Formula One series leader Max Verstappen has claimed pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix in qualifying by finishing .581 seconds ahead of McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ward councilor panned over ‘biased teaching may lead to homosexuality’ comment
An assembly member of the capital's Taito Ward has been criticized for his remark on school education on the subject of LGBTQ and other sexua･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Facing eviction, a beloved Little Tokyo cafe charts its survival in a gentrifying city
In a dispute with its landlord, Suehiro Café opts to plant a new flag in downtown. 'I still feel like it's my mother's restaurant,' says second-generation owner Kenji Suzuki. ( read original story ...)
Japan winner’s trophy will light up with flag colours when kissed
The trophy for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix will light up in the colours of the winner's national flag when he kisses it on the podium after the race. ( read original story ...)
Construction costs of 2025 Expo in Osaka expected to rise to over $1.5 bil.
NHK has learned that the organizer of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka expects construction costs for the expo site may balloon to some 230 billion yen, or about 1.55 billion dollars. That would be ... ( read original story ...)
Addiction Tokyo Sets Its Eyes Stateside With a Global Launch
Addiction Tokyo has created, well, quite an addiction in Japan with their makeup products. Toting “skin melt technology,” overseas the brand is known for its long-wearing eyeshadows ... ( read original story ...)
Global housing market sees reduced bubble risk, with Zurich and Tokyo exceptions
The global risk of housing bubbles has significantly decreased in 2023, with only Zurich and Tokyo remaining in the bubble risk category, according to the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index 2023 ... ( read original story ...)
Is it ‘way more risky to hold fiat’ in Latin America and Africa than crypto?
With blockchain, everything's public. In terms of fraud, at the settlement level, crypto is actually way better than fiat or credit cards, but the distinction is that anything that's hot, anything ...
Bitcoin rises, posting its third week of back-to-back gains: CNBC Crypto World
CNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and ...
Japan Finance Minister Suzuki says FX intervention had certain effects
Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that the currency interventions Tokyo conducted last year had certain ...
From SF to Tokyo: MetaCher Brings the ‘Prompt is Art’ Concept to Tokyo With AI+I=All?
MetaCher's Refreshing Tokyo Solo Exhibition on AI and Human Imagination SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 20, 2023 / Silicon Valley-based artist MetaCher recently closed /imagine… AI+I=All?, ...
Man given 6 years for killing student at her request in Sapporo
A Sapporo court on Friday sentenced a 54-year-old man to six years in prison for killing a female university student at her request and then mutilating her corpse. In handing down the ruling, the ... ( read original story ...)
CDL acquires 256-room Osaka hotel for $78.5 mil
This is CDL's third hotel acquisition in 2023. City Developments Limited (CDL) C09 has acquired the Bespoke Hotel Osaka Shinsaibashi for 8.5 billion yen ($78.5 million). The acquisition was made via ...
Japan Says It Can’t Cut China Out of Economy Amid Rising Military Tensions
"I think we need them, and they need us," Japanese Foreign Ministry deputy spokesperson Okano Yukiko told Newsweek. ( read original story ...)
Vitalik Buterin, the man behind ethereum, talks crypto and the U.S. crackdown
The Russia-born coder, who built ethereum in his late teens, doesn't stay long in one place anymore. Meanwhile, the list of places he won't go keeps growing.
Softbank, Temasek backed Ola Electric to file IPO papers by end of October – Reuters
Lalam/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Indian e-scooter maker Ola Electric fast-tracked its listing move as it aims to file regulatory papers for its near $700 million IPO before the ...