Tokyo confirmed 960 new COVID-19 cases on June 13, down 53 from a week ago, marking the first day since Jan. 11 that the daily tally dropped below 1,000. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 960 more coronavirus cases on June 13, 1st time under 1,000 since Jan.
Japan's capital recorded 960 more COVID-19 cases on June 13 after seeing 1,546 infections the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government a ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo cases fall below 1,000 for first time in five months
Tokyo recorded 960 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, with the daily tally falling below 1,000 for the first time since Jan. 11. The 960 cases were down by 53 from a week before, marking a week-on-week ... ( read original story ...)
A third of social recluses are in their 40s and 50s, Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward finds
The ward’s survey also showed that 1 in 4 hikikomori had isolated themselves from society and not participated in any social activities for at least a decade. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Investor Enters US Market
A joint venture of MC Real Capital Partners and Tokyo Trust Capital acquired The View on Nob Hill Apartments, a 416-unit community in Elmsford, N.Y. ( read original story ...)
Is Japan’s reopening to tourists triggering a series of ‘kamikaze car’ attacks between ‘yakuza’ gangs?
One analyst believes the escalating violence is an attempt by the Yamaguchi-gumi to eliminate a rival by absorbing its members before Japan reopens its borders to tourists. ( read original story ...)
Japan has opened the door to Ukrainians. Its tech sector may get a boost in return.
Businesses are taking note of prewar efforts in Ukraine to improve its tech capabilities, and some see lessons for Japan as it attempts to level up its own digital economy. ( read original story ...)
The biggest crypto scams of 2022 (so far)
Join Mashable as we take a mid-year breather to look back at everything that's delighted, amazed, or just confused us in 2022 (so far). We're only six months into 2022 and billions of dollars in ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin briefly drops below $25,000 as $150 billion wiped off crypto markets over the weekend
Factors including rampant inflation and an imminent interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve, along with an issue at Celsius, are behind the sell-off. ( read original story ...)
‘The IMF is evil’: Rich countries take aim at nations adopting crypto
The IMF is evil,” was one typical Twitter response to last month’s move, punctuated with an emoji of an extended middle finger. Across four continents, tensions over the future of money have mounted ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto carnage continues! Investors lose over $2 trillion in eight months
Bitcoin, the largest crypto token, is barely above the $25,000 level. It has dropped more than 20 per cent over the weekend, with its market cap slipping below $500 billion or half a trillion. ( read original story ...)
Here’s what young entrepreneurs and investors think about crypto
Crypto has gone mainstream. Once an esoteric investment held by a select group of people on the internet, it’s now something many investors hold in their portfolio. The global cryptocurrency… Read Mor ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Lender Celsius Freezes Withdrawals, Fueling Market Rout
Celsius Network Ltd. paused withdrawals, swaps and transfers on its platform, fueling a broader market selloff as traders continued to question the sustainability of high-yielding tokens in the wake ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 3.01%
Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Precision Instruments and Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic sectors propelled shares lower. At ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 960 more coronavirus cases on June 13
Japan's capital recorded 960 more COVID-19 cases on June 13 after registering 1,546 infections the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Governm ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ward office rejects couple’s marriage registry under separate surnames
A Japanese couple who kept their own surnames when they got married in the United States were told by a Tokyo ward office Monday that their marriage could not be registered using the two different ... ( read original story ...)