Japan’s current border rules for foreign tourists are among the most restrictive in Asia. But Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s COVID-19 policy response and slow reopening have earned public ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Keene’s Japan (Pt. 10): Bringing news of prisoners’ safety to families around Tokyo
Donald Keene, who had stayed in China's Tsingtao for a period after World War II, finally set foot on Japan's mainland in December 1945. Thou ... ( read original story ...)
Shohei Ohtani is ‘Made In Japan’ with American adaptations
Shohei Ohtani is doing things no other player has ever done, a point of pride for Japanese like Fumihiro Fujisawa. Fujisawa is the president of the Association of American Baseball Research — similar ... ( read original story ...)
JP – Submerged secrets: The hunt for Japan’s underwater ruins
Kublai Khan sent a massive fleet of over 4,000 vessels carrying more than 140,000 soldiers to invade the Japanese archipelago — the second such attempt by the Mongol ruler after a previous mission in ... ( read original story ...)
How Steam changed Japan’s doujin games from elusive treasures to international hits
Japan's tiniest indie games went from rare CD-Rs to million-selling downloads. It's August 16th, 2008. The 11th Touhou game, Subterranean Animism, releases today at Comiket, trying to buy a copy is an ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto miners moved over $300 million of bitcoin in one day, and some are dropping out altogether
New data from blockchain analytics firm CryptoQuant shows that miners are rapidly exiting their bitcoin positions.
SoftBank halts work on Arm’s London IPO following political turmoil- FT
SoftBank has put on hold plans for a London initial public offering of the British chip technology firm Arm because of the political turmoil in the UK government, the Financial Times reported on ...
SoftBank Halts Work on London IPO of Chip Designer Arm, FT Says
SoftBank Group Corp. has put plans for a London initial public offering of chip designer Arm Ltd. on hold because of political turmoil in the UK government, the Financial Times reported, citing people ...
Japan, China cut holdings of U.S. Treasuries to multi-year lows -data
Japan and China pared back holdings of U.S. Treasuries in May to multi-year lows, data from the U.S. Treasury department showed on Monday. Japan's holdings fell to $1.212 trillion, the lowest since ...
Monday Slice: Naomi Osaka fights jetlag in Japan, LeBron James wishes he could be a tennis player
The four-time Grand Slam champion recently teamed up with the basketball great for the launch of her new media company—but it seems they could have almost been mixed doubles partners instead. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka to make comeback at the Silicon Valley Classic
Former World No 1 Naomi Osaka has accepted a wild card entry into the main draw of the Silicon Valley Classic at San José State University. Osaka limped out of the French Open before taking time off ... ( read original story ...)
Messi, Mbappe and other PSG stars draw thousands in Tokyo
Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe drew gasps from a crowd of thousands in Tokyo yesterday as Paris Saint-Germain held the first training session of their Japanese tour About 13,000 fans turned up ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Bullet train to the moon and Mars: Researchers plan living facilities in space
Researchers plan living facilities in space - The space train would travel between the Earth, the moon, and Mars. ( read original story ...)
Hot New Crypto App? It Could Be a Fake That Will Steal Your Money, FBI Says
Scammers create fake versions of legit crypto apps to trick users into giving up their funds. So far, they've stolen $42.7 million from 244 people, the FBI says.
Crypto exchange Gemini executes second round of layoffs less than two months after axing 10% of staff
Just seven weeks after crypto exchange Gemini cut approximately 10% of its workforce due to “turbulent market conditions,” the startup has made a second round of layoffs, TechCrunch has learned, and ...
A rally in bitcoin and ether push crypto market cap back above $1 trillion as digital assets struggle against bear market
Investor sentiment often follows price, so if the rally in bitcoin and ether can hold, it should lure more investors back into the crypto space.