Osaka is starting to find her footing, and she has an opportunity to make a statement in her second-round match. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, municipal governments seek more information on Osprey flight resumption
The Tokyo metropolitan government and several municipal authorities are seeking more information about the lifting of a ban on flights of Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft by the US military. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-Cebu flights via United Airlines take off by July 31
Chicago-based United Airlines will be offering new year-round, non-stop flights between Tokyo-Narita to Cebu, Philippines beginning July 31, the company has announced. “United will be the only U.S. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo subway installs clear translation screen ahead of 2025 events
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has installed a transparent translation screen covering 12 languages at a subway station to help foreign visitors ahead of global sporting events in the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Handball 101: What’s happened since the Tokyo Olympics?
The gold medal match at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for the men's tournament was a rematch of the 2016 Rio Games between France and Denmark. It was a close contest between the two sides, but France was ... ( read original story ...)
Tracing Tokyo’s hidden rivers
Underneath the pavement are remnants of the way the city used to look. Discovering them is a challenge that increasing numbers of locals enjoy. ( read original story ...)
East Japan city acquires centuries-old famed sword with local connection for $2 mil.
The government of this east Japan city announced on March 7 that an affiliate cultural foundation had acquired the centuries-old sword "Yamanbagiri Kunihiro," now famous for its association with the ... ( read original story ...)
Harassment in Japan’s defense forces goes on at ‘the organizational roots’: lawyer
The district court here on March 7 found a 34-year-old former Ground Self-Defense Force captain guilty of indecent assault against a female ... ( read original story ...)
Athletics: Olympic hopefuls aim for Japan marathon record in Nagoya
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- A fresh national record will be needed for runners at Sunday's Nagoya Women's Marathon hoping to snatch Japan's third and final spot in the Paris Olympics. Honami Maeda set the new ... ( read original story ...)
Women are breaking barriers in Japan’s male-dominated Noh theater
Noh theater, a traditional Japanese art form with a deeply rooted male-dominated history, has seen a notable rise in female participation in recent years. About the art form: Noh, an intricate ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s why gold, bitcoin and stocks are all hitting new highs
It may be surprising to see safe-haven gold score record highs at generally the same time as riskier assets such as bitcoin, U.S. stock indexes, and other global stock benchmarks. Here’s what’s going ...
Bitcoin bulls eye $100,000 as the next level before its halving. Here’s what’s driving the crypto’s rally.
Some crypto bulls are now eyeing $100,000 as bitcoin’s next level, after the leading cryptocurrency on Friday briefly topped $70,000 for the first time in its history.
Prosecutors say US Army analyst accused of selling military secrets to China used crypto
Korbein Schultz pleaded not guilty Friday to selling US military secrets to China. Prosecutors said he used crypto Thursday to cover his tracks.
Crypto Super PAC to Target Races in Ohio and Montana That Could Swing the Senate
The group spent millions of dollars in the Democratic Senate primary in California and is looking to influence other races in the general election.
Binance must face revived investor lawsuit in US over crypto losses
A federal appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit where investors accused Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, of violating U.S. securities laws by selling unregistered tokens that ...
Bitcoin hits highs, Binance launches a crypto perfume and Coachella partners with OpenSea
Welcome to TechCrunch Crypto, formerly known as Chain Reaction. To start things off, here’s a shameless plug: I went on Yahoo Finance last week for a roundtable discussion alongside Grayscale CEO ...