"Kirin should never have entered into business with a brutal and corrupt military conglomerate," she added, accusing the brewery of having "financed atrocity crimes and enriched top generals." The ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Company Reportedly Scamming New Hires Out of Thousands, BBB Says
However, LaSane didn't buy the crypto in his name, instead, he was given a client's name to use when purchasing Bitcoin. More assignments came in with similar instructions until he was informed days ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price: Super Bowl Is a Big Win for Coinbase, but a Loss for Bitcoin
The crypto-related hype surrounding Sunday's Super Bowl produced mix results as bitcoin failed to reach $50,000, while Coinbase Global saw an "historic and unprecedented" reaction to its commercial ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto firm BlockFi to pay record penalty to settle U.S. SEC, state charges
WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - A subsidiary of crypto company BlockFi Inc has agreed to pay $100 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and 32 states to settle charges in ... ( read original story ...)
PHL, Japan set to hold ‘high-level’ meeting
REUTERS/KIM KYUNG-HOON THE PHILIPPINES and Japan will hold a high-level meeting on infrastructure development and economic cooperation this week, the Department of Finance (DoF) said, after Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber’s Geolandar X-CV Tire Equipped on Lexus LX
The Yokohama Rubber Company announced today that it began supplying its Geolandar X-CV for use as original equipment tires on Toyota’s new Lexus LX SUV. Yokohama says the Geolandar X-CV represents a ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire launches new drive tire for regional delivery operations
Yokohama Tire has added a new commercial tire to its continually expanding lineup: the 720R. The 720R is a 19.5-inch, N-speed-rated drive tire which is engineered specifically for pickup trucks and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Cambodia officials agree to cooperate on Myanmar
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s foreign minister met Monday with the son and appointed successor of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and agreed to cooperate in dealing with the situation in Myanmar following the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Shark Tank’ star Mark Cuban is on the lookout for a crypto app with the potential to become as wildly popular as Instagram
Billionaire Mark Cuban is on the hunt for a crypto app to invest in — one that shows some promise of becoming a much-used part of mainstream daily life like Instagram. "All the blockchains are ... ( read original story ...)
Better prediction of megathrust earthquakes: Illuminating slow slip plate tectonics in south-western Japan.
Within the next 30 years, a highly destructive Nankai Trough megathrust earthquake is predicted to hit southwest Japan. Understanding long-term slow slip events (L-SSE (*1)) that occur along the plate ... ( read original story ...)
How Many Ski Seasons Are Left?
With an average of 16 feet of snowfall per year, Sapporo, Japan is one of the snowiest places on earth. But at the last Sapporo Snow Festival, for the first time in its 70 years of existence ... ( read original story ...)
Mike Rowbottom: Beijing 2022 men’s team ski jump event prompting glorious memories for Japan’s Harada
Masahiko Harada, Japan’s general manager at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, will have been watching today’s men’s large hill team event in ski jumping with particular interest. During his own epic ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Emperor’s cousin Princess Yoko, 38, is hospitalised with pneumonia in Tokyo after testing positive for Covid-19
According to Town&Country, the royal was given treatment at the Imperial Palace before being transferred to the University of Tokyo Hospital. It is unknown if the Princess had had her Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close sharply lower on Russia-Ukraine tensions, U.S. inflation spike
TOKYO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower Monday as investor sentiment was dented by rising tensions surrounding Ukraine and Russia and surging U.S. consumer prices. The 225-issue ... ( read original story ...)
Want to Film in Tokyo? City Welcomes Locals, but Foreign Shoots Still Restricted
Tokyo has been the nerve center of Japan’s movie industry for more than a century. Kyoto, the country’s ancient capital, has a proud filmmaking tradition, especially for samurai period films ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kirin to withdraw from its Myanmar brewery venture
Kirin said it was recording an impairment loss for 2021 on its business in Myanmar of 68 billion yen ($580 million). It is one of the few Japanese companies that have signaled they will leave the ... ( read original story ...)