Four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka's name appears on the singles entry list for Wimbledon released by the organisers on Friday, but the Williams sisters were not included. Osaka said last month ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to allow foreigners to work as beauticians, 1st in Japan
The Tokyo metropolitan government said Friday it will allow foreigners to work as beauticians from October using a national regulatio ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese company will pay Tokyo pedestrians to wear their backpack while walking
Participants will place an iPad into the backpack’s pocket to display advertisements through the app while walking around Tokyo. To earn money, Wanna Technologies requires that individuals stay within ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sets new record, brings world closer to internet 100,000 times faster than current speeds
The world is about to get a whole lot faster — 100,000 times faster to be exact, thanks to researchers in Japan who have set a new record for data transmission speeds. The Network Research Institute ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Giant Begins Rescinding Offers Amid Hiring Freeze as Market Continues to Tumble
Popular crypto exchange platform Coinbase has not been immune to this, announcing two weeks ago that the company would begin slowing down its hiring process due to volatile conditions in the market. ( read original story ...)
FTC says victims of crypto scams have lost more than $1 billion since 2021
The world of crypto continues to draw scam artists and fraud. People have reported losing a combined total of over $1 billion due to crypto scams since the beginning of 2021, according to an FTC ... ( read original story ...)
Univest Securities, LLC Announces Closing of $25 Million IPO for its Client Zhong Yang Financial Group Limited (Nasdaq: TOP)
Univest Securities, LLC (“Univest”), a member of FINRA and SIPC, and a full-service investment bank and securities broker-dealer firm based in New York, today announced the closing of the initial ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Automotive Supply Chain Reliance on Plating Job Shops
One of Japan’s secrets to its success in having a well-run domestic automotive supply chain is the presence of readily available plating job shops that can work lock-in-step wit ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo researchers develop cement from food waste
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a technology that can turn scraps into “food cement” for construction and other uses. ( read original story ...)
Regulating crypto assets would protect ‘the rest of us’: Fed’s Waller
Better regulation of the fast-growing world of crypto assets is needed not to keep rich people from losing money but for the sake of everyone else, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto scams are on the rise, draining more than $1 billion in last year
Americans have lost more than $1 billion to cryptocurrency scams since the start of last year, as criminals exploit rising popular interest in scoring quick digital riches, according to a new analysis ... ( read original story ...)
The Lummis-Gillibrand bill draft promises crypto tax wins
An early version of the bipartisan crypto regulation bill revealed that the senators appear to be listening to the industry’s main tax complaints. ( read original story ...)
A Moratorium on Crypto Mining in New York Could Lead To Environmental Wins Nationwide
On June 3, the New York Senate passed the U.S.’s first statewide moratorium on cryptocurrency mining, aimed at energy-intensive operations that use fossil fuels for power. The measure, which still ... ( read original story ...)
Japan records its largest natural population decline, as births fall
In 2021, Japan recorded its lowest number of births in more than a century, according to government data released Friday. The figure is sure to stoke anxieties over the ongoing implications of ... ( read original story ...)
Are We Giving Japan a Square Deal? Ii
Still, the fact remains that Japan has been ruled by an unbroken dynasty ever since the dawn of her history, in which respect she is unique among all the nations of the world. By the Constitution of ... ( read original story ...)
As the downturn hits crypto, a key startup investment source may slow
While the 2021 venture cycle was still booming, every startup sector felt hot. Every geography set records. Founders ruled supreme, venture capitalists lined up to pay steep prices for startup shares, ... ( read original story ...)