No.2 seed Naomi Osaka won her 23rd straight victory and moved into the Miami Open quarterfinals for the first time, while Maria Sakkari saved six match points to beat Jessica Pegula. ( read original story ...)
Climate crisis ‘likely cause’ of early cherry blossom in Japan
Peak bloom reached on 26 March in Kyoto and experts say impact of global warming is to blame ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Indonesia sign arms transfer pact amid China concerns
Japan and Indonesia have signed a pact allowing the transfer of Japanese defense equipment and technology to Jakarta as the two countries strengthen their military ties in the face of China’s increasi ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia 0-14 Japan: Liverpool’s Takumi Minamino scores in one-sided World Cup qualifier
Liverpool's Takumi Minamino scored as Japan put 14 goals past Mongolia in a World Cup 2022 qualifier. Minamino, who is on loan at Southampton, opened the scoring while Werder Bremen's Yuya Osako ... ( read original story ...)
Japan routs Mongolia 14-0 in World Cup qualifying
Japan stayed perfect in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday by routing Mongolia 14-0. The Japanese scored five goals in the first half and added nine more in the second. The team leads Group F with 15 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-US Agenda: The Hill’s Interview with Japan Ambassador Koji Tomita
Read the accompanying article by Steve Clemons: No gimmicks needed: The Biden doctrine and US-Japan relations Steve Clemons, editor at large, The HillAs we transition from the Trump administration to ... ( read original story ...)
Supersonic airliner could fly LA to Tokyo in under three hours
The newly unveiled Aerion AS3 is a supersonic commercial airliner that promises to travel at Mach 4+ speeds, allowing it to jet between LA and Tokyo in under three hours. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Game Show will be an online-only event again in 2021
Tokyo Game Show 2021, which was previously announced to be held in-person at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, will instead be held as a online-only ... ( read original story ...)
With eyes on China, Japan and Indonesia bolster security ties
Japan has extensive business interests in Myanmar and provides it with official development assistance. Tokyo has condemned the killings but has so far refrained from meting out sanctions against the ... ( read original story ...)
PayPal customers can now use cryptocurrency to pay merchants. Its CEO bought a pair of cowboy boots in the platform’s first crypto checkout transaction.
Read more: PayPal is seeing high engagement numbers from crypto holders on its app as digital currency is shaping up to be a key part of the payment giant's future strategy Checkout with Crypto builds ... ( read original story ...)
Visa settles transactions in USDC stablecoins, a major breakthrough for crypto players
Crypto providers working with Visa can now route USDC payments to Visa for settlement, saving them time and money. ( read original story ...)
CNBC’s full interview with crypto investor and entrepreneur Metakoven
Metakoven is a mysterious crypto investor who paid $69 million for Beeple's art NFT. His real name is Vignesh Sundaresan, the CEO of Portkey Technologies and co-founder of bitcoin ATM provider ... ( read original story ...)
PayPal Launches ‘Checkout With Crypto’ to Let Users Pay in Bitcoin and Convert to Fiat for Merchants
PayPal will allow users to pay in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether at millions of merchants in the U.S. starting today, according to an announcement from the company on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Nazara Technologies’ IPO is a milestone for the gaming industry; expect many more cos to follow suit: Nitish Mittersain
TV18, Nitish Mittersain, Founder and MD of the company said that India has entered a decade of gaming. He believes that Nazara’s IPO is a milestone for the company as well as the gaming industry.Get ... ( read original story ...)
Has SpaceX’s Starlink IPO moved closer after satellite launches?
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk previously said Starlink needs to increase its financial stability before it launches an IPO. The launch of a record number of satellites this month could be a step in the right ... ( read original story ...)
Biggest Japan Bank Joins Nomura in Bracing for Archegos Loss
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. joined a growing list of global financial firms to take a hit from the forced unwinding of bets by Bill Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management in one of the biggest ... ( read original story ...)