YOKOHAMA, Japan, July 03, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Kahala Hotel & Resort Yokohama cordially invites tourists to experience a blend of luxurious dining options and unique local activities that ... ( read original story ...)
Alcaraz marches on at Wimbledon as Osaka returns to Centre Court
Carlos Alcaraz raced into the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday to set up a mouth-watering duel with fellow crowd-pleaser Frances Tiafoe as Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka returned to Centre Court for ... ( read original story ...)
Air Force Ospreys in Japan resume flight ops
Air Force Ospreys assigned to the Japan-based 353rd Special Operations Wing began flying again Tuesday, seven months a deadly crash killed eight airmen. ( read original story ...)
Inside a16z’s Boot Camp for Crypto Startups
This spring, the VC firm schooled a new batch of founders that it hopes can prove the technology is good for more than scams and speculation.
Japan issues new banknotes for the first time in 20 years
Japan's central bank is issuing a new banknote series for the first time in 20 years. The new notes in denominations of 10,000, 5,000 and 1,000 yen (approximately €57, €29 and €6) come "with the ...
Taliban Arrests and Jails 8 People for Holding and Trading Crypto
Crypto traders in Afghanistan are being arrested and imprisoned by the Taliban for dealing in digital assets despite the country's crypto ban.
Most Advisors Still Don’t Want Anything to Do With Crypto, Report Finds
As the issue of regulatory approval for exchange-traded crypto funds turned from if to when, speculation mounted that a new crop of bitcoin ETFs could revitalize the slumping digital-asset market. To ...
Strong earnings help Japan post record tax revenue for 4th year
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's tax revenue for fiscal 2023 reached a record 72.08 trillion yen ($445 billion), the Finance Ministry said Wednesday, setting a new high for the fourth consecutive year, ...
Japan judge sues gov’t, claiming regional allowance gap unconstitutional
The chief judge of the Tsu District Court's civil division filed a lawsuit against the government on July 2, claiming that his salary reduct ... ( read original story ...)
Football: Sagan sink floundering Marinos in Yokohama
Ayumu Yokoyama scored on a long-range one-on-one with keeper William Popp to lift relegation-threatened Sagan Tosu to a 1-0 away win against Yokohama F Marinos in the J-League first division on ... ( read original story ...)
Summer Olympians will get their support systems back in Paris after Tokyo’s COVID bans
Athletes at the last Summer Olympics remember the sadness and longing of competing with nearly no one in the stands, thanks to pandemic-era restrictions in Tokyo three years ago. Not just zero ... ( read original story ...)
Applications for Osaka expo jobs surge to 28 times available slots as pay tops average
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition announced on July 2 that it had received 16,828 applications for 600-plus available posit ... ( read original story ...)
Are Expos still a thing? Next up: Osaka 2025
Expo 2025 will host 161 countries and regions from April 13 to Oct. 13 with the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.” The 155-hectare grounds are under construction on Yumeshima, an ... ( read original story ...)
Olympians get support systems back after Tokyo’s COVID bans
Athletes at the last Summer Olympics remember the sadness and longing of competing with nearly no one in the stands, thanks to pandemic-era restrictions in Tokyo three years ago. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise for 4th day on firm tech issues, weak yen
Tokyo stocks rose Wednesday for the fourth straight trading day, buoyed by buying of technology and exporter issues on the back of th ... ( read original story ...)
Okinawa governor in Tokyo over latest charges against US service members
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa - The governor of Okinawa was scheduled to visit Tokyo on Wednesday to file protests regarding two U.S. service members that were indicted for alleged sexual crimes this year. Gov ... ( read original story ...)