An 100-year-old Japanese clock that stopped working after the 2011 earthquake has started ticking again - after another quake struck this year. The clock, stored in a Buddhist temple, was submerged by ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto glow: Coinbase stock listing takes dogecoin, binance coin, others along for the rally
This most recent rally comes amidst an already game-changing year for the crypto market. Bitcoin—which more than tripled in value from November to April—added another $3,000 since Monday, bringing its ... ( read original story ...)
The CEO of Coinbase urges investors to use his company’s stock as a broad play on the crypto market
Load Error "We're not tied to one particular crypto asset," he told CNBC in an interview on Wednesday. "We're also kind of what you might call an index bet or a leveraged bet on the crypto space more ... ( read original story ...)
Early Coinbase investor Ron Conway says the crypto economy is the next multitrillion-dollar opportunity
On the day of Coinbase's direct listing to go public, prominent tech investor Ron Conway called the crypto economy "the next multitrillion-dollar opportunity in innovation." Conway said in an ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase stock: What you should know about the crypto exchange that just went public
It provides an array of tools to help investors learn about different types of crypto -- and rewards them with cryptocurrency for viewing educational tutorials. More than 53 million users have ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase’s eye-popping $100 billion valuation is reasonable for a disruptive, cutting-edge crypto firm, an early backer says
Manhattan Venture Partners, an early backer of the crypto exchange, believes the massive figure is justified. Load Error Santosh Rao, the head of research at the merchant bank, says a $100 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Move from Japanese company Kagome on Xinjiang a possible gift from Japan to the US: expert
Photo:Xinhua Kagome, Japan's "king of ketchup," has stopped importing tomatoes from China's Xinjiang, becoming the first major Japanese company to stop doing business with the region over ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics mascots unveiled as coronavirus pandemic fears rise in Japan
Organisers of theTokyo Olympic Games and the Japanese capital’s power brokers unveiled statues of the Olympic mascots on Wednesday to mark the 100-day countdown to the start of the rescheduled event. ( read original story ...)
The U.S. is predicted to again win the most medals at the Tokyo Olympics
With 100 days to go until the Tokyo Olympics, a well-known medals forecaster is calling for the most unpredictable Games ever. Gracenote, a part of the Nielsen company, has traditionally based its ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Olympics-COVID cuts hit anti-doping program at Tokyo Games
(Reuters) - Anti-Doping accreditations for the Tokyo Olympics have been cut due to COVID-19 but the core management team in charge of delivering a drug-free Games will remain intact, the head of the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S.-Japan navy chiefs cite alliance as ‘a cornerstone’ of Indo-Pacific security
The U.S.-Japan military pact was honored in a videoconference between the U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations and Japan's Maritime Chief of Staff. ( read original story ...)
Roundup: COVID-19 cases in Japan’s Osaka hit record for 2nd straight day as expert warns of “fourth wave”
Japan's western prefecture of Osaka on Wednesday saw a record high of daily COVID-19 infections for the second straight day, logging 1,130 new virus cases. A total of 4,312 new cases were reported ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese R&D cooperative claims breakthrough in sustainable butadiene sourcing
TOKYO—Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) is claiming a research initiative it is part of has developed the world's first technology capable of producing butadiene—a core building block of synthetic rubber ... ( read original story ...)
What we know about COVID-19, protocols, vaccine plan at Tokyo Olympics
After years of planning, at least $15.4 billion in organizing costs, a global pandemic and a one-year postponement, the 2020 Tokyo Games are once again – finally – just around the corner. NBA icon ... ( read original story ...)
‘It’s a massive honour to be competing at Tokyo 2020’
It is a 100 days before the 2021 Olympics begins in Tokyo and athletes all over the world are back in training. Marathon runner Stephanie Davis, who will be competing in the Games for the first time, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: NI hopefuls set sights on final destination with 100 days to go
Tokyo Tower lit up on Wednesday to mark 100 days to the opening ceremony The 'will they, won't they' Tokyo Olympics are now just 100 days away, and the only certainty is that uncertainty will remain, ... ( read original story ...)