State Street Corp. is set to offer cryptocurrency reporting, reconciliation and processing services to its private-fund clients in the latest sign that digital assets are gaining acceptance on Wall ... ( read original story ...)
Could digital currency and crypto be the answer to America’s 14 million unbanked adults?
Massachusetts senator thinks low transaction costs of digital currency may help unbanked and underbanked Americans ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka are redefining the meaning of true strength in sport
Their decisions to protect their mental health show we are raising a generation who can see their athletes not just as heroes, but as humans, writes ... ( read original story ...)
KORTUC Inc. Closed Financing From AXA Japan to Accelerate Pivotal Phase II Study of Novel Radiosensitizer for Cancer Radiotherapy
KORTUC Inc., a Japanese clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on the clinical and product development of a novel radiosensitizer improving the effectiveness of cancer radiotherapy (RT), ... ( read original story ...)
US–Japan digital trade deal should include crypto: American think tank
Harold of the American policy think tank Rand Corporation have called on the United States and Japan to include crypto in the bilateral digital trade agreement between the two nations. In an opinion ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo eyes Japan’s expanding low-alcohol category with 0.7% The Drafty
Japanese brewer Sapporo has launched a 0.7%-abv beverage with a beer-like taste in its home market. The malt-based canned drink, called The Drafty, aims to mimic the flavour of beer while also ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo COVID cases hit record high for third day as Olympics continue
Japanese officials expressed alarm on Thursday as Tokyo, the host city of the Olympic Games, reported a record number of new coronavirus cases for the third day in a row."We have never experienced the ... ( read original story ...)
Officials in Tokyo alarmed as virus cases hit record highs
Japanese officials sounded the alarm Thursday as Tokyo reported record-breaking coronavirus cases for the third-straight day with the Olympics well underway. Tokyo reported 3,865 new cases Thursday, ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Japan’s daily cases exceed 10,000 for first time; French minister accuses England of discrimination
Case high comes amid another record day of 3,865 infections in Tokyo; French minister complains after England lifts rules for EU but not France ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.0 just reported 13 km northeast of Shingū, Japan
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake near Shingū, Shingū-shi, Wakayama, Japan, was reported only 13 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resil ... ( read original story ...)
Tsunami might hit Japanese archipelago after 8.1 magnitude Alaska earthquake — Reports
The Japan Meteorological Agency is studying the possible impact of an earthquake that hit Alaska on Thursday, reported Sputnik. According to Kyodo news agency, the 8.1 magnitude earthquake was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan checking tsunami risk after Alaska quake-NHK
Japan Meteorological Agency is checking if there is a possibility of a tsunami hitting Japan after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
Football Bet of the Day: Sapporo to overcome Osaka
Sapporo v Gamba Osaka Odds as betting.betfair.com preview the Japanese J League match on Friday 30 July for their Football Bet of the Day column. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka is out of the tennis tournament.
Osaka, who lit the Olympic cauldron as one of Japan’s biggest sports stars, was eliminated in the third round. ( read original story ...)
Olympics Latest: Wolf wins Japan’s 8th Tokyo judo medal
The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ___ MEDAL ALERT ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges young people to get jabs and stay in amid Tokyo Covid surge
Health experts say surge in cases amid Olympics could overload hospitals unless action taken ... ( read original story ...)