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How Crypto Traders Can Turn $100 to $500K Before End of December
The cryptocurrency market is abuzz with enthusiasm as Bitcoin (BTC) has recently achieved a remarkable milestone, hitting an impressive all-time high of ...
Ethereum is primed for a breakout, according to top crypto analyst
Fundstrat's Sean Farrell has nailed Bitcoin's price the past two years. Now, he says it's Ethereum's time to shine ...
Finance Ministry official arrested for taking upskirt photo in Tokyo
A 44-year-old official from Japan's Finance Ministry has been arrested for allegedly taking an upskirt photo of a woman at a train station in the suburbs of Tokyo, police said. Yasutaka Yoneta, who ...
Osaka Pref. volleyball coach attended practice despite suspension for physical punishment
The head coach of an elementary school volleyball team who was suspended for physical punishment against children was given access to practic ... ( read original story ...)
Observation Device Shows High Accuracy in Typhoons
Researchers in Japan have demonstrated the high accuracy of their newly developed typhoon observation device, which is designed to drop from an ( read original story ...)
Inside an Abandonned Japanese Love Hotel…
Japan's creepiest abandoned love hotel has a few surprises... Hidden into a small village of abandoned Japanese hotels near Nagoya, the most surprising thing is how quickly this place fell apart. Not to ( read original story ...)
Japan, India startups to study laser-equipped satellite to tackle space debris
Space startups in Japan and India said on Tuesday they had agreed to jointly study using laser-equipped satellites to remove debris from orbit, an experimental approach to the increasingly imminent problem of orbital congestion. ( read original story ...)
Waymo is sending autonomous vehicles to Japan for first international tests
The vehicles will be driven manually for the purposes of gathering mapping data and will be managed by a local taxi fleet operator, Nihon Kotsu. About 25 vehicles will be sent, with the first set to arrive in early 2025. ( read original story ...)
Sex offenses grow against kids in Japan, with perpetrators using multiple SNS accounts
Year by year, sexual assaults and other major crimes committed against children by strangers they met over social media are occurring more ... ( read original story ...)
Former England Assistant Holland Takes Over At Japan’s Yokohama
Former England assistant Steve Holland was named manager of Japanese club Yokohama F-Marinos on Tuesday, following in the footsteps of Harry Kewell and Ange Postecoglou. ( read original story ...)
Former England assistant Holland named Yokohama F Marinos manager
Former England assistant coach Steve Holland has been named the new manager of Yokohama F Marinos, the J.League side said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Three years on, mourners remember those lost in Osaka arson attack
My life completely changed,' said one woman who lost her son in the attack on a mental health clinic in Osaka’s Kita Ward that left 26 dead. ( read original story ...)
Japan targets 40-50% power supply from renewable energy by 2040
Japan wants renewable energy to account for up to 50% of its electricity mix by fiscal year 2040 with nuclear power taking up another 20%, according to a draft of its revised basic energy policy, as it makes a clean energy push while meeting rising power demand. ( read original story ...)
Orioles sign veteran RHP Tomoyuki Sugano to a 1-year contract after his MVP season in Japan
The Baltimore Orioles agreed to a one-year contract with Japanese star Tomoyuki Sugano, a right-hander coming off an MVP season in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factory activity shrinks for sixth straight month, services activity improves in December
The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI increased to 49.5 in December 2024, from November’s eight-month low of 49.0, above the market forecasts of 49.2, preliminary estimates showed. However, it ...