The minister for public health, women's health and sport was speaking after 14 Scots made the podium for Paralympics GB at the Tokyo Games. The medal haul of two gold, eight silver and 11 bronze ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Paralympics briefing: glory, despair and everything else
Reflecting on 12 incredible days of sport ... ( read original story ...)
730 bras and panties: Serial underwear thief arrested in Japan
The seemingly uncanny case of underwear theft is actually not so uncommon in Japan. Breaking Japan News | eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News ... ( read original story ...)
Elizabeth Warren says crypto services are ‘spinning straw into gold’ – and blasts them as the new shadow banks
The Democratic senator from Massachusetts also brought up the prospect of banning US banks from holding cash deposits backing up stablecoins. ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange FTX quickly starts charging users $500 to mint their own NFTs after being spammed with images of fish
FTX launches an NFT marketplace that lets users mint and sell their own digital items, with cross-chain selling between ethereum and solana, only to find it swamped with submissions. ( read original story ...)
Big in Japan: BrewDog teams up with Asahi in drive for international sales
Brewdog has teamed up with Japanese beer giant Asahi to establish its first international joint venture, in a bid to boost sales ahead of an expected London IPO. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, Sloane Stephens talk mental health struggles after US Open losses
Naomi Osaka said she is taking a break from tennis after a third-round loss. Two of tennis' biggest stars are opening up about their emotional struggles in the wake of their losses at this year's U.S. ( read original story ...)
IAEA team in Japan to help prepare Fukushima water release
An International Atomic Energy Agency mission has arrived in Japan to help prepare for a decades-long release into the ocean of treated but still radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear p ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby wants quarantine exemption for the vaccinated
The Japan Business Federation on Monday put forward a set of proposals aimed at normalizing the nation's economic activity now that vaccinations have made steady progress. One of the group's proposals ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese police arrest underwear thief suspected of stealing more than 700 bras and panties from laundromats
Police have arrested Tetsuo Urata on suspicion of stealing 730 pieces of women’s underwear from coin laundries, after a 21-year-old college student alerted authorities that six pairs of her underwear ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is defending its rare earth industry from foreign takeovers
It's set to designate sectors related to critical metals, including rare earths, as key to national security and subject to stringent protections. ( read original story ...)
CryptoCodex: Crypto Price ‘Extreme’ Greed As Bitcoin Gears Up For A Big Week And An NFT Bombshell
Solana, one of the many ethereum rivals jostling for attention, has now climbed to the seventh spot among the world’s top 10 largest cryptocurrencies, after its price has tripled in about three weeks, ... ( read original story ...)
UK regulator says celebrities such as Kim Kardashian are putting investors at risk by pushing unknown crypto tokens
Unsuspecting consumers are regularly being lured into crypto scams by social media influencers, the chair of the UK's FCA said. ( read original story ...)
Binance will end all crypto trading in Singapore dollars after a clampdown by the local regulator
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it will limit products in Singapore dollars and will stop all online communication operations in the country. ( read original story ...)
Venture capitalist Matthew Ball explains his ‘metaverse’ vision, touts Apple and Facebook, and trumpets crypto in a new interview. Here are the 14 best quotes.
Gaming companies are leading the way in creating virtual worlds that bring together myriad technologies, Ball said. ( read original story ...)
Rory McIlroy lends support to Naomi Osaka over decision to take break
Golfer Rory McIlroy has backed Naomi Osaka's decision to take a break from tennis following the Japanese world No. 3's elimination from the U.S. Open last week, saying that it was important that ... ( read original story ...)