In a bizarre incident, a Japanese man who was accidentally paid 46.3 million ... "I don't currently have the money and I don't have anything with property value at hand. It's actually difficult to ... ( read original story ...)
MADworld to Partner with UCOLLEX and Animoca Brands Japan on NFTs for Bubble, Vampire in the Garden, and Great Pretender
Officially licensed digital collectibles and NFTs will be launched later this year to revolutionize the collecting experience for anime fans.HONG ... ( read original story ...)
Recession Risks Are Contagious As Japan’s GDP Stumbles—Again
Japan’s economy shrank…Typing these words is maddeningly familiar for long-time Tokyo journalists. After 20 years of deflation, zero interest rates and countless recessions and false dawns, news ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka And Serena Williams Make A Fortune But Remain Outliers Among The Highest-Paid Athletes
Few athletes have the pull on advertisers that Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams do, but the low revenues in most women’s sports leagues mean the tennis aces’ paychecks are exceptions to the rule. ( read original story ...)
Jake Paul is among top ten highest paid-athletes in the world under 25, alongside Naomi Osaka, Max Verstappen and Kylian Mbappe
It has not been long since Jake Paul entered the world of combat sports, but it seems the social media star turned boxer is already reaping the rewards. Paul has reportedly earned $37 million ... ( read original story ...)
How a Trash-Talking Crypto Bro Caused a $40 Billion Crash
Do Kwon, a South Korean entrepreneur, hyped the Luna and TerraUSD cryptocurrencies. Their failures have devastated some traders, though not the investment firms that cashed out early. ( read original story ...)
Benefit sharing scheme to open economic opportunities for rural communities, IPs from PH ‘genetic wealth’
The Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) framework from the country’s genetic wealth will be adopted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as its compliance to the Nagoya Protocol ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Ruling deeming Tokyo’s COVID business restrictions illegal serves as warning
The Tokyo District Court has ruled that an order by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for a restaurant chain operator to shorten its business hours as ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 4,355 new cases, down 400 from last week
The capital also logged seven COVID-19 deaths, while the seven-day average of new infections grew 0.5% from a week before to 3,695.3. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher as Wall Street’s rise lifts tech issues
Tokyo stocks closed higher Wednesday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index hitting a near-two week high after Wall Street's overnight rally gave technology issues here a boost. The 225-issue Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo registers 4,355 COVID cases on May 18
The Japanese capital recorded 4,355 coronavirus infections on May 18 after registering 3,663 cases the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Gov ... ( read original story ...)
Happy anniversary Tokyo Skytree: the iconic tower turns 10 this month
We’ve got a pretty good reason to celebrate this month as Tokyo Skytree rings in its tenth anniversary on Sunday May 22. The iconic addition to the city skyline opened to the public on May 22 2012 and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan OKs plan to release Fukushima nuclear plant wastewater
Japan’s nuclear regulator on Wednesday approved plans by the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant to release its ( read original story ...)
Japan takes steps toward reopening
Japan's government announced Tuesday it will begin allowing small package tours from four countries later this month before gradually opening up to foreign tourism for the first time since it imposed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Inpex targets Australia for growth
Inpex Corp , Japan's top oil and gas producer, wants to to grow in Australia through expansion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) output as well as hydrogen and nature-based carbon offset projects, a ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota taps wells to beat water supply disruption in central Japan
Toyota Motor Corp is using well water at its factories to avoid the impact of an industrial water supply disruption in central Japan, a spokesperson said on Wednesday (May 18). ( read original story ...)