With games canceled by the pandemic this year, sports leagues and teams were forced to adapt—and adapt they did. Here are some of our favorite stories from a tumultuous year. ( read original story ...)
How Carlos Ghosn escaped Japan on New Year’s eve
It sounds like a far-fetched plot from a Hollywood film but, as he tells John Arlidge, former Nissan boss, Carlos Ghosn’s escape, just before new year’s eve two years ago from house arrest in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Tops 1,300 Daily Virus Cases; Warns Of Possible New Emergency
Tokyo reported over 1,300 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, a daily record, as officials warned that a state of emergency might be needed to tackle spiking cases. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake hits Japan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake on Wednesday hit Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture not far from Tokyo, the country’s meteorological agency said. The epicentre of the earthquake was located in northern Ibaraki at ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Snow Festival to be canceled for 1st time since inception
The annual Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's biggest winter events held in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido around February, will be canceled for the first time since its inception in ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s death toll from virus nearly double that of Tokyo
OSAKA—The number of deaths from COVID-19 in Osaka Prefecture in December more than tripled the toll in November and was nearly double the figure for Tokyo. Osaka Prefecture confirmed 9,413 new ... ( read original story ...)
As The Bitcoin Price Surges, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Issues ‘Worrying’ Bitcoin And Crypto Warning
After the U.S. Treasury department proposed new "onerous" new bitcoin and crypto regulations, the chief executive of one of the world's biggest exchanges, Coinbase, has warned they pose "a substantial ... ( read original story ...)
Ripple Assails the SEC, Claims the $1.3 billion Lawsuit is an ‘Attack on the Entire Crypto Industry Here in the United States’
Ripple has hit back at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accusing it of creating more uncertainty and failing in its duty to protect the crypto community. In panning the SEC’s decision ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase Sued Over Crypto XRP Commissions After SEC Pursues Ripple
Coinbase Inc. knew cryptocurrency XRP was a security rather than a commodity and “illegally” sold Ripple Labs Inc.’s tokens anyway, a customer argues in a proposed class-action lawsuit over the ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Tokyo sees surge, residents urged to stay home
Tokyo is seeing a record surge in coronavirus cases as the governor of the Japanese capital implored people to stay home. “The coronavirus knows no year end or New Year’s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo trading closed for holiday, other global indexes mixed
Trading in Tokyo was closed for the New Year's holidays Thursday, while the handful of bourses that remained open in Asia and Europe was mixed. France's CAC 40 slipped 0.5% in early trading to ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Tokyo residents urged to ‘stay home’ with family
Tokyo is seeing a record surge in coronavirus cases as the governor of the Japanese capital implored people to stay home. "The coronavirus knows no year end or New Year's holidays," Gov. Yuriko Koike ... ( read original story ...)
Record COVID cases in Tokyo, heavy snow curtail New Year celebrations in Japan
New coronavirus infections in Tokyo hit a record high of more than 1,300 on Thursday raising fears of an explosion in cases, local media reported, and New Year's Eve celebrations were curtailed as the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: London council leaders say school closures have ‘no logic’; Japan considers state of emergency
How much they (children) miss out by not being in schools, that’s why we’re taking these extraordinary actions because it’s always best to have children in school if it’s possible to do so. He also ... ( read original story ...)
Business jets drawing keen interest in Japan amid pandemic
Companies that arrange charter flights are getting a growing number of inquiries, with one flight operator planning to increase its fleet size. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire Wins 2020 GOOD DESIGN Award
Yokohama Tire latest GEOLANDAR product, the GEOLANDAR CV G058, was named a 2020 GOOD DESIGN award-winner in the transportation category from The Chicago Athenaeum. “We’re honored once again to earn a ... ( read original story ...)