With just two months to go until the Summer Games, much of Japan remains under state-of-emergency restrictions, including Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japan opens mass vaccination centers 2 months before Games
Japan mobilized military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout and curb coronavirus infections ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Opens Mass Vaccination Sites for Elderly Ahead of Olympics
People wait to be processed after arriving to receive the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the newly-opened mass vaccination centre in Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2021. Carl Court/Pool via ... ( read original story ...)
Doctors in Japan express Olympic concerns as COVID-19 cases overwhelm Osaka
Hospitals in Japan's second largest city of Osaka are buckling under a huge wave of new coronavirus infections, running out of beds and ventilators as exhausted doctors warn of a "system collapse," ... ( read original story ...)
Masayoshi Son, the CEO of SoftBank and the 2nd-richest person in Japan, joins the growing chorus of voices calling to cancel the Tokyo Olympics
"Currently more than 80% of people want the Olympics to be postponed or canceled. On what authority is it being forced through?" Son wrote on Twitter on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
‘Where the crypto market goes from here is completely dependent on the stock market,’ says digital-asset tycoon Barry Silbert
Want to know where the crypto market goes from here? Barry Silbert, a power player in the digital-asset sector, says that investors ought to look no ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto miners halt China business after Beijing’s crackdown, bitcoin dives
Cryptocurrency mining operators, including a Huobi Mall and BTC.TOP, are suspending their China operations after Beijing stepped up its efforts to crack down on bitcoin mining and trading, sending the ... ( read original story ...)
Gojek and Tokopedia’s holding group GoTo plans fundraising ahead of blockbuster IPO this year
The Indonesian unicorn is likely to attract sovereign wealth funds and global financial institutions with a final round of fundraising to anchor what is likely to be Jakarta’s largest ever initial ... ( read original story ...)
Toranomon-Azabudai Project and Toranomon Hills Area Project in Tokyo Precertified under LEED ND and WELL
Mori Building Co., Ltd., Japan’s leading urban landscape developer, announced today that major redevelopments the company is undertaking in Tokyo have been precertified under the prestigious LEED ... ( read original story ...)
1.3-meter-long iguana found in Yokohama park, owner unknown
Police apprehended an unusual "suspect" at a park here on May 23 -- a 1.3-meter-long iguana.A man in his 40s who was visiting the park in ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
No one’s safe anymore: Japan’s Osaka city crumples under COVID-19 onslaught
Hospitals in Japan's second largest city of Osaka are buckling under a huge wave of new coronavirus infections, running out of beds and ventilators as exhausted doctors warn of a "system collapse", ... ( read original story ...)
Swimming-Team GB in good shape for Tokyo after best ever Euro medals haul
British swimmers looked in good shape for the Tokyo Olympics after topping the medals table at the European swimming championships in Budapest on Sunday. The team won the final men's and women's 4x100 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan May Extend Emergency to A Month Before Olympics: Reports
Japan’s government is considering whether to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas until about a month before the capital is due to host the Olympic Games, according to local reports. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Long & Short: Crypto Markets Are Volatile Because They’re Free
You’re reading Crypto Long & Short, a newsletter that looks closely at the forces driving cryptocurrency markets. Authored by CoinDesk’s head of research, Noelle Acheson, it goes out every Sunday and ... ( read original story ...)
Return to Work? I Want to Trade in Crypto!
The world of cybercurrency is no longer just for geeks. Artists, Wall Street traders, and those who want to retire early might be able to thrive there, too. But beware! ( read original story ...)
Here’s my number: Civic employee telephoned office 1,800 times seeking severance
Police have arrested a civic employee who is suspected of calling the office of his former employer nearly 2,000 times to collect severance pay ... ( read original story ...)