The hot days continued this week, but how are you all doing?
I would like to introduce the news that I was personally interested in this week as usual.
Bitcoin Miner’s Income Surges
In a recent article, I mentioned that the news of tightening regulations on China’s cryptocurrency mining business, which accounted for the majority of the world’s share. As a result of the regulations, the Bitcoin miners all over the world are experiencing the largest softening ever, and their income seems to be skyrocketing.
According to Blockchain.com statistics, daily mining revenue was about $20.7 million as of July 3rd; however, it increased to $31.9 million as of July 6th.
The cryptocurrency market has crashed recently, but some miners seem to be on an upward trend despite the fact that Bitcoin prices have fallen by more than 50%.
International Team Developed an Innovative Water Disinfection Method
On July 1st, Nature magazine announced that an international team had developed a method for disinfection of polluted water using oxygen in the air.
This method seems to be able to kill bacteria more than 10 million times more efficiently than traditional water disinfection methods.
As of 2017, as many as 2.2 billion people did not have access to safely managed water, and 785 million were drawn from water far from their homes, potentially contaminated water, or directly from water sources. This new technology has the potential to revolutionize water disinfection technology in areas where access to safe water is lacking.
Japan’s Population Decreased by 0.86 Million in 5 years
On June 25, the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released the preliminary population figures for the 2020 census, and it was found that the total population of Japan decreased by 0.7% to 860,000 in five years.
This is the second consecutive decrease from the previous survey, which started to decrease for the first time since the first survey in 1920.
Compared to the population of each country, Japan is ranked 11th, down one place from the previous time, and seems to be the first to be out of the top 10 after 1950.
The birth rate also seems to have declined at 1.34 for the fifth consecutive year, so unless some drastic measures are taken, the population decline may not be stopped in the future.
Population decline will lead to economic stagnation, so I hope the Japanese government immediately take measures to recover the population.
Food Report: Kokage
This week, I would like to introduce Kokage, a soba restaurant attached to Ippodo in Midtown.
I ordered a set of Umeoroshi Soba (Cold grated plum soba noodle) and Saba Sushi (Mackerel sushi) for lunch.
The soba was refreshing and delicious with an elegant seasoning.
Since my stay in Japan, I have been able to eat delicious soba for the first time in a long time.
The mackerel sushi set was very satisfying because the fish was thickly cut and the taste was elegant.
After eating those, I ordered a set of water Yokan and Macha tea.
As for Macha, Ippodo’s tea is used, so I was able to enjoy authentic tea and spend an elegant time here as well.
Kokage 125 E 39th St, New York, NY 10016 Tue-Sat, 11:45 AM - 1:45 PM, 5:30 PM - 9:15 PM Sun, 5:30 PM - 9:15 PM Mon, Closed
Postscript
This week was a very satisfying week as I was able to refresh my mind and body during the summer vacation.
As the next week is the first week after the vacation, I am expecting busy days, but I would like to balance work and life well.
I hope next week will be a good week for you all!
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