Ray Parks and the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins make it two wins in a row as Dwight Ramos and the Toyama Grouses fall short of completing a weekend sweep in the Japan B. League ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 cases dip in Tokyo but Kanagawa, Chiba set records
Tokyo reported slightly fewer cases of COVID-19 on Jan. 23 compared with the day before, but the 9,468 figure was still a record for a Sunday and about 2.3 times that of the previous week, ... ( read original story ...)
Wrestle Kingdom 16 In Yokohama Was Riddened By Backstage Politics
Wrestle Kingdom 16’s third night in Yokohama featured NJPW and NOAH clashing in a series of tag team matches, but politics reigned backstage and altered the course of the event according to Voices Of ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 cases drop to 8% weekly rise but India, Brazil, Japan surge
Two months after the COVID-19 Omicron variant was first reported in South Africa, cases have subsided to an 8% rise in cases, including decreases in some world hotspots but spikes in India, Brazil and ... ( read original story ...)
Holders India defeated 0-2 by Japan in Asia Cup women’s hockey
The Asia Cup will also serve as a critical testbed for Schopman to see how the areas the team has been working on have been put into practice. ( read original story ...)
Japanese industrial policy is not a good model for America
In many of the world's capitals, industrial policy is back in fashion. That doesn't mean it's a good idea. In the 1990s, policymakers in Japan abandoned industrial policy because such policies were ... ( read original story ...)
CFA apologizes, to ensure naturalized players’ arrival in Tokyo on time following flight cancelation
The Chinese national football team is doing its best to ensure that three naturalized players arrive in Tokyo to join the rest of the team, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) said on Sunday, ... ( read original story ...)
Why U.S.-Japan rapport is destabilizing for the region
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met online on January 21. The meeting was intended to signal a renewed effort to strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance, but the ... ( read original story ...)
US-Japan moves dangerous for peace: China Daily editorial
The two leaders devoted most of their 80-minute meeting to China-related topics, "including the East and South China Seas, Hong Kong, and the Xinjiang Uygur (autonomous region)", and Taiwan, Kishida ... ( read original story ...)
Lack of spare parts affects Toyota production in Japan
Like. Auto parts shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic are increasingly affecting production at Toyota, Japan’s largest automaker. Toyota ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Crash Rocks Coinbase as Mainstream Investors Flee Bitcoin
The stock price of digital currency exchange, which represents the mainstream route for individual investors to buy bitcoin, sank to a new low. ( read original story ...)
Here are 2 charts that explain why the stock market meltdown and bitcoin’s slump are correlated — and that crypto is not a safe-haven asset like gold
"The correlation between bitcoin and high-growth benchmark ARKK still stands at ~60% year-to-date," Fairlead's Katie Stockton said in a Friday note. ( read original story ...)
Rahm Emanuel Heads To Japan To Serve As U.S. Ambassador
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel bids farewell to Chicago as he heads to Japan to serve as the U.S. ambassador. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and ... ( read original story ...)
A fully digital US dollar would be a better online currency than crypto, new Fed report suggests
A Fed-backed digital dollar would allow for fast and secure transfers without a third party or the wild price swings seen with cryptocurrencies. ( read original story ...)
Djokovic’s Australian Open expulsion evokes memories of Schranz saga at Sapporo 1972 Winter Olympics
Novak Djokovic is not the first superstar to be expelled from a major sporting event. While the circumstances were very different, Djokovic's ... ( read original story ...)
Ray Parks, Nagoya sweep Levanga; Matthew Aquino’s Shinshu defeats Kobe Paras’ Niigata
Ray Parks, Jr. was the lone Filipino import who picked up a win with his team in Sunday's Japan Professional Basketball League games. ( read original story ...)