Japanese opposition to the Tokyo Olympics opening in two months has deepened and spread to some prominent business leaders, including SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son. ( read original story ...)
Upstart Peer-to-Peer Crypto Exchanges Take Aim at Coinbase
Decentralized markets such as Uniswap, which account for a growing share of cryptocurrency trading, don’t require users to hand their digital tokens to the exchange to be able to trade. ( read original story ...)
Home Depot, Whole Foods, Starbucks Use Crypto – Should Loyalty Programs Be Next?
More retailers are accepting cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, making the payment option an everyday reality for curious shoppers. These intangible currencies can deliver tangible gains to retail ... ( read original story ...)
Development Bank of Japan signs up to Poseidon Principles
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) has become a signatory to the Poseidon Principles, a regulatory framework for responsible financing of the shipping industry. ( read original story ...)
RHB Bank and AWS experts hosting ‘Build On, Cambodia 2021 Hackathon’
Plc and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are jointly hosting a competitive “hackathon” in the Kingdom, one that will challenge the community to create technological initiatives and solutions for the banking ... ( read original story ...)
Oita Trinita vs Yokohama F. Marinos prediction, preview, team news and more | J1 League 2021
Oita Trinita and Yokohama F. Marinos will trade tackles at the Showa Denko Dome Oita in a matchday 16 fixture in the J1 League. The hosts come into this game on the back of a 2-1 defeat away to ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics – a Party Short on Guests as COVID Concerns Chip Away at Japan Training Camps
The Olympics may be going ahead, but much of the celebration and connection that normally makes hosting the Games so memorable is being stripped away as almost 50 cities have lost their role as a host ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan most people want to cancel the Olympics, but the government won’t listen
Prime minister Yoshihide Suga risks playing host to a coronavirus spike, says Koichi Nakano of Sophia University, Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists near Japan set deep sea drill record to study earthquakes
A team of scientists working off the coast of Japan have drilled deeper in the ocean than ever before. It took researchers two hours and 40 minutes to lower giant equipment through 8km (five miles) of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Researchers Drill ‘deepest Hole Ever’ In Pacific Seabed To Study Earthquakes
This breaks record as new deepest water site drilled and cored within scientific ocean drilling history,” Japan crew that prepared 40 meters long GPC said. ( read original story ...)
Scientists Drill the Deepest Hole in Pacific Ocean to Study the History of Earthquakes in Japan
With tremors felt almost daily, Japan is a country devastated by earthquakes. Hit by about 1500 earthquakes each year, Japanese people have learnt to live with them. To study the history of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka city crumples under Covid-19 onslaught
Hospitals in Japan's second largest city of Osaka are buckling under a huge wave of new Covid-19 infections, running out of beds and ventilators as exhausted doctors warn of a "system collapse", and ... ( read original story ...)
No one’s safe anymore: Japan’s Osaka city crumples…
Covid cases in Osaka, Japan's second-biggest city, have increased five-fold in three months with doctors warning the health system is facing collapse and calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled ... ( read original story ...)
Japan launches major vaccination drive as Osaka crumbles under fourth wave of COVID-19
Japan has kicked off a massive vaccination drive as hospitals buckle under a surge in COVID-19 cases. The military has set up centres in Tokyo and Osaka, offering thousands of shots each day, ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin tumbled to 4-month low after crypto miners halted operations in China
Bitcoin fell below $32,000 for the first time since January as crypto miners halted operations in China amid the country's continued crypto crackdown. ( read original story ...)
A Week In Crypto: Musk’s Endless Tweets, Markets’ Fall And Rise, Accidental $25M Transfer
It seems like Elon Musk just can’t stay away from the spotlight. He tweeted again, and the market crashed. Again. But there might have been the Chinese government involved. So here’s a rundown of ... ( read original story ...)