"It started from the sort of, you know, 90% meme," recalled Bill "Swo" Lee, Launch Code Capital partner and crypto veteran. Lee is an adviser to friesDao. A month later, the joke has become reality. ( read original story ...)
Chelsea chase missing piece of Abramovich puzzle
In 2012, after overcoming Bayern Munich in a dramatic Champions League final penalty shootout at the Bavarians' own Allianz Arena, they were upstaged by Palmeiras' eternal enemies Corinthians in ... ( read original story ...)
Niigata – Japan’s next airport for privatisation edges closer to a deal
It is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, in the Chūbu region, and it is the largest second largest city in the Chūbu region after Nagoya. The city has an estimated ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 11,765 coronavirus cases
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced it confirmed 11,765 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday. The daily tally is down more than 9,300 from a week ago, marking four straight days of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo primary school teacher arrested over photos of student changing
TOKYO -- A 46-year-old teacher at a Tokyo elementary school was arrested on Feb. 12 on suspicion of breaking child pornography laws by keeping photos of his student getting changed on a smartphone. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin paradise? Briton creates ‘crypto utopia’ in South Pacific
Welch, a retired British property investor, hopes the tranquility will soon be shattered by 21,000 cryptocurrency investors he is trying to convince to move to his island and form a regulation-free ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto groups move in for top slots at the Super Bowl
The marketing blitz during the biggest game in American football will for the first time feature prominent spots from Crypto.com, Coinbase and FTX, giving them a chance to promote crypto trading to ... ( read original story ...)
Prepare yourself for this weekend’s ‘Crypto Bowl’
Star athletes and supermodels are promoting crypto companies. Stadiums are taking the companies’ names. The government is thinking about regulating them. But perhaps the surest sign yet that the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Japan to relax strict border controls; Thai couples urged to mask up for Valentine’s Day sex
Japan will ease its strict border controls, beginning with foreign workers and students, the Nikkei reported. The government will start accepting more than 1,000 people a day this month and will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan governor gets firsthand look at evacuation procedures with drill near nuclear plant
Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai took on the role of an evacuee on Saturday as part of a disaster preparedness drill near the Onagawa nuclear power plant. The governor got a firsthand look at evacuation ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics heartache, ‘massive culture’ drive Siviwe Soyizwapi’s Blitzboks
Last year’s Tokyo Olympics was supposed to be the culmination of a long build-up to the showpiece event for coach Neil Powell and his team, but once they got closer to Japan, it quickly became a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo records 11,765 COVID cases on Feb. 12
TOKYO -- The Japanese capital reported 11,765 coronavirus infections on Feb. 12, the metropolitan government announced, after registering 18,660 cases the day before. Of the 11,765 new patients ... ( read original story ...)
Health system under strain: Osaka family waited a week for guidance as virus spread in home
OSAKA -- There were more than 430,000 people recovering from the coronavirus at home as of Feb. 2, amid Japan's sixth infection wave. One 68-year-old woman in the city of Osaka who contracted the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan mulls easing COVID border controls amid criticism
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is considering easing its stringent border controls amid growing criticism that the measures, which have banned most foreign entrants including students and business travelers, are ... ( read original story ...)
Mats Lindstrom, President, Ducati Japan: Episode #89 Japan’s Top Business Interviews
When Mr. Lindstrom heard IKEA was setting up business in Japan, he jumped at the opportunity ... become a 35 year veteran of Japan and run his own company in Tokyo. Since 1971, he has been a disciple ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Mull Easing COVID-19 Border Controls: Kishida
Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan will consider relaxing its border control measures ... while there is a proposal to relax restrictions in advance on business travelers and students, informed ... ( read original story ...)