It has been 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake. I suspect everyone has their own thoughts and feelings about that terrible disaster. About ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Rising Star BlockFi Combats ‘Vulgar And Racist’ Spam Attack
Emerging cryptocurrency unicorn BlockFi has faced a malicious spam attack, containing racial slurs, on Sunday. The company could reach a $3 billion valuation once it closes Series D capital raise. ( read original story ...)
Gaming Crypto-Artists Court Controversy While Cashing in on NFTs
Last week, the artist Ben Mauro was dividing his paychecks into three categories: rent, food, and art. Now, suddenly he’s a multimillionaire. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Poised to Reap $16 Billion Profit as Coupang Boosts IPO
SoftBank Group Corp., the biggest shareholder in Coupang Inc., stands to reap an enormous windfall when the South Korean e-commerce leader goes public this week, giving founder Masayoshi Son further ... ( read original story ...)
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Follow horse racing with Alex Hammond on Sky Sports - get live racing results, racecards, news, videos, photos, stats (horses & jockeys), plus daily tips. ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Japan’s ‘solidarity’ quake tax may be model to foot pandemic bill
Japan is paying for the huge cost of rebuilding areas hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami with a special "solidarity" tax that could become a model to shoulder the much bigger spending needed ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Brazil sees record deaths; Japan may stage Olympics without overseas spectators
Greece to allow tourists with Covid vaccines, antibodies or negative tests; Palestinian ICUs at capacity ... ( read original story ...)
Biden to Meet Virtually Friday With Leaders of Australia, Japan and India
President Biden will have his first multilateral conversation as part of the four-nation group known as the Quad on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Why Japan Is Holding Back as the World Rushes Toward Electric Cars
The country’s stance would seem to put it on the wrong side of market trends. But with its huge investment in gasoline-electric hybrids, it has big reasons to proceed slowly. ( read original story ...)
Japan to keep foreign spectators away from Tokyo Olympics, Kyodo says
Japan has decided to stage this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators due to public concern about COVID-19, Kyodo news agency said on Tuesday, citing officials with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s decade of struggle since the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Ten years ago, a tsunami tore through Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant. For those forced to flee — and the scientists still grappling with trying to secure the site — the tragedy is far from over. ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for robbing woman at knifepoint in Yokohama last year
Police in Yokohama have arrested a 36-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of robbery and assaulting a woman as she walked home last year. According to police, Yudai Suzuki -- who was arrested on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tsunami aftermath provides the setting for this quiet, wise novel
The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World” deals with the aftermath of Japan’s devastating 2011 tsunami, and provides a message of hope and endurance. ( read original story ...)
‘Bigfoot’ Companies Squeezing Individual Investors Out of Crypto Market
The continued stampede of Bigfoot investors into Bitcoin may turn the cryptocurrency market into what the founders and hordes of geeks planned to avoid: a playpen for the moneyed few. ( read original story ...)
People are buying and selling crypto collectibles in a $250 million market — check out the sites where you can browse and bid on them
NFTs include anything from trading cards and art to virtual real estate and gaming. Some have made millions buying and selling on these sites. ( read original story ...)
Bill Gates Sounds Alarm On Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption–Here’s Why Crypto Is Bad For Climate Change
"Bitcoin uses more electricity per transaction than any other method known to mankind,” Gates told the New York Times in a recent interview, calling himself a "bitcoin skeptic," and adding that "it’s ... ( read original story ...)