Fried, the billionaire chief executive of crypto exchange FTX, has blamed the Fed for the bitcoin and crypto price crash and warned people are ... ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk says he never told people to invest in crypto. Here’s what he has said.
With the entire cryptocurrency market currently tanking and major crypto firms becoming insolvent, one would think Elon Musk might reflect on some of his recent statements with a little contrition. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Weekly: DeFi deflates
STORY: This is Crypto Weekly, with your top stories on alternative currencies. This week, bitcoin takes another battering, and why DeFi is deflating. Bitcoin is under pressure again. Over the weekend ... ( read original story ...)
United announces flights between Nagoya and Fukuoka to resume following 2-year pandemic-caused pause
United Airlines is relaunching the Nagoya-Guam and Fukuoka-Guam nonstop services in August. This follows other announcements expanding the airline’s non- stop service and capacity between Japan and ... ( read original story ...)
United to relaunch Guam’s Nagoya, Fukuoka routes in August
United Airlines announced Wednesday that Nagoya-Guam and Fukuoka-Guam nonstop services will relaunch in August, expanding the airline’s non-stop service and capacity between Japan and Guam. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, LeBron James launch media company
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka and basketball icon LeBron James announced plans to launch a joint media production company venture. The Hollywood Reporter reported on Tuesday that Osaka and her ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo mayoral win a ‘huge surprise’ for candidate living in Belgium
Japanese national Satoko Kishimoto won ward of 500,000 people 5,800 miles away with online campaigning ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher after yen hits new 24-year low vs. dollar
Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher Wednesday, with support coming from sharp gains on Wall Street overnight and buying in automakers ... ( read original story ...)
Final cost for COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics will be double the original estimate
Tokyo Olympics organizers were expected to place the final cost of the Games at 1.42 trillion yen, about twice of what was forecast when the IOC awarded them in 2013. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, LeBron James luanch media company
The Hollywood Reporter reported on Tuesday that Osaka and her business partner Stuart Duguid’s venture, Hana Kuma, will partner with James’s own production company with longtime business ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics cost doubles to $13bn on COVID and overruns
The price tag for last summer's pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics ballooned to 1.42 trillion yen (about $13 billion based on 2021 rates), nearly twice the initial estimate, with ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, LeBron James team up for entertainment venture
LeBron James and Naomi Osaka are becoming teammates in the entertainment world. Tennis star Osaka and her agent and business partner, Stuart Duguid, are forming a media company called Hana Kuma in ... ( read original story ...)
Weak Yen Becomes Weapon for Kishida Opponents in Japan Upper House Election
Campaigning for Japan’s upper house election kicked off with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida fighting off criticism of the ultra-loose monetary policy he continues to support despite worries that it’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says dialogue with China, S. Korea key to stability
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday that talks with China's leader are key to regional and international peace and stability amid growing tensions over territorial disputes and ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka and LeBron James launch new media company
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka is launching a new media company in partnership with four-times NBA champion LeBron James aimed at telling stories that cross cultural barriers, the former world ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto crash: Is this cryptocurrency’s ‘Lehman Brothers moment’?
More than $2 trillion has been wiped from the overall crypto market in the seven months since it peaked last November. This averages out at nearly $10 billion per day, with retail investors, ... ( read original story ...)