A subsidiary of Japan Airlines (JAL) will end its suitcase repair business that the company has run for some 30 years at the end of M･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Channeled Her Love of Anime for Her Bright New Hair Color
Tennis star and four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka is channelling her inner anime character with a bright and rosy new hair color. Osaka, with help from hairstylist Martin-Christopher ... ( read original story ...)
How Can Tennis Professionals Serve Efficiently Like Roger Federer and Naomi Osaka?
Roger Federer and Naomi Osaka have an accurate and efficient serve. So here is a guide on how to serve like them. Read more to know. ( read original story ...)
2 feet of snow to bury portions of Korean Peninsula, Japan
Dangerous travel conditions are expected to unfold across the Korean Peninsula and parts of Japan as a strengthening storm brings rain and heavy snow as it races across the region. A storm that moved ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Planned to Send Underwater Aircraft Carriers to Bomb the U.S. Homeland
With that battle engaged, it was as if Japan itself was finally attacked. As soon as Colonel James Doolittle’s B-25 raid struck Japan in April 1942, Japan sought to wreak revenge on the United States ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s record rally minting thousands of crypto millionaires…at least in virtual reality
With a market cap of around $850 billion, bitcoin’s value is bigger than that of either Tesla or Facebook, and almost twice as large as Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. In 2021 alone, bitcoin ... ( read original story ...)
Half of Mizuho’s ATMs in Japan shut down, with some eating cards
A widespread system glitch has forced more than half of Mizuho Bank's 5,395 automated teller machines in Japan to halt operations, the megabank said Sunday. Customers were unable to withdraw cash ... ( read original story ...)
Explained: Debate over a Japan law requiring married couples to have the same surname
Under Japan’s civil code, married couples are required to share the same surname, thus making the country the only industrialised nation where having different surnames for married spouses is illegal. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho Bank reports large-scale ATM system failure
Mizuho Bank said Sunday a glitch affecting some of its automated teller machines had prevented customers from withdrawing money. ( read original story ...)
Does Australia’s ‘preferred’ status for 2032 Olympics affect Utah’s hopes for another Games?
Utah bidders "continue to actively work" with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to determine whether to pursue the 2030 or the 2034 Winter Games. ( read original story ...)
Professional traders need a global crypto sea, not hundreds of lakes
Compared to the United States equities market, crypto trading lacks the market access, liquidity and tools required for institutional participation. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho halts service at card-eating ATMs
Japan's Mizuho Bank stopped service at some of its automated teller machines (ATMs) on Sunday after the machines devoured customers' cash cards and bank books. The core banking unit of Mizuho ... ( read original story ...)
Fact-checking or propaganda? Osaka political group’s new Twitter account raises eyebrows
Concerned about a rise in what Osaka Ishin said was false statements on social media, the group launched a new Twitter account to track posts about the prefecture's COVID-19 response. ( read original story ...)
Business Of Sports: Japan agonises over Tokyo Olympics
Damned if they do, damned if they don’t” perhaps best sums up the fate of the organisers of the already-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. You wouldn’t want to be in the shoes of either the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, pandemic linked to a rise in depression and suicide among women
The gym in Osaka where she worked as a personal trainer had suspended ... including after the burst of the property-based bubble in the 1990s and the global downturn in 2008. During those periods, it ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho Suffers Problems at ATMs, Preventing Use of Some Services
Japan's Mizuho Bank is suffering problems at its ATMs, preventing customers from accessing some services, the lender said on its website on Sunday. Customers are unable to make withdrawals at some ... ( read original story ...)