Japan will forgo setting a ceiling on defense spending in next fiscal year's annual budget, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Saturday, highlighting Tokyo's interest in boosting defense at a time of ... ( read original story ...)
Bankruptcy And Crypto
We’re about to find out the hard way just how protected crypto investors are in the event of collapse of crypto firms, as crypto is being put on trial in bankruptcy courts for the first time. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s Mahathir pays condolence visit to ex-PM Abe’s home in Tokyo
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad paid a condolence visit to the home of slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tok ... ( read original story ...)
New Silent Hill Game Could Be Revealed At Tokyo Games Show in September
The rumored Silent Hill is being eagerly awaited by fans all across the world, and it seems like we could be getting a reveal soon. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo chosen to host 2025 track world championships
Track and field officials awarded the 2025 world championships to Tokyo on Thursday, bringing runners, jumpers and throwers back to the home of last year’s Olympics, where they competed in front of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Tech researchers develop the first synthetic mechanosensitive potassium channel
Intrigued by the properties of ion channel proteins commonly observed in cells, Tokyo Tech researchers have developed the first synthetic mechanosensitive potassium channel using a newly developed ... ( read original story ...)
New Report Shows Criminals Are Mixing Crypto Streams to Conceal Revenue
These so-called ‘mixer’ services are supposedly a way to make crypto transactions more private, but they’re being used to obscure criminal funding. ( read original story ...)
Russia is banning crypto payments
Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a law Friday banning the use of crypto payments for goods and services. ( read original story ...)
Democrats release ‘disturbing’ crypto mining investigation
Lawmakers found crypto mining is responsible for a "significant — and rapidly growing — amount of carbon emissions." And they want the EPA to do something about it. ( read original story ...)
Leaked emails: Crypto exchange Coinbase is ‘temporarily shutting down’ its US affiliate-marketing program
Embattled crypto exchange Coinbase will be temporarily shutting down its affiliate-marketing program on July 19. ( read original story ...)
Lawmakers: US Crypto-Mining Companies Need to Disclose Energy Usage
Little is known about the full scope of cryptomining activity,' lawmakers including Sen. Elizabeth Warren tell the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. ( read original story ...)
Japan to Forgo Setting Ceiling on Next Year’s Defense Spending – Nikkei
Japan's government will forgo setting a ceiling on defense spending in next fiscal year's annual budget, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Saturday. The government usually sets a ceiling on spending ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Coach to Discuss Mental Endurance at Equinox Event
The alliance with Break the Love will give select members in the Hamptons access to tennis and pickleball courts. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Toggle Hotel Brings Color to Bleisure Trend
The Toggle Hotel has painted its interior mostly in only two colors, accentuating how guests can toggle between leisure and business. ( read original story ...)
Crypto winter is the time to build, a Polygon co-founder says
Antoni Martin, enterprise lead at Polygon, wasn’t happy about the crypto crash. But he thinks that this is the time to “differentiate between speculation and build.” He’s done his own share of ... ( read original story ...)
Can NFTs Weather the Crypto Winter Amid OpenSea Layoffs?
About 1 in 5 employees at OpenSea have been laid off, according to CEO Devin Finzer. In total, the company cut 20% of its workforce. Finzer posted a screenshot of a slack message, where he discussed ... ( read original story ...)