a PhD candidate at Cornell University writing a dissertation on race in Japanese hip-hop and a correspondent on ‘Vice News Tonight.’ “Rui Hachimura, if he succeeds, it’s going to be another level.” ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Line Reportedly Close to Obtaining FSA License for Japanese Crypto Exchange
The news was reported by Cointelegraph Japan on June 20. According to the report, Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) could issue the company with an exchange license as early as this month. ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic tickets: Be prepared to be disappointed
"It's good news for the demand, and bad news on the ticket side and the public." Tokyo's organizing committee was unable Thursday to say how many Japan residents got tickets, and it's unclear if -- or ... ( read original story ...)
Top-ranked Osaka gets 1st-round win in Birmingham on grass
BIRMINGHAM, England — A day after saying she was "not really that comfortable" playing on grass, top-ranked Naomi Osaka needed three sets to get past her first-round opponent at the Birmingham Classic ... ( read original story ...)
IOC proposes Tokyo 2020 Games boxing plan without AIBA
"To allow the athletes a second chance to qualify for Tokyo we will have a final Olympic qualifying event probably in May next year," IOC sports director Kit McConnell told a news conference. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan rejects Korean fund plan to compensate forced wartime labor
Speaking at a regular news conference before the South Korean announcement, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga repeated Tokyo's call to refer the dispute to an international arbitration ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Exports Slump, Hopes Turn to Trump-Xi
The unsurprising drop serves as a reminder of a headwind buffeting the Bank of Japan, which meets to set policy on Thursday. The latest bad news on Japan’s economy came just after things were looking ... ( read original story ...)