Hoshino Resorts aims to resume search once Covid restrictions ease, seeking to appeal to Americans with a taste for Japanese culture. ( read original story ...)
Torquay is having a property boom, but the Karaaf Wetlands on Victoria’s Surf Coast is under threat
It's home to kangaroos, wallabies, and birds that make the journey from as far away as Japan and China. But it is under threat ... of Torquay into a rapidly expanding town with skyrocketing property ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin Outflows Aren’t the Bullish Signal You Think They Are
Exchange flows shift as tether continues to replace bitcoin, building quote currency dominance in altcoin trading. ( read original story ...)
Yoshihide – Japan and U.S. aim for chip supply chain deal with PM Suga’s visit, Nikkei says
The current prime minister of Japan is Yoshihide Suga. On 14 September 2020 he was elected to the presidency of the governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ... ( read original story ...)
Should the Tokyo Olympics be canceled because of COVID?
The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympic Games was officially kicked off in a small, socially distanced ceremony late last month. Over the course of the next 100-plus days, more than 10,000 torch bearers ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese company sets up joint venture in HCM City
Toppan Cosmo Inc., a trading arm of Japan's Toppan Printing Co., has set up a joint venture in Ho Chi Minh City with two Japanese partners to provide high-quality 3D computer graphics content, Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks week ahead: Why crypto spending isn’t about to go mainstream
But it was far more expensive than I expected. Why? Fees. Fees to buy the cryptocurrency ether, to transfer it to my crypto wallet, and to execute a purchase, which included an eye-popping mining ... ( read original story ...)
Study on tracking receptor proteins linked with memory
Nagoya [Japan], April 4 (ANI): In a new study, scientists from Japan have reported their findings on the dynamics of receptors, which can enable understanding of the processes of memory formation and ... ( read original story ...)
Rikako Ikee qualifies for Tokyo Olympic after leukemia
Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee on Sunday qualified for the Tokyo Olympics just two years after she was diagnosed with leukemia. She swam a time of 57.77 seconds in the 100-meter butterfly at Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka reports 594 new COVID-19 cases, continues to eclipse Tokyo
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Osaka Prefecture confirmed on Sunday 594 new coronavirus cases, after reporting a single-day record of 666 cases the previous day, continuing to eclipse that of Tokyo. The latest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM aims to calm China-Taiwan tension on US visit
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Sunday said Taiwan’s peace and stability is key to the region and that Japan will cooperate with the United States to calm rising tensions ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says to expand emergency measures as needed amid fears of new strains
"It doesn't matter specifically where, we will act without hesitation if needed," he said. Japan is grappling with a COVID-19 resurgence ahead of the summer Olympics scheduled to begin in July, with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan swimmer Ikee wins Olympic relay spot after leukemia
Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee said she "didn't know what had just happened" after qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics medley relay on Sunday, just two years after being diagnosed with leukaemia. ( read original story ...)
Japan nixes plan for Olympic torch relay amid COVID-19 surge
April 1 (UPI) --Japan is canceling a planned Olympic torch relay in the city of Osaka, as cases of the novel coronavirus continue to grow in the country and vaccine rollout has been relatively slow ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin investors should be more aware of its history of bubbles and price crashes, a crypto entrepreneur explains
"A lot of investors are getting in without knowing the history" of bitcoin's wild volatility, crypto entrepreneur Bobby Lee said. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan PM says to expand emergency measures as needed amid fears of new strains
TOKYO, April 4 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Sunday that he would expand emergency measures as needed to contain a new wave of coronavirus infections, amid fears over ... ( read original story ...)