Snap-happy tourists will be blocked from taking pictures of Japan’s highest mountain Mount Fuji. The extreme move comes in a bid to prevent badly behaved visitors from getting their Insta-worthy image ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Chops Around $64K, With Japanese Yen’s Tumble Maybe Signaling ‘Currency Turmoil,’ Analyst Says
The Japanese yen fell Friday to its weakest level against the U.S. dollar since 1990. Bitcoin remained flat around $64,000 as some altcoins slid lower. Intervention may follow soon if yen devaluation ...
Bank of Japan Holds Policy Rate Steady Amid Lower-than-Expected Inflation
The Bank of Japan kept its policy rate unchanged at 0% to 0.1% after its monetary policy meeting. This comes after Tokyo's April inflation was lower than expected at 1.6% ...
Who Are Naomi Osaka’s Parents? Meet The Tennis Pro’s Super-Supportive Mom And Dad
Tennis star Naomi Osaka is back! After bringing her daughter Shai into the world in July, the four-time Grand Slam winner has officially made her return to tennis. Recently, Naomi played in the Madrid ... ( read original story ...)
USS George Washington Heads to Japan, Ending Troubled Shipyard Stay That Included String of Suicides
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington is finally underway to its new homeport in Japan, following six arduous years in a Virginia shipyard that included reports of difficult living conditions and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan launches $6bn-plus space fund to bolster private ventures
TOKYO -- Japan has launched a 1 trillion yen ($6.43 billion) fund for private space development, planning to subsidize as much as 100% of R&D costs by startups and universities in order to bolster ... ( read original story ...)
$1 billion Coinbase crypto move could be ‘giant buy signal’
On Thursday, $1.3 billion of the stablecoin USDC was transferred to America's largest crypto exchange, Coinbase, in five separate transactions, ranging from $150 million to $350 million each — seen as ...
Financial analysts discuss growth of options, derivatives in the crypto market
Experts debated crypto's future in a recent interview, comparing its current simplicity to the potential for complex trading options.
A crypto company is suing the SEC for overreach in regulating Ether
Ethereum developer and the company behind crypto wallet MetaMask Consensys has filed a lawsuit in a Texas court alleging regulatory overreach by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The ...
Japanese Metaplanet’s Purchase of Bitcoin Worth $6.25M Signals Growing Corporate Adoption
Metaplanet recently announced its purchase of ¥1 billion worth of Bitcoin, which is approximately $6.25 million.
How Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka’s controversial 2018 US Open final inspired Zendaya’s tennis movie ‘Challengers’
Screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes discussed how the 2018 US women's singles final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka inspired "Challengers." ... ( read original story ...)
Charging bear attacks karate practitioner in Japan: “I thought I should make my move or else I will be killed”
A pair of bears picked the wrong person to mess with Thursday in Japan when they approached a 50-year-old karate practitioner only to be kicked away, police and media said, marking the latest in a spate of attacks in the country in recent months. ( read original story ...)
How a Fading Japan Regained Its Superpowers
The country was once the model of capitalist decline. But those recessionary decades are finally over. Where will Tokyo flex its muscles? ( read original story ...)
‘Asia’s MicroStrategy’ Metaplanet Buys ¥1 Billion Worth of Bitcoin as Pledged
Japanese public company Metaplanet has announced the purchase of ¥1 billion ($6.25 million) worth of Bitcoin, adopting Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset.
Just-In: Japanese Public Company Metaplanet Purchases Bitcoin Worth $6.25M
Metaplanet Inc. ventures into Bitcoin with a $6.25 million investment, signaling a strategic shift in its financial strategy and embracing the digital asset landscape.
Leak Reveals Another Huge Wall Street Bitcoin ETF Price Earthquake Could Be About To Hit Crypto
A major Wall Street bank leak has fed speculation bitcoin could be hit by another spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) ...