Will Salt Lake City’s Japanese rival for the 2030 Winter Games become ‘too hot to handle’ or be helped by IOC delaying decision on Olympic host? ( read original story ...)
Celtic deal for ‘new big project’ now ‘likely’ at Parkhead
Celtic have ‘every reason to be optimistic’ about their chances of signing Yokohama F. Marinos midfielder Tomoki Iwata, Dean Jones has told GiveMeSport ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on Wall St. losses, COVID surge in China
Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street, as a sharp rise in coronavirus infections in China damp ... ( read original story ...)
Families moving out of Tokyo to get up to 1 mil. yen per child
The government is set to offer families relocating from the Tokyo metropolitan area up to 1 million yen ($7,500) per child, up from 300,000 yen, as part of efforts to reduce population concentration ... ( read original story ...)
“Seems likely” – Journalist hints Celtic could soon sign 25 y/o star for Postecoglou
Celtic have ‘every reason to be optimistic’ about their chances of signing Yokohama F. Marinos midfielder Tomoki Iwata, journalist Dean Jones has told GiveMeSport. The 25-year-old appears to be ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 2022 Stock Losses Limited by Defense, Reopening Bets
Gains in defense and reopening stocks countered losses in technology shares to help the Japanese equity market stave off the steep declines seen in global peers this year. With a sharp weakening of the yen from March into October also boosting the nation’s stocks, ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Kraken to halt operating in Japan
Kraken plans to stop operating in Japan at the end of January, the cryptocurrency exchange announced on Wednesday. It said it will also deregister there.
Crypto Winter Gets Colder as Kraken Closes Japanese Operations
The ripple effect of another major crypto exchange shuttering some operations is causing cryptocurrencies to struggle on Wednesday.
Martina Navratilova on Noami Osaka: ‘Forces outside tennis are affecting her more than anything else’
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova thinks that Naomi Osaka’s ventures outside of tennis are largely to blame for the 25-year-olds recent poor form. Osaka was last seen in September at the Japan Open ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchange Kraken to End Japan Operations
The decision was prompted by "current market conditions in Japan in combination with a weak crypto market globally," the company said in a blog post on Wednesday. Kraken users in the country have ...
After FTX’s spectacular collapse, where does crypto go from here?
The next chapter is still being written, but boosters stay the long term viability of cryptocurrency technologies like the blockchain remain sound.
Over $3 Billion Stolen In Crypto Heists: Here Are The Eight Biggest
It was a record year for crypto hacks. Decentralized finance was thee prime target, accounting for two thirds of all hacks.
The Sam Bankman-Fried-backed crypto Solana has lost nearly all its value this year and is still crashing as key projects bail
The token was once touted as an "Ethereum killer," but in 2022 it has crashed 94% amid the FTX scandal and crypto winter.
Bank of Japan starts unscheduled bond buying in response to rising yields
The Bank of Japan conducted an unscheduled bond buying operation as a surge in global yields threatened to spread to Japan, Bloomberg reported. The move came after the central bank widened its yield ...
Temple Univ. saddened by death of board member in murder near Tokyo
Temple University Japan has expressed shock and deep sadness at the death of board member William Bishop, a 69-year-old U.S. nation ... ( read original story ...)
How crypto industry can move on after the fall of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
Arrest of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried could be turning point for what was an immature crypto industry becoming a real grown-up powerhouse.