French Open organizers attempted to speak with Naomi Osaka before the Japanese star withdrew from the tournament. "We really tried to engage with Naomi ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.2 quake hits 87 km northeast of Wakkanai, Japan early evening
A very deep magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported early evening near Wakkanai, Wakkanai Shi, Hokkaido, Japan. According to Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science an ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin may have to tumble below $30,000 before major buyers are lured back in, JPMorgan’s crypto expert says
The lesson from the 2018 bitcoin crash is that the current bear market may last months, JPMorgan strategist Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou told Insider. ( read original story ...)
Japan to start antitrust probe on Apple and Google, says Nikkei
The probe will include input from executives from domestic smartphone handset-makers as well as manufacturers of smart speakers and personal computers. ( read original story ...)
Alleged Accomplices in Ghosn Escape Set to Appear in Tokyo Court
Two Americans charged with helping former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee trial in Japan a year-and-a-half ago are now set to appear at their own hearing at the Tokyo District Court on ... ( read original story ...)
Biden reaffirms support for Tokyo Olympics to Japan’s Suga
U.S. President Joe Biden reaffirmed his support for the Tokyo Olympics at a meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday, highlighting the necessity of imposing public health ... ( read original story ...)
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Reveals Surprise Bitcoin Plan After Elon Musk Sparked Crypto Price Chaos With Ethereum And Dogecoin Support
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey, a long-time bitcoin-backer, has revealed it's "only a matter of time" before either Twitter or its fledgling decentralized social network project Bluesky ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Redux by David Peace, review — revisiting an unsolved real-life murder
A character in David Peace’s new novel quotes the Qing dynasty Chinese author Cao Xueqin: “Truth becomes fiction when the fiction is true.” This line could serve as a motto for Peace’s entire oeuvre ... ( read original story ...)
The inflammatory Toshiba report may finally change corporate Japan
The show still has months to run, but we already know how it ends: Japan emerging from the 19th century with a unique, ethically and socially superior brand of stakeholder capitalism whose qualities ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Start Antitrust Probe on Apple, Google, Nikkei Says
The Japanese government will start investigating how Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google deal with Japanese smartphone makers, which could lead to tightening antitrust regulations, the Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
England wilt, Wales are temporary, and Japan aren’t in Europe – my family’s flag tradition
We stood on the pavement on the opposite side of the street and sighed in aesthetic appreciation of what we had achieved — but only for a few seconds because my elder son dashed back indoors like a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Under-23s pound uninspired Boyz 4-0 in Nagoya
Jamaica's Reggae Boyz went down to a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Japan's Under-23 team in friendly international game at Toyota Stadium on Saturday. Takefusa Kubo (32nd), Wataru Endo (42 nd ), Ayase ... ( read original story ...)
Herbert-Mahut set sights on Tokyo after French Open title
French pair Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert will turn their focus on winning an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo after claiming the French Open doubles titles for the second time ... ( read original story ...)
CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La Tokyo
While all high-end spas offer a respite from the outside world, CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La Tokyo, in the boutique-style Four-Star Shangri-La Tokyo, feels particularly tranquil, removed from the bustle ... ( read original story ...)
Guest opinion: Japan is much more than an Olympic host
Japan remains the third largest economy in the world, a country whose free trade prosperity predates the rise of manufacturing-behemoth China by at least a generation ... ( read original story ...)
Face biometrics draws millions in investment, plus consideration, explanation and criticism
Facial recognition is the theme of the most widely-read stories on Biometric Update this week, plus the Trulioo fundraising round and potential Clear IPO. ( read original story ...)