The Portuguese government on Sunday expressed its solidarity with Japan, which was hit on Saturday by an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, off Fukushima, leaving at least 140 injured. In ... ( read original story ...)
Self-proclaimed crypto skeptic Max Levchin says Affirm may have to consider cryptocurrencies if Bitcoin’s popularity continues to grow
Affirm, the buy now, pay later fintech, reported its first quarterly earnings on Friday after its January IPO. ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake Aftermath
Feb.14 -- LOOK: Japan is cleaning up after Saturday’s 7.3 magnitude earthquake had Fukushima and Miyagi prefecture trembling Like us on Facebook to see similar stories Please give an overall site ... ( read original story ...)
Japan formally approves its first COVID-19 vaccine
Japan has formally approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and says it will start nationwide inoculations within days, but months behind the U.S. and many other countries ... ( read original story ...)
Geisha: Protectors of Japan’s Traditional Music and Dance
Geisha has long been one of a handful of iconic words that instantly conjure up images of Japan. Few Japanese today have actually encountered geisha, though; while many have vague images of graceful ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams advances and Osaka edges through at Australian Open
Serena Williams overcame Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open to set up a quarter-final with Simona Halep while Naomi Osaka saved match points in her win over Garbiñe Muguruza ... ( read original story ...)
An earthquake at the Olympic torch relay start point is just the beleaguered Tokyo 2020 Games’ latest crisis
Less than six weeks before the Olympic torch relay was due to begin in Fukushima, showcasing the region's recovery from a catastrophic nuclear disaster a decade ago, the Japanese prefecture has once ... ( read original story ...)
Car trunk surprise business picking up
The doorbell rings and you’re greeted by a delivery person who tells you that “someone” ordered food for you. But instead of giving you the item, she tells you to get it from the car’s trunk. You’re ... ( read original story ...)
Pfizer Is The First Covid-19 Vaccine to be Approved in Japan
Japan issued its first approval for a vaccine against the coronavirus on Sunday, saying that it would use the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to begin inoculating frontline health care workers this week. ( read original story ...)
Japan: Saturday Tremors Were ‘aftershock’ From The 2011 Earthquake?
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake that shook Japan on Saturday was just an "aftershock" from the devastating 2011 earthquake that killed over 15,000 people. ( read original story ...)
Osaka battles back to beat Muguruza – best shots
Watch the best shots as Naomi Osaka battles back from two match points down to beat Garbine Muguruza and reach the quarter finals of the Australian Open. ( read original story ...)
Australian Open: Halep confident ahead of duel with ‘legend’ Williams, Osaka embraces her anger
Serena Williams and Simona Halep will meet in the quarter-finals, while Naomi Osaka also advanced at Melbourne Park. ( read original story ...)
Japan Health Ministry says it has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
The government hopes to secure enough supplies for the whole populace - some 126 million people - by mid-year. ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake off Fukushima shakes Japan – video
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures off the coast of Japan injuring more than 100 people ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka survives Gabby Muguruza scare
Naomi Osaka saved two match points as she battled back from the brink to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a (4-6, 6-4, 7-5) victory over in-form Garbine Muguruza on ... ( read original story ...)
Nara: Nurse suspected of abducting middle school girl, keeping her for 1 month
Nara police earlier this month arrested a nurse for allegedly kidnapping a middle school girl and keeping her at his residence in Nara City ... ( read original story ...)