And don't just stop in Tokyo. Take the train to Kyoto for Imperial Palaces, Geishas, and 500-year-old Kaiseki cuisine. ( read original story ...)
China Olympic swimming allegations: Wada founder Dick Pound ‘disgusted’ by Usada ‘lies and distortions’ over Tokyo cases
Comments come during an extraordinary meeting of the Wada Foundation Board to discuss the fallout from the revelation that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for TMZ ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JERA to invest $32 billion in LNG, renewables and new fuels over decade
Japan's top power utility JERA said on Thursday it plans to invest 5 trillion yen ($32.4 billion) over the coming decade into renewable energy and new fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia, as well as ...
Inside Naomi Osaka’s post-baby tennis comeback: the four-time grand slam winner, who made headlines as a mental health advocate, returned to the international circuit this …
American player posted three solid wins at the recent Italian Open, cementing a post-baby comeback begun at the Brisbane International in January Osaka captured the world's attention in 2018 when she ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Stocks Post Record Dividends & Buybacks: How to Play It
Japan’s largest banks predict reaping combined record profits of more than $21 billion for the fiscal year started in April, after the country’s central bank - the Bank of Japan (BOJ) - ended its ...
Japan grappling with invasive raccoon population
Japan's invasive raccoon problem has worsened over the last decade despite efforts to eradicate the species. Raccoons are not native to Japan and arrived in the 1970s as pets. ( read original story ...)
The Clock Is Ticking for Democrats on Crypto
L ast week, crypto was in the news yet again. Donald Trump declared himself an unabashed supporter while unveiling a new line of mugshot NFTs at Mar-a-Lago. On the same day, the Biden Administration announced it would veto efforts to undo a widely-disliked SEC accounting bulletin that prevents the custody of crypto by many firms.
Crypto Personality Thomas John Sfraga Pleads Guilty to Fraud: Shockwaves Ripple Through Cryptocurrency Community
Thomas John Sfraga has admitted to wire fraud following accusations of swindling over a dozen victims into investing in fraudulent ventures, including fake cryptocurrency schemes. A prominent crypto personality, Thomas John Sfraga, pleads guilty to fraud charges.
IPO-Bound Ola Electric In Discussions With Kaynes Tech’s Arm To Make Chips For Its EVs
Ola Electric is in discussions with Mysuru-based Kaynes Technology’s semiconductor arm Kaynes Semicon to manufacture chips for its EVs ...
From Tokyo to New York, Stock Markets Are on a Record-Hitting Spree Around the World
(Bloomberg) -- From New York to London to Tokyo, if there’s one similarity among the world’s equity markets it’s this: record highs. Most Read from Bloomberg A 25-Year-Old BofA Trader Dies Suddenly at ...
Japan’s Norinchukin Bank eyes raising $7.7bn in fresh capital
Discussions have begun with Japan Agriculture Cooperatives, one of its main investor, and others,it became known on Saturday. It expects an over 500 billion yen net loss for fiscal year ending March ...
US to send official to Tokyo dedicated to monitoring China
The dispatch of such a specialised China watcher to the embassy is part of the Biden administration’s efforts to reinforce intelligence gathering. ( read original story ...)
The most amazing buildings that were never built
Young teamed up with property magnate William Zeckendorf ... a new commercial development on reclaimed land adjacent to Kansai International Airport in the Osaka suburb of Izumisano. Takamatsu’s Moon ... ( read original story ...)
‘This Is A Big Deal’—Congress Suddenly Hurtling Toward A ‘Crucial’ Crypto Vote That Could Blow Up The Price Of Bitcoin, Ethereum And XRP
U.S. lawmakers are on the brink of a landmark crypto vote that some of the biggest crypto companies have called "crucial" for the future of the U.S.
1,700 runners race up Sapporo ski jump ramp
A running race up a ski-jump ramp has drawn about 1,700 entrants, including teenagers and people in their 70s. The event took place on Saturday in Sapporo City in the northern Japanese prefecture of ... ( read original story ...)
Enough cyanide to kill up to 250 people missing from Osaka Metro Univ. lab
Enough potassium cyanide and sodium cyanide to kill some 160 to 250 people has gone missing from Osaka Metropolitan University, and their disappearance went undetected for nearly a year, the school ... ( read original story ...)