation built up just before the final torch bearer was unveiled at the openin ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-bound US envoy Rahm Emanuel draws mixed feelings in Japan for brash style, views on Chicago stint
The former Chicago mayor has pledged to boost Washington’s alliances with Japan and South Korea against China and North Korea. But his brash style has sparked questions in Tokyo about his ability to ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto And Blockchain Predictions For 2022
That said, it is it the time of year for lists, predictions and forecasts, so let’s take a look at some of the things that might happen in 2022. NFTs will become boring. This might strike some readers ... ( read original story ...)
WATCH: Bitcoin could plunge to $10,000, says a crypto investor who’d been pacing for a 4th quarter bull run and is now exiting many of his positions. He shares the altcoins he …
The market may crash. So Ken Mack is exiting his positions and sharing his strategy. He explains everything an investor needs to know. ( read original story ...)
Indexing Is Coming to Crypto Funds Via Decentralized Exchanges
Index funds have long been pitched as a low-risk and inexpensive way to invest. Now they’re coming to the rollicking world of cryptocurrencies, but with plenty of caveats as well as expectations for ... ( read original story ...)
ENS Crypto Offers Ethereum Name Service Domain Holders a Free Token
InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Ethereum Name Service (CCC:ENS-USD) offers those people who have set up a ... ( read original story ...)
Snapdeal likely to file draft IPO papers soon
Snapdeal, once a challenger to Flipkart and Amazon India, is looking to raise around Rs 1,250 crore through primary share sale while the public issue will also have a secondary or offer for sale (OFS) ... ( read original story ...)
Japan passes record extra budget to support pandemic-hit economy
Japan's parliament on Monday approved a record 36.0 trillion yen (about 320 billion U.S. dollars) supplementary budget for fiscal 2021, in part supporting the latest economic package to set the ... ( read original story ...)