Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has become the first athlete to join Evolve, the sports agency co-founded by four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo closes books on costly, pandemic-delayed Olympics
Organizers of last year’s COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics were expected to place the final cost of the Games at 1.42 trillion yen, about twice what was forecast when the IOC awarded them in 2013. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto’s latest meltdown leaves punters bruised and bewildered
For Jeremy Fong, U.S. crypto lender Celsius was an ideal place to stash his digital currency holdings - and earn some spending money from its double-digit interest rates along the way. ( read original story ...)
Cryptoverse: Crypto lenders face a DeFi drubbing
Crypto lending may not be down and out, but it's certainly on the ropes. Crypto lenders have boomed over the past two years, attracting tens of billions of dollars in bitcoin, ether and other coins ... ( read original story ...)
Workers at collapsed crypto operator Terraform Labs put on no-fly list
South Korean prosecutors have banned Terraform Labs employees from leaving the country as an investigation into the company and its co-founders deepens after the $40bn implosion of its cryptocurrency. ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan’s policy mix is ‘not really sustainable,’ says Goldman Sachs
Zach Pandl of the investment bank says that Japan, because of yield curve control, is "importing the volatility in the U.S. macroeconomy." ... ( read original story ...)
The Weak Yen Could Push Japan Further Into Stagnation
Japan is still trying to export its way out of stagnation by devaluing the yen, but it won't work. On the contrary, it may worsen the situation, as Japan is dependent on commodity imports to grow its ... ( read original story ...)
Catalonia And Sapporo Slip In The Race To Land The 2030 Olympics
Salt Lake City and Utah business and political leaders want the 2030 Winter Games and those people may have gotten two small breaks because two of the other areas vying for the 2030 Olympics have run ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares open higher with eyes on Powell testimony
TOKYO: Tokyo shares opened higher Tuesday, as investors wait to hear Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell address ... ( read original story ...)
Japan accuses Chinese ships of maritime trespassing
Tokyo also says Beijing has ‘set up a new drilling facility for gas fields in a contested area’ of East China Sea - Anadolu Agency ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s latest unicorn is a Thailand mobile payments firm
“While we are always considering ways to grow our business, our options could later include a global ... to new markets including Vietnam and the Philippines. Apart from Japan and Thailand, Opn ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court says ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional
The Osaka court ruling underscores how divisive the issue remains in Japan, the only member of the Group of Seven major industrialized nations that does not recognize same-sex unions. ( read original story ...)
Court rules Japan government not responsible for Fukushima disaster
Japan top court has ruled that the government is not liable for damages to those who suffered losses during the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rebounds from 3-month low as cyclical stocks gain
TOKYO, June 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei climbed on Tuesday after falling to a three-month low in the previous session, as investors scooped up beaten-down cyclical stocks, while U.S. futures ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister says to respond to FX moves appropriately if necessary
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday that he was concerned about recent sharp yen weakening and would appropriately respond to the exchange market moves if necessary.Suzuki also t ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto investors’ hot streak ends as harsh ‘winter’ descends
As prices plunge It’s a dizzying turn of events for investments and companies that at the start of 2022 seemed to be at their financial and cultural apex. Crypto-evangelizing companies ran commercials ... ( read original story ...)