While her tennis is on pause, the 25-year-old has proven that she can still be competitive and stay connected to sport through her various off-court pursuits. ( read original story ...)
Welcome to the club
WHEN THE CLUB LOUNGE STAFF at the Ritz-Carlton Osaka say they will organise a running/cycling tour to Osaka castle for you, they don’t just make the arrangements. They go with you. Cajoling you into a ... ( read original story ...)
Seeking A Better Business Philosophy: Silicon Valley Meets A Japanese Mindset
Holding to this dual focus is more powerful and can create more important results than either philosophy in isolation. ( read original story ...)
N.Y Congressman Torres Wants The SEC Investigated Over Controversial Crypto License
Critics claim that low-profile Prometheum “has a license but no business.” Is its license just a facade that allows the SEC to say digital-asset exchanges can register?
Sell crypto platform Coinbase before its earnings report, Barclays says
Investors should dump Coinbase ahead of its earnings report, Barclays warned. Analyst Benjamin Budish downgraded the crypto platform to underweight from equal weight while raising his price target by ...
Japan’s Kishida to visit Middle East to talk energy markets, offer green tech
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to discuss energy markets on a trip to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Qatar later this month, aiming to offer Japanese technologies for net zero transition, ( read original story ...)
I moved my family from the US to Japan. Healthcare and housing are significantly cheaper and I feel a lot safer here.
Alex Evans moved to Japan so his son could spend more time with his grandparents. What was going to be a temporary move turned out to be permanent. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Inpex buys 50% in Enel’s Australia renewable business in green push
Japan's Inpex said on Thursday it has bought a 50% stake in the Australian renewable business of Italy's Enel, as the Japanese oil and gas producer expands into green energy. ( read original story ...)
Japan Expects EU to Lift Food Import Restrictions, Official Says
Japan expects the European Union to announce it is lifting import restrictions on Japanese food products imposed in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. ( read original story ...)
Teen tourist carves name into 1,200-year-old Japanese temple
A teenage tourist carved his name into an 8th-century temple in Japan’s Nara prefecture last week, police said, the latest example of bad tourist behavior this summer. According to police, the 17-year ... ( read original story ...)
New Bitcoin ETFs Now? Amid the Crypto Crackdown?
Big investment companies like BlackRock, Fidelity and Invesco are still trying to create an easy way to buy digital assets.
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.49%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Retail, Mining and Fishery sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.49%. The best performers of the ...
Japan’s Nikkei rebounds on boost from chip-related stocks
Japan's Nikkei share average posted its biggest jump in nearly two weeks on Thursday, boosted by heavyweight chip-related stocks. The Nikkei index ended up 1.49% at 32,419.33, its biggest one-day jump ...
Japan’s top FX diplomat Kanda says watching yen moves carefully
Japan's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Thursday authorities were watching currency market moves carefully, in the wake of the yen's rebound from recent weakness. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Seven & i posts 20% drop in Q1 profit
Japan's Seven & i Holdings, the world's largest convenience store operator, reported a nearly 20% fall in first-quarter operating profit on Thursday. Profit fell to 81.99 billion yen ($590.70 million) ... ( read original story ...)
Empowering Women In Web3: 4 Crypto Organizations Promoting Gender Equality
Women are underrepresented in Web3 facing the same challenges that women face in entrepreneurship, in the art world and in scientific fields in general. And yet, there are many reasons that women in ...