Aside from the technical aspects of the cryptocurrency, why are people drawn to bitcoin? Experts explain how human behavior plays into the hype. ( read original story ...)
Japanese car subscription startup Nyle secures up to $50M via equity and loans
See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Nyle, the company behind a car subscription service called Carmo, announced on Monday that it has secured about 3.7 billion yen (about $35.7 ... ( read original story ...)
Rocket Staff, startup behind free manga apps, acquired by Japan’s largest anime retailer
Wikimedia Commons / Rocket Staff See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Rocket Staff, known for its “all-you-can-read for free manga” app called Manga King ( iOS ... ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake 54 km east of Iwaki, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred late at night on Saturday 23 January 2021 at 10:12 pm local time near Iwaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, Japan, as reported by NIED. According to preliminary data, ... ( read original story ...)
How the pandemic lifted the lid on the ‘Darwinian world’ of Japan’s sumo
Japanese sumo wrestler Kotokantetsu was uneasy. Coronavirus was raging through Tokyo and ripping through the sumo wrestling fraternity, whose lives are controlled by trainers and handlers. One ... ( read original story ...)
Light tremor of magnitude 4.2 just reported 30 km southeast of Ōfunato, Japan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Ōfunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan, was reported only 11 minutes ago by NIED, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Frothy Squared’: Crypto Firms Are Lining Up to Tap Market Mania
The IPO fever whipping up animal spirits in the stock market has spilled over into the crypto-sphere. After watching investors pour millions into blank-check companies and seeing the likes of JFrog ... ( read original story ...)
An early bitcoin investor says the best time to buy is when nobody’s talking about it – and warns this isn’t the first crypto bubble
An early bitcoin adopter says the best time to buy is when no one's talking about it.He started out with an initial purchase of 2.5 bitcoins in 2013, when the token was trading around $100. The buyer, ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.3 quake hits 30 km east of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan early afternoon
Japan was shaken near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hidaka-gun, Hokkaido, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 only 12 minutes ago, NIED reported. The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 111.3 km beneath the ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 111 km depth
Japan was shaken near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hidaka-gun, Hokkaido, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 only 12 minutes ago, NIED reported. The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 111.3 km beneath the ... ( read original story ...)
With six months to go, the Tokyo Olympics are swimming against a tide of doubt
Organizers acknowledge risks but insist meticulous preparations are being made to ensure the Games can be staged safely. ( read original story ...)
AnyMind Group acquires Tokyo-based cross-border marketing firm Engawa
See the original story in Japanese. AnyMind Group (previously known as AdAsia Holdings), the startup developing and offering AI-based marketing solutions in Japan and other Asian countries, announced ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic costs pile pressure on Tokyo’s finances amid pandemic
The metropolitan government has spent over ¥2 trillion to fight the epidemic while expecting weaker tax revenue, leading to concerns among officials over the capital's finances. ( read original story ...)
Toshiba regains Tokyo exchange’s top category amid calls for better governance
The Tokyo Stock Exchange approved on Friday Toshiba Corp's return to the bourse's first section amid calls from some shareholders for better governance at the Japanese industrial conglomerate. ... ( read original story ...)
Factbox: From triumph of 1964 Olympics to coronavirus: Japan then and now
Japan hoped that hosting the 2020 Olympics would reprise the triumph of 1964, when it became the first Asian Olympics host and gained a huge economic boost, but the coronavirus - which postponed the ... ( read original story ...)
Light tremor of magnitude 4.2 just reported 96 km northeast of Makubetsu, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred only 13 minutes ago 96 km northeast of Makubetsu, Japan, NIED reported. The quake hit at a great depth of 318.8 km beneath the epicenter near Makubetsu, ... ( read original story ...)