The cryptocurrency started off as a joke but has soared in value recently. One investor tells Newsweek how he made almost $2million. ( read original story ...)
What the Mainstreaming of Crypto Means for Normies
Is it fair to say that between Coinbase, the surprising durability of bitcoin, and the cropping up of other currencies, crypto is now pretty mainstream? Jen: I think you said that exactly right — if ... ( read original story ...)
SafeMoon Crypto Raises $700,000 for New Exchange With Sights on $1m
The team behind a new cryptocurrency known as SafeMoon claims to have raised over $700,000 from donors to help build a new token exchange. A fundraising page on the project's official website says the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo will rekindle hope like 1920 Games after war, Spanish flu: governor
Aug. 8 Games after they were pushed back a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic which has killed more than 3.1 million people worldwide. "We are approaching the newest edition of the games at a time when ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: F Marinos down Consadole, extend unbeaten run to 8 games
Yokohama F Marinos stretched their unbeaten run to eight games on Friday with a late 3-1 comeback win at Consadole Sapporo in the J-League first division. Onaiwu Ado deftly steered a low cross from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Wants U.S. Back in the TPP. It Will Likely Have to Wait.
The Biden administration in no rush to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership as it reviews inherited trade policies and focuses on its domestic agenda. ( read original story ...)
Xinhua Commentary: Japan’s decision to dump nuclear wastewater into sea reveals a selfish nature
The image of Japan is now being questioned at home and abroad after the government announced its decision to discharge radioactive wastewater from Fukushima Prefecture into the sea. For years, the ... ( read original story ...)
Fact Check: Did ex-minister falsely link lack of Japanese flag protections to WWII defeat?
A conservative parliamentary group in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) reportedly aims to have a bill passed in the current Diet ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto media company The Block buys out its investors
The Block, a cryptocurrency-focused media startup, tells Axios that it has bought out its non-employee shareholders, including its investors and co-founders (who have left the company). Why it matters ... ( read original story ...)
Brevan Howard’s Crypto Play Shows Hedge Funds Have Their Mojo Back
The firm’s embrace of the volatility inherent in virtual assets is a sign that hedge funds are back in business. ( read original story ...)
Watch Live: Biden welcomes Japan prime minister to White House as he tries to rally allies to counter China
Japan is one of the few industrialized nations not sanctioning China for human rights abuses. The U.S. would like that to change. ( read original story ...)
Biden to host Japan PM Yoshihide Suga at White House in 1st in-person summit
President Joe Biden on Friday will welcome to the White House Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, the first foreign leader to visit Washington, D.C., since he took office in January. ( read original story ...)
Head of Tokyo Olympics reiterates games will not be canceled due to Covid
The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in just over three months ... ( read original story ...)
Japan scrapped a cartoon mascot meant to promote its plan to dump Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the sea
The mascot was pulled after just one day because people thought the cuteness of the character did not match the seriousness of the issue. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus patients overwhelm Osaka hospitals
Osaka's governor is warning that a surge of coronavirus infections is pushing the prefecture's hospitals to crisis point. There have been more than 1,000 new cases for three days in a row - accounting ... ( read original story ...)
A dozen new coronavirus patients for US military in Japan as Osaka surge continues
The U.S. military in Japan added 12 more individuals to its roster of coronavirus patients as of 6 p.m. Friday, the bulk of them on Okinawa. ( read original story ...)