Canadian-owned and operated restaurant franchise and DonerNorth to elevate and expand Edo Japan's brand to new customersTORONTO, April 6, 2022 ... ( read original story ...)
Banks Are ‘Very Far Away’ From Trading Crypto, Genesis CEO Says
Banks won’t be embracing Bitcoin with the same level of enthusiasm that individual investors have exhibited any time soon, the head of crypto prime brokerage Genesis Global Trading said, thanks to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to lift COVID-19 entry ban for 106 countries including US
TOKYO — Japan plans to ease COVID-related border restrictions by lifting its entry ban for foreign nationals from 106 countries, including the United States, Britain, and France on Friday, the ... ( read original story ...)
B.League: Parks’ Nagoya escapes as Thirdy, Kiefer teams fall again
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. was limited to four points but Takumi Saito delivered the game-winning lay-up as Nagoya edged Osaka, 89-87, in Japan B.League on Wednesday at ... ( read original story ...)
Parks’ silent night hardly matters as Nagoya stays in top eight
BOBBY Ray Parks was held to just four points but the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins found a way to pull through an 89-87 squeaker over Osaka Evessa Wednesday in the 2021-22 B.League season at Dolphins' Arena ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Vice’ offers a stylized tour of Japan’s criminal underworld
The rules are gnarlier than usual in Tokyo Vice, a new HBO Max drama based on the memoir of the same title by Jake Adelstein. Adapted for TV by Adelstein's childhood friend J.T. Rogers — who wrote the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Vice’: Ansel Elgort Gets Into Trouble on the Job in First Look (VIDEO)
But as with every mystery, nothing and no one is truly what or who they seem to be, and that’s apparent in an exclusive first look clip from the series which kicks off on Thursday, April 7. Premiering ... ( read original story ...)
Will Smith’s slap became crypto. Inside the wild world of memecoins.
Once considered a humorous version of cryptocurrency, memecoins are now rife with scams, critics say, making it a particularly dangerous product. ( read original story ...)
Welcome to the girlbossification of crypto
From start-up capital to investment opportunities, women have long had limited access to tech riches, a pattern that is now repeating itself in crypto spaces. Twice as many men invest in ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Binance.US valued at $4.5 bln in first external funding round
Crypto exchange Binance.US said on Wednesday it had raised more than $200 million in a seed funding round at a pre-money valuation of $4.5 billion. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchange Binance.US Raises $200 Million Seed Round At $4.5 Billion Valuation
The U.S. franchise of the world's largest crypto exchange, Binance.com has raised $200 million to help grow the business and diversify its revenue base. However, it must move quickly to succeed amidst ... ( read original story ...)
CNBC: Japan’s central bank will be ‘alarmed’ if yen crosses 130 per dollar, says ex-vice minister
The Bank of Japan will be “alarmed” if the Yen weakens beyond 130 per dollar, according to Japan’s former vice minister of finance for international affairs, Eisuke Sakakibara, CNBC reported. The yen ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JICA, Afreximbank ink $200 mln loan deal to accelerate Africa’s socio-economic recovery
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement worth $200 million with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to support COVID-19 responses through the private sector and ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Vice’ Review: A New Type of Noir
HBO Max’s new series is based loosely on a Missouri-born man’s time as a crime reporter at a major Japanese newspaper. ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Vice’ Review: Nippon Noir
HBO Max’s new series is based loosely on a Missouri-born man’s time as a crime reporter at a major Japanese newspaper. ( read original story ...)
Japan to lift COVID-19 entry ban for 106 countries
Tokyo has been gradually relaxing pandemic-induced curbs but the loosened border regime does not mean a full reopening to tourists ... ( read original story ...)