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 ...)