Michael and Peter Taylor, Pair accused of smuggling Nissan chief out of country in a box, lose eight-month US legal battle ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. extraditing two men charged in Ghosn escape to Japan: source
An American father and son accused of helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan are being handed over on Monday to Japanese authorities for extradition from the United States ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. turns over two men charged in Ghosn escape to Japan: AP
An American father and son accused of helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan have been handed over to Japanese authorities following a long-running fight to avoid ... ( read original story ...)
Bridgestone celebrating 90 years as a business in 2021
TOKYO — Bridgestone Corp. is marking the 90th anniversary ... "I have great appreciation for our customers, business partners, community members and various other stakeholders who have supported ... ( read original story ...)
Market Survey by TSUNO Group Reveals “Rice Bran Oil” Market in Japan Is Expanding Under COVID-19 Pandemic
TSUNO Group (HQ: Wakayama, Japan ) surveys the sales figure of edible vegetable oils and rice bran oil in Japan. (Data of The Nikkei 64 major chains stores and 461 stores in Japan March to May result ... ( read original story ...)
Z Holdings outlines $4.7bn digital society investment for Japan
SoftBank’s internet subsidiary Z Holdings (ZHD) has outlined plans to invest US$4.7 billion in technology over the coming five years ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Avex Entertainment and AEG Presents form AEGX joint venture
AEGX will provide Avex with access to AEG Presents’ worldwide portfolio of venues, festivals, and global touring ... ( read original story ...)
Galen Rupp Says He’s Going for Gold in Sapporo, Aliphine Tuliamuk Will Be Back to Running Soon, & More Updates on the US Olympic Marathoners
We catch up with America's Olympic marathoners one year after their booked their spots to Tokyo. Rupp talks about the adjustments he's made under coach Mike Smith, Tuliamuk wants to run now but is ... ( read original story ...)
Not all athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will be vaccinated against COVID-19 and the games are expected to have some fans in attendance
The Tokyo Olympics is scheduled It will be the first Olmypics in modern history to play on a delayed year. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created concerns ... ( read original story ...)
How did a home built for Japanese American seniors become the state’s deadliest nursing facility?
Three of the four most lethal outbreaks at nursing homes in California were at facilities that volunteered to receive COVID-19 patients from overtaxed hospitals. Kei-Ai Los Angeles led them all. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, And Other Crypto Exchanges Must Embrace DeFi To Capture Growth
DeFi offers a fast-growing ecosystem of continuous innovation as distributed project teams interact with open source protocols and create novel use cases previously unimaginable. To be competitive and ... ( read original story ...)
Grimes just made $5.8 million in under 20 minutes selling crypto-based artwork
The singer's digital art collection includes images of a baby guarding Earth and Mars. Some of the pieces are set to new music from Grimes. ( read original story ...)
China Region Declares War on Crypto Mining, Stirring Wider Fear
China’s Inner Mongolia has banned cryptocurrency mining and declared it will shut all such projects by April, spurring fears the world’s No. 2 economy will take more steps to eradicate the ... ( read original story ...)
What should we expect from a crypto market with Gary Gensler head of the Securities and Exchange Commission?
What should we expect from the authority of the new candidate Gary Gensler? Gensler clearly and profoundly realizes the market, its particular value, and the existing development of cryptocurrencies. ( read original story ...)
70% of diverted $9.37 bil. Japan quake recovery budget won’t be returned
Japan's Reconstruction Agency has found that at least 70% of the 1-trillion-yen (around $9.37 billion) plus 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 vaccine worth 1,032 shots wasted in Japan due to freezer malfunction
More than 1,000 shots of coronavirus vaccine went to waste in Japan after storage temperatures deviated from a required range due to a freezer malfunction, the health ministry said on Monday, the ... ( read original story ...)