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 ...)
All business: Barty moves smoothly into quarters
The women's top seed makes the quarterfinals of her home major for the fourth successive year, navigating past dangerous American Amanda Anisimova in straight sets. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya sweeps Hokkaido even as Ray Parks fires blanks anew
BOBBY Ray Parks was once again checked, but the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins found a way to pull through, scoring a 89-77 victory on Sunday to sweep the Levanga Hokkaido in the Japan B.League at Dolphins' ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Reports 9,468 New COVID-19 Cases
News; Tokyo Reports 9,468 New COVID-19 Cases; Tokyo Reports 9,468 New COVID-19 Cases. News from Japan. Society Lifestyle Jan 23, 2022 ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 cases dip in Tokyo but Kanagawa, China 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 ...)
Play-to-earn crypto games have exploded onto the scene and are shaking up gaming business models. Here’s how they work, and where the value comes from for investors.
Value for play-to-earn games comes from the users, the popularity of the game, and the demand for its underlying token. ( read original story ...)
Macao gaming bill, India Republic Day, South Korea’s largest IPO
On the same day, LG Energy Solution, the world's second-biggest electric vehicle battery maker, will list in Seoul after raising over $10 billion in South Korea's largest-ever IPO. Get the best of our ... ( read original story ...)
Japan should lead the global effort to decarbonise: Reflections on the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
In July 2021, the EU announced a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism aimed at avoiding carbon leakage from the EU and promoting emissions reductions worldwide. This column summarises and reflects on a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 9,468 new cases of coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 9,468 new coronavirus infections on Sunday. The figure was lower than Saturday's tally of 11,227, which was a record high, but it is more than ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Offers To Host 2022 QUAD Summit In Tokyo; PM Modi, US President Biden To Attend
PM Kishida and President Biden decided to host QUAD Summit Meeting in Tokyo, which will be attended by India’s PM Narendra Modi and the US president in person. ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos lose billions as tech stocks and crypto suffer steep falls
Tumbling tech stocks and cryptocurrencies have seen the fortunes of some of the world’s richest people take a hit over the past week. Bloomberg reports that Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk lost $25 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Tepco Hit by Setback in Clean-Up of Crippled Fukushima Nuclear Plant
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has found that a coolant solution, used to create an ice wall halting the seepage of groundwater into reactor buildings, has leaked from ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Crash Cripples Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin This Weekend
The intense selling pressure we saw ending the trading week for stocks continued into the weekend in the crypto market. Three of the top 11 tokens by market capitalization, Bitcoin ( CRYPTO:BTC) , ... ( read original story ...)
Saturday’s Crypto Meltdown: Why Some Cryptocurrencies Are Down Over 25% Today
If you thought Friday's crypto sell-off was intense then you'll be shocked to see the state of trading on Saturday. Many cryptocurrencies were down by another 25% with some falling 30% in the last day ... ( read original story ...)
Ether, Solana, Memecoins Get Crushed in Crypto Market Rout
The risk-off attitude and selling pressure across the global crypto market showed no sign of abating on Saturday, with Bitcoin sliding 4% and Ether down some 7% in late-afternoon U.S. trading after an ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Tips to stop Omicron spread at home
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has put together a checklist to help prevent infection at home as the case numbers surge with the highly infectious Omicron variant. ( read original story ...)