The newly established SEGA studio, based in the city of Sapporo, will be taking care of developing new titles for SEGA and debugging existing games. ( read original story ...)
Congressional watchdog calls for stronger regulation of crypto ATMs
It goes deeper into the marketplaces where people sell drugs for crypto and the websites where sex workers can receive crypto for services. Crypto kiosks have been implicated in other forms of crime ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Kardashian, Floyd Maryweather Have EthereumMax Problem: Latest Crypto News
Kim Kardashian West is trending for all the wrong reasons, Meta recruits for the metaverse and investors await the Federal Reserve’s crypto report. ( read original story ...)
Why Japan is betting on railguns for missile defense
A railgun uses electromagnetic energy to accelerate a projectile very, very quickly. However, the US has recently turned away from the tech. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s November current account surplus shrinks 48%
Japan's current account surplus in November contracted 48.2 percent from a year earlier to 897.3 billion yen ($7.8 billion), declining for the fourth straight month, as high energy prices continued to ... ( read original story ...)
5 questions with Yokohama’s Jeff Barna
Jeff Barna, president of CEO of Yokohama Tire, answers 5 questions about where the tire maker has been, where it is today, and what it expects from the year ahead. 2. The pandemic caused a variety of ... ( read original story ...)
Lucky Lottery Winners Get to Meet Japan’s Adorable Panda Twins at The Cubs’ Tokyo Zoo Debut
In response to a surge in COVID cases worldwide, the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, limited their panda cubs' public debut to a select group of animal fans that won a lottery to meet the twins ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin trading losses may have cost El Salvador $10 million amid crypto slump, report says
Led by President Nayib Bukele, El Salvador has bought at least 1,391 bitcoins using public funds, according to a Bloomberg estimate. ( read original story ...)
Crypto investing could get a boost as credit-reporting deal to ease borrowing
The deal could allow lenders to more accurately judge the risk profiles of cryptocurrency investors. Some investors could get lower borrowing rates or obtain loans without having to put up collateral. ( read original story ...)
Kim Kardashian is being sued for misleading investors about a crypto scheme
Kim Kardashian shared a post on social media promoting a little-known cryptocurrency token called EthereumMax. “Are you guys into crypto????” she wrote on Instagram, where she has more than 200 ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather sued by investors over alleged crypto scam
Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather are being sued over allegations they misled investors when promoting a little-known cryptocurrency called EthereumMax to ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Releases Her Third Collaboration With Nike
When she’s not dominating on the tennis court, Naomi Osaka is taking over the fashion world. After joining the Victoria’s Secret family, Osaka has debuted her third clothing collection with Nike. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gov’t loans Cambodia $185M for Covid-19 battle
The Japanese government has provided $185 million in loans to Cambodia through its Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the fight against Covid-19 and subsequent economic recovery efforts ... ( read original story ...)
US charges Texas therapist with giving Tokyo Olympic athletes performance-enhancing drugs
A Texas therapist allegedly distributed performance-enhancing drugs to two United States athletes ahead of their participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games held last summer in China, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Meet the twin panda cubs at Tokyo Zoo
Tokyo zoo has shown off its new panda bear cubs. Coronavirus restrictions meant that only a lucky few who had participated in a lottery draw could enter for a few minutes to see the pair. (Jan. 12) ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s next star golfer: Is it Takumi Kanaya or Keita Nakajima? Or will it be both?
The reverberations from Hideki Matsuyama’s rise to international golfing star can already be felt in two of the Japan’s most promising talents. ( read original story ...)