Paris Olympics is just around the corner. One year to go and everyone's getting excited. As in other sports, weightlifting too is feeling the heat.Everyone now is asking ... ( read original story ...)
As US planes bombed Japan in World War II, the Japanese sent balloons across the ocean to try to set the US on fire
Japan had limited resources, and bomb-laden balloons were a low-tech way to launch long-range attacks against the US mainland. ( read original story ...)
Canada isn’t doing enough to protect horses flown to Japan for slaughter, advocates say
Animal welfare advocates have filed a legal complaint with Ottawa after a December 2022 shipment of live horses to Japan exceeded the legal 28-hour limit without food, water or rest. However, the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto industry will ‘come up with new things’ and national digital currencies are moving ahead despite recent turmoil, BIS says
"I would assume that the industry will learn from these failures and they will come up with new things," head of the BIS Innovation Hub told Reuters.
FTX has chased politicians like Nancy Pelosi to return donations given before the crypto giant’s collapse. They now have a deadline of February 28 to pay.
FTX previously asked for the money to be returned in December; donor recipients now have until the end of February to return funds.
Crypto firms face big penalties, including jail time, for unauthorized ads following the FTX disaster, UK financial regulator says
Breaches of the new financial promotions guidelines can lead up to a two-year prison sentence, according to the UK regulator.
How Investors Can Improve Crypto Due Diligence
In the aftermath of FTX, whose management team and structure allegedly managed to deceive some of the largest venture capital firms in the world, the importance of due diligence in the crypto space ...
Crypto’s 2023 Job Cuts Run Into Thousands After Just Five Weeks
Crypto companies are continuing to shed workers around the world in the aftermath of last year’s bear market, taking job losses in just the first five weeks of the year into the thousands.
UK watchdog warns crypto firms to prepare for tougher rules on adverts
Britain's financial watchdog warned crypto businesses on Monday to get ready for tighter rules on advertising later in the year, warning that any breaches could mean up to two years in prison.
Tokyo eyes chip revival, but its obedience to US in the way
On July 1, 1987, a group of US lawmakers staged one of the most iconic "Japan-bashing" acts during the height of the US-Japan trade war. Blasting Japanese electronics giant Toshiba for allegedly ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida Apologizes for Aide’s Anti-LGBTQ Comments
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologized for discriminatory comments made by one of his aides last week, reiterating the government’s policy of “respecting diversity and creating an inclusive ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka Gas posts 9-month $10-million loss on Freeport LNG project
Japanese natural gas distributor Osaka Gas Co posted a 1.3 billion yen ($9.9 million) loss for the April-December period, after a fire at the Freeport liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant which has yet ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka Gas posts 9-month $10-mln loss on Freeport LNG project
Japanese natural gas distributor Osaka Gas Co posted a 1.3 billion yen ($9.9 million) loss for the April-December period, after a fire at the Freeport liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant which has yet ... ( read original story ...)
1 worker dead, 2 unconscious after getting caught under metal sheets at Osaka Pref. plant
OSAKA -- A man died and two others are in critical condition after workers at a metal processing plant in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kishiwada were ... ( read original story ...)
Japan confirms 15,612 new COVID-19 cases, including 1,105 in Tokyo
Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 1,105 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Monday. The number is down 713 from a week ago, for a 20th straight day of week-on-week decline. Our site uses ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo station concourse inundated with water gushing from ceiling
A busy passage inside JR Sapporo Station's ticket gate was inundated with water after a large volume of water leaked from the ceiling above ... ( read original story ...)