U.S. Open singles champion Naomi Osaka acknowledged athlete participation in protesting racism and police brutality in an op-ed that was published in the New York Times on ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka mother, daughter had 13 yen left, no food when starvation took them
When the bodies of a mother and daughter were found in their apartment in Osaka's Minato Ward on Dec. 11, the latter had just 13 yen (about 1･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Total crypto fund inflows top $5 billion this year, up more than 600% – report
Total investor inflows into cryptocurrency funds and products hit $5.6 billion so far this year, up more than 600% from 2019, according to the latest data from asset manager CoinShares. The inflows ... ( read original story ...)
Hackers Steal Thousands of Customer Emails From Popular Crypto Wallet
Hackers have released over 270,000 email addresses associated with customers of the cryptocurrency wallet Ledger. The leak, which allegedly stemmed from a company hack last July, appears to contain ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Olympic officials have yet to decide if vaccinations will be mandatory for Tokyo
The International Olympic Committee won’t require coronavirus vaccines of athletes competing at the Tokyo Games next summer, but the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is working on a plan to ... ( read original story ...)
Giant squid washes ashore on the coast of Japan
A rare giant squid measuring 10 feet in length was found washed ashore, largely intact, on the western coast of Japan, according to a local press report. ( read original story ...)
Japan releases record-high budget, but not all programs made the cut
Japan's Finance Ministry approved a budget of $51.5 billion for the Defense Ministry, which is $3.5 billion lower that the Defense Ministry requested in September. ( read original story ...)
Helping Employees Connect To Their Ikigai Is A Business Mandate In The 2020s
Santiago Jaramillo is the CEO and co-founder of Emplify, and a nationally recognized expert on employee engagement. Learn from his journey to identifying and aligning with his sense of ikigai, and how ... ( read original story ...)
Trump-supporting group hold ‘stop the steal’ march in Osaka, Japan
A Trump-supporting group in Japan's Osaka help a march campaigning for the re-election of the former president. Participants of the march carried placards showing "stop the steal", "four more years" ... ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk inquired on Twitter about ‘large’ bitcoin transactions after a crypto booster suggested he convert Tesla’s balance sheet
Elon Musk suggested on Twitter that he's tempted by bitcoin, then crypto booster Michael Saylor recommended he convert Tesla's entire balance sheet. ( read original story ...)
Crypto wallet data breach compromises hundreds of thousands of users
Email addresses belonging to hundreds of thousands of users of a cryptocurrency wallet have been leaked online. It is an embarrassing development for Ledger, a hardware wallet manufacturer, who ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Venture Funds Take Steady Approach
The market is definitely more mature than three years ago. Raising [capital] without a product and strong early traction is not possible in the millions [of dollars],” Ana-Maria Yanakieva, an ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-SoftBank prepares to file for SPAC IPO worth up to $600 mln on Monday -Axios
SoftBank's Vision Fund is preparing to raise between $500 million and $600 million via an initial public offering of its first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), U.S. news portal Axios ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Cabinet Oks Record Defense Budget in Face of China Threats
Japan’s cabinet approved a record defense budget plan of about $51.6 billion for the coming year, in what will be the ninth consecutive increase in annual spending amid threats from China and North ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SMFG eyes buying bank in Indonesia after ‘painful’ defeat last year
Japan's second-largest lender Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc is eager to buy a commercial bank in Indonesia, its chief executive said, after a "painful" defeat last year in vying for mid-sized ... ( read original story ...)
4. Nagoya takes last ACL spot
Nagoya Grampus clinched third place and an Asian Champions League playoff berth with a 1-0 win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Saturday, the last day of the J. League top flight season. Naoki Maeda struck ... ( read original story ...)