JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is still a crypto skeptic: "I'm not a bitcoin supporter," he said on Tuesday at The Wall Street Journal CEO Council summit. ( read original story ...)
Japanese companies to end use of Chinese drones
Amid the rising tensions with China Japanese companies will end use of Chinese-made drones over security concerns ... ( read original story ...)
World’s first “Esports Gym” opening in Tokyo, offers members pro coaching
Sankaku Complex (via Kotaku) reports that the Tokyo-based gym, which resembles a traditional internet café, will offer online and in-person professional coaching from esports teams for ... ( read original story ...)
Italy to vaccinate its athletes for Tokyo Olympics
The Italian Olympic Committee is making arrangements to vaccinate its entire team for the Tokyo Games. About two-thirds of the Italians qualified for the games have already been vaccinated against ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 plays down ‘test event’ concerns
The test event is a half-marathon and a 10K race, which will be held on Wednesday (May 5) and kick off from Sapporo's Odori park.Yasuo Mori, Tokyo 2020's deputy executive director of the Games ... ( read original story ...)
Interested in investing in crypto? Here’s what you need to know
Cryptocurrency is having a moment. Between the meteoric rise of dogecoin, Tesla accepting bitcoin as payment for its vehicles and PayPal allowing users to buy crypto on Venmo — all of which happened ... ( read original story ...)
Ethereum is leaving bitcoin in the crypto dust
Hunter S. Thompson once wrote, "There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge." He was referring to the intoxicating drug, not ... ( read original story ...)
More family offices are investing in crypto as millennial heirs take a seat at the table and banks hop on the Bitcoin bandwagon
Family offices aim for wealth preservation, not moonshots. But a growing number of old-money families are capitalizing on crypto despite its risks. ( read original story ...)
Dogecoin surges 30% to a record above 50 cents as speculative crypto trading continues
Dogecoin hit a new high on Tuesday, and the cryptocurrency has now erased its losses from a sell-off last month. ( read original story ...)
Dogecoin Jumps 50% as Crypto Animal Spirits Kick Into High Gear
Animal spirits are alive and well in the cryptocurrency world. Dogecoin, boosted by the likes of Elon Musk and Mark Cuban, was up more than 40% as of 9:50 a.m. in New York Tuesday to trade around 58 ... ( read original story ...)
S&P Dow Jones Launches Bitcoin, Ethereum Indices Amid Crypto Surge
Index provider S&P Dow Jones launched its cryptocurrency indices Tuesday, with three benchmarks pegged to Bitcoin and Ethereum prices. ( read original story ...)
Sushi for everyone – enjoy the Nagoya experience on the Costa del Sol
Sushi for everyone - enjoy the Nagoya experience on the Costa del Sol. HEALTHY and nutritious, sushi isn't just a delicacy, it's practically a work of ... ( read original story ...)
Amanda Gorman, Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish and Naomi Osaka will co-chair the Met Gala
US youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman will co-chair this year's Met Gala alongside Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish and tennis pro Naomi Osaka, organizer Vogue revealed Monday. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Tokyo organisers bid to allay Sapporo test event concerns
Tokyo Olympic organisers acknowledged on Tuesday that Sapporo residents were concerned about a marathon test event being held in the northern Japanese city amid a rise in COVID-19 cases and said they ... ( read original story ...)
Runners ready for Tokyo Olympic marathon test event in Sapporo
The Tokyo Olympic marathon course will get a test on May 5 when runners take to the streets in the northern city of Sapporo. The Olympic marathon was moved to the Sapporo due to organisers concerns ... ( read original story ...)
Covid: Japan town builds giant squid statue with relief money
A seaside town in Japan has raised eyebrows after it used funding from an emergency Covid-19 relief grant to build a giant statue of a squid. The 13m-long (43ft) sea creature lies in the port of Noto, ... ( read original story ...)