Brian Armstrong warns that Coinbase could move part of its business offshore. Lummis says Senate resistance, not Trump, is blocking the CLARITY Act. Regulatory ...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says Pivot From Crypto To AI Is ‘Zero Sum, Scarcity Thinking’
Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong said in a post on X that a pivot from crypto to AI is “the wrong way to think about the world.” ...
Support for female emperors in Japan hits 84% in Nikkei poll
Support for female emperors topped 80% in the latest poll by Nikkei and TV Tokyo. The revision to the Imperial House Law, which was approved by Japan's Diet on July 17, will allow a male-lineage male ...
Tokyo Confidential releases a new konbini-inspired menu
One of Tokyo’s most inventive cocktail bars is shaking things up with a menu inspired by convenience store favourites ... ( read original story ...)
Intense heat grips western Japan, unstable weather expected in the afternoon
Weather officials in Japan are calling on people to take precautions against heatstroke as scorching heat grips mainly western Japan and the Tokai region on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Fukuoka, Aichi among prefectures aiming to be second Japan capital
Discover which Japanese prefectures are vying to be named a second capital, focusing on disaster preparedness and decentralisation efforts. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com ... ( read original story ...)
New Crypto: Pepeto Raises $10.5M Fast While Ethereum Price Targets $10,000 and Elon Musk Found The Next Shiba Inu
Lay the pieces side by side and the picture forms on its own. The Ethereum price prediction targets $10,000, and every strong project on Ethereum rises when the chain runs. Presales and meme coins ...
Japan considers foreign bank financing for $33 billion US power projects
TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - Japan is considering financing from foreign banks for natural gas-fired power generation projects in the United States that form part of its $550 billion U.S. investment ...
‘I don’t really want to be famous’: How Osaka has stayed grounded through career
WASHINGTON -- When Naomi Osaka won the 2018 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, she felt nothing could top it. The 6-3, 6-2 March 2018 win over Daria Kasatkina marked the then 20-year-old Osaka's first ... ( read original story ...)
The CLARITY Act Bans Officials From Crypto But Trump’s Kids Are Off the Hook
The CLARITY Act bans US officials from issuing crypto tokens until 2029 — but Democrats say five loopholes still let Trump profit. Here's what the bill actually covers in 2026.
TOKYO REPORT: Tokyo’s Pain-Relief Childbirth Subsidies Draw Strong Demand
The Tokyo metropolitan government launched an epidural subsidy program for childbirth last October, becoming the first prefecture-level government in Japan to help cover the cost of pain-relief ... ( read original story ...)
‘I don’t really want to be famous’: How Osaka has stayed grounded through evolving career
WASHINGTON -- When Naomi Osaka won the 2018 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, she felt nothing could top it. The 6-3, 6-2 March 2018 win over Daria Kasatkina marked the then 20-year-old Osaka's first ... ( read original story ...)
US, Japan join Philippines in South China Sea drills
MANILA, July 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Japan joined the Philippines in maritime exercises in the South China Sea, as the Filipino and Chinese governments traded accusations following an encounter between vessels from their countries in the disputed waters. ( read original story ...)
Pokémon Card Trading Mania Is So Insane Japan’s Government Wants To Step In
Japan is now floating imposing new regulations on its trading card market amid the surging value of the items driving counterfeiting and alleged money laundering, Bloomberg reported Thursday. A new ruling Liberal Democratic Party caucus in Japan formed to investigate the matter claimed in a statement that "trading cards are no longer simply consumer products, ( ...
MMA Mania opens Sunday thread as Nagoya sumo wraps
MMA Mania's Tim Edwards highlighted drama in the Nagoya basho finals while opening Sunday's off-topic discussion thread for fight fans. ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Ukrainian star Aonishiki wins 3-way playoff to clinch Nagoya title
Ukrainian dynamo Aonishiki captured his third top-division title at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, winning a three-way ... ( read original story ...)