Sebastian Coe said he has ‘a pretty high level of confidence’ the Tokyo Games will happen in 2021 despite daily coronavirus cases in Japan reaching a record level this week ... ( read original story ...)
United States athletes won’t be sanctioned for protesting at Tokyo Olympics or future games, USOPC says
We can't walk the walk as a movement if we don't look at this issue, in particular,' USOPC's CEO Sarah Hirshland said ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka 1st Asian American Woman to Be Named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year
Sports Illustrated has named tennis superstar Naomi Osaka as one of its “Sportspersons of the Year” for 2020, making her the first Asian American woman to be bestowed the honor. Star-studded line-up: ... ( read original story ...)
Winter wave of coronavirus swamps South Korea and Japan
Japan and South Korea, which successfully quelled past waves of the coronavirus, are facing record numbers of new cases, with the mass distribution of vaccines in both countries still expected to be ... ( read original story ...)
State Street Joins S&P to Fund Software Firm for Crypto Assets
State Street Corp. and S&P Global Inc. participated in a $15 million funding round for Lukka Inc., giving a boost to the U.S. cryptocurrency software and data provider that’s already working on a ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Soars on $11 Billion DoorDash Gain, Buyout Prospect
SoftBank Group Corp. shares surged as its paper profit from the initial public offering of DoorDash Inc. hit $11.2 billion, adding to gains from the prospect the Japanese company could attempt to go ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei earthquake: 6.7-magnitude tremor hits Taiwan capital
An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck near Taipei ... Tremors of up to level 2 intensity were also felt in the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan, which is 735km from Taiwan, reported the Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan earthquake: Huge 6.2 quake strikes off coast of Taiwan
Tremors from the quake have been felt as far away as Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Observatory, which is a weather forecast agency of the government of Hong Kong, wrote on Twitter: "The Observatory ... ( read original story ...)
Solo sauna a hot favourite in Tokyo as coronavirus cases rise
The spread of the novel coronavirus may have slowed economies and closed many businesses worldwide, but it hasn't been a damper on a newly opened Tokyo sauna that caters to solo customers. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Plans Vaccine Freezer Buying Binge as Tokyo Reports Record Cases
Japan said on Thursday it will buy 10,500 deep freezers to store novel coronavirus vaccines as it prepares for the "extraordinary task" of protecting its people, while the capital, Tokyo, reported a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s bird flu outbreak worsens with record cullings
A bird flu outbreak in Japan worsened on Thursday with farms in two more prefectures slaughtering chicken in a record cull of poultry as the government ordered the disinfection of all chicken farms. ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM visits disaster-hit regions
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday travelled to Miyagi and Iwate prefectures to visit areas devastated by the March 2011 quake and tsunami and to see the ongoing recovery efforts. ( read original story ...)
Virus panel chief: Suspend Go To Travel program in urban centers
The chief of a government expert panel on the novel coronavirus said the Go To Travel program should be suspended in large cities where the situation has reached the second most serious level. Those ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s government to use more green power from April
The Japanese government plans to get more than 30% of the energy it uses from renewable sources from the next fiscal year starting in April, ministers said on Thursday, as it seeks to set an example ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Japan reports record new cases; UK economy slowed by second wave
People urged not to travel in the run-up to the new year; UK economy remains 7.9% below pre-pandemic levels; second wave arrives in South Africa ... ( read original story ...)
From Enthusiast to Expert: The Journey Of a Crypto Trader
According to Ben Armstrong, if you don't invest time in this industry, you might very well end up losing your hard-earned money ... ( read original story ...)