Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Treasury secretary, is set for a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Tennis stars REVOLT against ‘privileged’ players Naomi Osaka, Novac Djokovic and Serena Williams quarantining in style while others are trapped in Melbourne – as players go …
There are 72 tennis players in hard quarantine ahead of the tournament scheduled to start on February 8 after six people on three of 17 charter flights tested positive to coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony halved in size as doubts grow over Games
The opening ceremony of this summer’s postponed Tokyo Olympics will be about half as big as originally planned, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has conceded, as doubts grow about the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: An ethical approach will determine whether athletes should get vaccinated ahead of the public
As COVID-19 vaccines roll out, a debate about whether athletes should be prioritized over more vulnerable populations has emerged. ( read original story ...)
A film that traces transient lives of foreigners who come to Osaka
The film traces the lives of a Vietnamese technical intern fleeing from a factory, a student from Myanmar, tourists and a middle-aged Japanese couple. The resulting tapestry offers a slice of life of ... ( read original story ...)
Sushi-Rama and Osaka Ramen to Combine Concepts at Three Locations
DENVER, CO / ACCESSWIRE / January 18, 2021 / In the climate that is 2020, restaurants have had to get creative in finding ways to sustain and today, Pig & Chicken Hospitality Group share that conveyor ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka photo triggers tennis ‘revolt’ amid claims of Aus Open divide
From bitter social media posts to workouts using mattresses as hitting partners, dozens of the world’s best tennis players confined to Australian hotels for two weeks are dealing with their ... ( read original story ...)
Suga tries to reassure Japan as approval rating falls
Under mounting criticism, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the legislature for patience Monday as he guided the country through the coronavirus pandemic in the middle of a struggling ... ( read original story ...)
Matt Damon to spend hotel quarantine in private residence
Matt Damon’s private quarantine inside his rumoured $22 million Byron Bay property presents a stark contrast to the conditions inside hotel quarantine. ( read original story ...)
Sequoia Said to Invest in Auto1 at $7.2 Billion Value Before IPO
Sequoia Capital agreed to invest in Auto1 Group SE at a valuation of about 6 billion euros ($7.2 billion) ahead of the German online car-trading platform’s initial public offering, people with ... ( read original story ...)
How Japan can build a sustainable future post-COVID-19
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Makiko Eda, Chief Representative Officer, World Economic ... ( read original story ...)
Entries of short-term business travelers from 11 designated countries and regions into Japan are suspended
The Japanese government has decided to suspend business and residence tracks between Japan and 11 designated countries and regions until February 7 2021 to prevent a new variant of COVID-19 from ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Makes Good Use of the ‘Highest-Paid Athlete’ Tag
Naomi Osaka has decided to put her mony into a raft of projects that are aimed at boosting sports infrastucture in California ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Japan detects fast-spreading variant first found in Britain; Portugal deaths at new high
Japan finds Covid variant in three people with no record of travel to UK; Portugal’s daily death toll reaches record high of 167 Yohannes Lowe (now); Caroline Davies and Helen Sullivan (earlier) There ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Is Everywhere, But Should You Invest?
Edmund McCormack, founder of crypto investment platform DChained, says this move on behalf of Paypal PYPL was expected but also needed to usher cryptocurrency into the mainstream. "This decision ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin bull market sparks boom in crypto news media
Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. Since launching in 2018, a Brooklyn firm called Blockworks has ... ( read original story ...)