Naomi Osaka is finally returning to Wimbledon after a 5-year hiatus. She last played at SW19 in 2019, losing to Yulia Putintseva in the first round. Osaka made her comeback after maternity leave at ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin nears $62,000 amid Mt. Gox customer repayments
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) hovers below $62,000 Wednesday morning as the cryptocurrency has run up by nearly 40% in 2024 year-to-date. Yahoo Finance Senior Markets Reporter Jared Blikre explains how ...
Japan authorities on high alert against rapid yen decline, says top currency diplomat
"It is generally accepted that the current weakness in the yen is not necessarily justified, therefore believed to be driven by speculators," Kanda, vice finance minister for ... in mind on when to ...
B.League: Ray Parks embarks on a ‘new chapter’ with Osaka Evessa
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. has joined Osaka Evessa during the Japan B.League offseason frenzy. Evessa revealed on Wednesday that Parks Jr. signed with Evessa weeks after the Filipino import left his previous ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Media Company Received A Major Investment From An Athletes-Led Fund
Naomi Osaka's media company, Hana Kuma, is growing. The tennis star's co-founded production firm reportedly received an investment from The Players Fund, a UK based VC that gives investments in ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin heads towards Japan? Assessing if THIS move will finally help BTC
Despite a recent downturn in Bitcoin's [BTC] price, affecting the broader cryptocurrency market, Japanese firm Metaplanet is doubling down on its Bitcoin strategy. At press time, BTC was trading at ...
Dems mocked crypto, now a $160M bitcoin war chest could ruin their November: ‘Our Founding Fathers would have been bitcoiners’
Several or the world’s largest crypto currency firms have reportedly organized a political spending war chest of over $160 million that they plan to deploy this year in support of candidates who ...
To mitigate risk in crypto, some investors turn to mining rigs
The content of this article is not meant to constitute financial advice. Bitcoin mining companies are transforming investment strategies as the cryptocurrency market evolves. In a recent discussion, ...
Cardano Price Prediction: As ADA Foils A DDoS Attack, Experts Say This ICO Might Be The Best Crypto To Buy During The Dip
According to Philip Disarro, founder of Cardano development firm Anastasia, the DDoS attack was a quick fix. It only required the deregistering of staked credentials that the exploiter used. This ...
Japan’s Nikkei 225 hits over 2-month high; Asian chip firms track Nvidia rebound
Australia's weighted consumer price index is expected to be 3.8% in May, according to a Reuters poll of economists, higher than the 3.6% recorded in April. Singapore's May factory output will also be ...
Shahab Zahedi Nets against Yokohama F. Marinos
Zahedi gave host Avispa Fukuoka a lead in the 20th minute with a header and Wellington Luis de Sousa made it 2-0 in the 70th minute. With seven minutes remaining, Jun Amano pulled a goal back. Avispa ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Marathon Joins Other Major Marathons in Adding Non-Binary Runners Category
The Tokyo Marathon is adding a non-binary category for runners from 2025, making it last of the six World Major Marathons to do so. The marathon with a planned field of about 38,000 runners will set ... ( read original story ...)
Life begins at 57 for Japanese striker King Kazu. He acknowledges ‘I’m at quite an age’
TOKYO — Kazuyoshi Miura was matter-of-fact about it this week when he joined Japanese club Atletico Suzuka. “I'm at quite an age," he said in a Tokyo news conference. Yes he is. Miura is 57, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan chipmaker Kioxia to file preliminary IPO application, sources say
Bain Capital-backed chipmaker Kioxia plans to submit a preliminary application to list shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the coming days, two people familiar with the matter said. The chipmaker ...
Japan’s Nikkei rallies to more than two-month high on fresh tech momentum
Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed more than 1 per cent to secure a 2½ month closing peak on Wednesday (Jun 26), as investors snapped up technology stocks and chip-related heavyweights surged. Read ...
Tourism surges to Japan’s No. 2 ‘export,’ behind cars
TOKYO -- Spending by foreign visitors in Japan has quintupled over the past decade to become Japan's second-largest export category, underscoring a shift from goods to services.