Japan's top regional bank Resona Holdings will deploy 10 trillion yen ($92 billion) for sustainable finance by 2030, its president said, as it seeks alternative revenue sources in a country facing low ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: The Athletes Aren’t OK
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka rocked the sports world by announcing she was pulling out of the French Open this week, and perhaps all tennis competition for the time being, while suffering ... ( read original story ...)
Webinar: How to buy a home in Japan as a foreigner
The next installment in Real Estate Japan's popular series of webinars is on how to buy your dream home (not investment property) in Japan. The seminar will be held online on Saturday June 5 from 11 a ... ( read original story ...)
Biden Targets Crypto Tax Evaders in Global Data-Sharing Pitch
The Biden administration has proposed requiring the collection of data on foreign cryptocurrency investors active in the U.S., aiming to bolster international cooperation to help in a broader ... ( read original story ...)
10,000 Olympic volunteers reportedly quit prior to 2020 Tokyo Games
Around 10,000 of the 80,000 volunteers who signed up to help at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have quit, according to public broadcaster NHK on Wednesday. The report comes amid ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Olympic Champ Kerri Walsh Jennings Says It’s a ‘Terrible Feeling’ to Miss Tokyo Games
Walsh Jennings and her partner, Brooke Sweat, lost a women's beach volleyball Olympic qualifying match on Wednesday against the Netherlands in the Czech Republic. ( read original story ...)
IOC holds Tokyo as Olympic hostage to fortune with grim Games ahead
Beach volleyball in Rio was a riotous joy but how will it play when a city is essentially forced against its will to host the global event? ( read original story ...)
Why the IOC insists the Tokyo Games must go on
Despite protests and a declared state of emergency in Japan, the International Olympic Committee says the Tokyo Olympics will safely open on July 23. Cancelling the Games would mean billions of ... ( read original story ...)
Sweetgreen stands behind investor-ambassador Osaka
Less than a month after announcing the fast casual’s partnership with tennis star Naomi Osaka, the athlete withdrew from the French Open ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Press gang: Osaka withdrawal puts spotlight on media mandate
The waves of anxiety Naomi Osaka described before heading into a post-match press conference might be familiar to French Open finalist Sofia ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Naomi Osaka’s $7M Beverly Hills home she bought from Nick Jonas
Following her stunning decision to back out of the French Open to focus on her mental health, Osaka returned home, where she can now rest easy in her $7 million Beverly Hills pad. ( read original story ...)
Crypto market comeback? Ask experts anything about dogecoin, bitcoin, Ethereum latest and more
Cardano (ada) and Binance Coin have all shown signs of recovery at the start of June, while dogecoin has shot up in price after Coinbase added it to its platform. Bitcoin has also bounced back ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Stocks Hold Their Ground As Analysts Say Bitcoin May Reach New Lows
Stocks of companies exposed to the cryptocurrency market stay high as analysts at the world's top bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), suggest that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is headed lower. ( read original story ...)
What $10M in daily thefts tells us about crypto security
For the cryptocurrency market to reach its full potential, its exchanges need to strike a balance between the anonymity and privacy that make crypto unique with the security of accounts and assets. ( read original story ...)
Ethereum hits its highest ever crypto-market share as investors load up following dramatic May selloff
Ethereum has grabbed more than a quarter of the market share in crypto assets under management, according to CoinShares. ( read original story ...)
Shark Bites: The New Crypto King?
In addition, Ethereum is moving to a new model for creating more Ethereum, which is much more environmentally friendly. This new system is called "proof-of-stake" rather than "proof-of-work" and ... ( read original story ...)