A search continued Friday for a roughly 3.5-meter-long pet python that managed to break free and slither away from an apartment in Yokohama, according to local police. The owner notified police around ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Extends Coronavirus Emergency Measures
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan announced on Friday that it was extending the state of emergency in Tokyo and other cities until the end of May to contain the increase of coronavirus cases. ( read original story ...)
A petition to cancel the Tokyo Olympics got 240,000 signatures in 2 days as Japan extends state of emergency
Japanese locals are showing their support to cancel the Tokyo Olympics, as a petition to cancel The Games got over 200,000 signatures in two days. ( read original story ...)
If Crypto Crashes Tomorrow, It’s No Big Deal. In Five Years, It Might Be.
Bitcoin, dogecoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies are now worth about $2 trillion, but are their owners rich and would it affect the economy if they lost most of it? ( read original story ...)
Bain Capital Execs Sniffing Around Crypto Hedge Funds: Sources
A Bain Capital affiliate that manages the money of the alternative investing giant's partners is looking to back top-tier crypto traders. The Bain unit's move ... ( read original story ...)
The CFO of the world’s largest hedge fund is joining crypto firm NYDIG
John Dalby, CFO of Bridgewater Associates, is joining crypto firm NYDIG as CFO. The executive is the latest high-profile executive move within the cryptocurrency space. Dalby joins as NYDIG expands ... ( read original story ...)
German and US regulators tighten focus on booming crypto market
A pushback against stocks-like products in Germany and tougher talk in Washington suggest that key financial regulators are bristling at cryptocurrency operators’ incursions into tightly-controlled ... ( read original story ...)
Talaris Therapeutics’ IPO raises $150M to transform solid organ transplants
Three biotechs IPOs priced this week while one gene therapy developer postponed its plans. The biggest IPO belongs to Talaris Therapeutics, a company developing a cell therapy for organ transplant ... ( read original story ...)
Pfizer-BioNTech Will Donate COVID Vaccines to Olympic Athletes Ahead of Tokyo Games
COVID-19 vaccinations will be available for athletes prior to participating in the Tokyo Olympic Games in July, the International Olympic Committee announced ... ( read original story ...)
Calls to Cancel Tokyo Olympics Grow Louder as Emergency Extended
A petition calling to cancel the Tokyo Olympics gathered support in Japan on Friday, as the government prepared to extend the state of emergency in the city and beyond to control the spread of the ... ( read original story ...)
Central Japan Railway Hikes Cost of Tokyo Nagoya Maglev
Nikkei reported that Central Japan Railway, which operates the Shinkansen bullet train connecting Tokyo and Osaka, announced 1.5 trillion yen in additional construction costs for its planned ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis Star Naomi Osaka’s New Sweetgreen Bowl Sounds Like The Perfect Summer Lunch
Even if you're not an avid tennis watcher, you should know by now that Naomi Osaka is an icon. The four-time Grand Slam winner is making moves on and off the court (she's a co-chair of this year's Met ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ramps up for Olympics but winners will be scarce if Games go ahead
Perhaps the Tokyo 2021 Olympics will provide the answer to an age-old question: what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage the globe ... ( read original story ...)
Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps
The government — desperate to show a worried public it is in control of virus efforts even as it pushes a massive sporting event that a growing number of Japanese oppose hosting in a pandemic — on ... ( read original story ...)
NYC Sees No School Mandate: N.J. Mulls Cash Lure: Virus Update
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said he is considering cash incentives to lure people to get vaccinated. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he sees no reason to require Covid-19 shots for ... ( read original story ...)
Big banks move into crypto services
The big banks’ moves are despite continuing scepticism in some central banking circles. The Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday that cryptocurrencies “have no intrinsic value” and ... ( read original story ...)