SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T founder and CEO Masayoshi Son on Saturday expressed fresh doubt about Tokyo's delayed Summer Olympics going ahead during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Currently more than 80% of ... ( read original story ...)
The U.S. forced them into internment camps. Here’s how Japanese Americans started over.
The hardships didn’t end with their incarceration. Japanese Americans lost their homes and livelihoods during the war. Here’s how they fought for—and won—reparations for those losses. ( read original story ...)
India Cases Slow; Singapore Has First School Link: Virus Update
Hong Kong is considering a partial opening of its border with mainland China as early as next month and Osaka is seeking an extension of its state of emergency, according to media reports. Europeans ... ( read original story ...)
Residents anxious as police call off search for missing 3.5-meter python in Yokohama
Police have called off a search for a 3.5-meter-long reticulated python that escaped from an apartment in Yokohama's Totsuka Ward half a m ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic overwhelms Osaka
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SoftBank’s Son raises fresh doubt over Tokyo 2020
SoftBank Group Corp founder and CEO Masayoshi Son on Saturday expressed fresh doubt about Tokyo's delayed Summer Olympics going ahead during the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
What could happen if the Tokyo Olympics are cancelled?
With a little over two months until the start of the Tokyo Olympics, the possibility of a cancellation looms large over the Games. As Japan battles a fourt ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda Announces Approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan
Grants Regulatory Approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine (COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna Intramuscular Injection) Following Positive Interim Results in Takeda’s Phase 1/2 Immunogenicity and Safety Clinical ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s How Much of Your Investing Portfolio Should Be in Crypto, According to 5 Experts
For more information, see How We Make Money. Bitcoin’s sharp drop in value this week is a perfect case study of the risks associated with crypto investing. Cryptocurrency is still an extremely ... ( read original story ...)
As demand grows to cancel Tokyo Olympics, who has the power to call it off?
According to the latest polls, 83% of people in Japan think the Games should be postponed or scrapped entirely. But there’s been a lack of clarity about who gets to make that decision. ( read original story ...)
Olympics should be canceled or postponed – Japan firms
Ready-to-Publish Audio Olympics should be canceled or postponed - Japan firms. Posted [AUDIO ONLY] Nearly 70% of Japanese firms want the Tokyo Olympics either canceled or postpone ... ( read original story ...)
WFH shift presents opportunity
While the great work-from-home experiment led to predictions of the death of the office, a hybrid model will evolve. My guess is that around 20% will work from home full-time, 20% will be full-time in ... ( read original story ...)
Ron Insana on crypto volatility: This is just plain nuts and nonsensical
Ron Insana, CNBC senior analyst and commentator, Schroders North America senior advisor, and CNBC's Kate Rooney join 'Power Lunch' to discuss the volatility in cryptocurrency. ( read original story ...)
Secai Marche nabs $1.4M to extend food supply chain connecting farmers with F&B in Asia
Kuala Lumpur-based Secai Marche, the Japanese startup behind shared food supply chain for the Southeast Asian market under the same name, ... ( read original story ...)
Today In Payments Around The World: Nayax Lands $142 Million In IPO; Square Rolls Out In Ireland
In today’s top payments news around the world, Nayax raised about $142 million in an initial public offering (IPO), while Square has launched in Ireland. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Top Concert Promoters Form Alliance to Bring Back International Acts
A group of Japan’s leading concert promoters have joined forces to help accelerate the reopening of live concerts by international artists in Japan. ( read original story ...)