Both driver and passenger escaped as the fire started, but the legendary Ferrari is burnt to a crisp off Japan's legendary Hakone Turnpike. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Tests Olympic Stadium With Little Time to Spare
Nine athletes who live outside Japan were granted an exception and permitted to enter the country as organizers prepare for this summer’s Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Japan extends Covid emergency in Tokyo as Olympics loom
Government admits restrictions that had been due to end on 11 May have failed to stop rising infections ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto start-up Dfinity set to launch blockchain rival to AWS
Dfinity is set to release what it calls “the internet computer”, a group of technologies intended to support a new generation of decentralised applications and services that are being developed in the ... ( read original story ...)
Four experts told us their long-term predictions for bitcoin – and the most crucial information that crypto novices need to know
Experts told Insider about the drawbacks and advantages of cryptocurrencies - and what key issues potential investors need to be aware of. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka conflicted over holding the Tokyo Olympics
Naomi Osaka is conflicted over whether the Tokyo Olympics should be held amid the coronavirus pandemic. The second-ranked tennis player, who represents Japan, was asked about the games at the Italian ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka hesitant about Olympics staging: ‘It definitely should be a discussion’
Naomi Osaka has opened up about her ambivalence around the Tokyo Olympics going ahead this summer. Naomi Osaka is not 100% behind the Olympics going ahead this summer, expressing as much in her recent ... ( read original story ...)
Dogecoin price tumbles 30% as Elon Musk delivers crypto jokes on Saturday Night Live
The price of Dogecoin plunged as much as 30% Saturday night during Elon Musk's highly-anticipated guest hosting of Saturday Night Live this weekend. Many people—especially Robinhood app-wielding ... ( read original story ...)
Two Tokyo Olympics: Inside and outside the National Stadium
Sebastian Coe tried to reassure athletes and skeptical residents of Japan that the postponed Olympics will be safe when they open in just under 11 weeks ... ( read original story ...)
Athletics chief Coe says Tokyo Games can be ‘beacon of hope’
World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said Sunday he believes the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics can be "a beacon of hope and optimism", despite infections surging in Japan and other countries. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium holds track and field test event, minus fans
Hundreds of athletes, including U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin, participated in a test event at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, as organisers fined tuned operations and practiced COVID-19 countermeasures ... ( read original story ...)
Mandy Bujold, the boxing mother in a legal fight to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics
The Canadian, who missed the rearranged qualification window due to maternity leave, is taking her case to Court of Arbitration for Sport ... ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk calls the meme-crypto Dogecoin the ‘future of currency,’ predicts it will ‘take over the world’ on ‘SNL’
Elon Musk said Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that started as a meme, will "take over the world." Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency created in 2013 as a joke but has recently been popularized by Musk. Musk ... ( read original story ...)
Trouble mars skateboarding’s rising popularity in Japan
Awaiting its Olympic debut in Tokyo this summer, skateboarding has become increasingly popular in Japan as an outdoor activity one c ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms found to have had direct business links to Myanmar junta, probe finds
At least 10 Japanese companies have had ties to firms affiliated with Myanmar's military or have taken part in projects that could be sources of income for the junta. ( read original story ...)
Tsunami survivors’ generous seafood ramen in northeast Japan keeps local spirit alive
A northeast Japan diner run by a family who survived the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami has weathered destruction and ga ... ( read original story ...)