Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing COVID-19 surge will multiply during the Games. ( read original story ...)
Japan Failed to Improve LGBTQ Rights Ahead of the Olympics. Japanese Athletes Are Coming Out Anyway
Many LGBTQ people in Japan hoped that the 2020 Olympics would force changes. Instead, they are asking whether Japan has missed the best opportunity in a generation to improve equality. ( read original story ...)
Stock Markets Live: Sensex, Nifty Open Lower; KPR Mills Jumps Over 7%
IPO opens July 14 and closes July 16 ... Equities dipped in Japan, where another virus state of emergency for Tokyo looks imminent. Hong Kong and China opened lower. U.S. futures fluctuated after the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to declare virus emergency lasting through Olympics
Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing COVID-19 surge will multiply during the Games. At a meeting with experts Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to declare COVID-19 emergency for Tokyo as it mulls Olympics without fans
Japan is set to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo through August 22 to contain a new wave of coronavirus infections, a key minister said on Thursday, as the organisers consider banning all ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Most Crypto-Ready Nation in World; Supermarkets Overstock to Beat Inflation
A survey by Crypto Head, a crypto education site, ranked the U.S. first followed by Cypress, Singapore and Hong Kong, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s bank lending rise at slowest pace in 8 years as COVID-19 hit subsides
Japanese bank lending rose at its slowest annual pace in more than eight years in June as corporate fund demand to weather coronavirus-linked cash constraints subsided, central bank data showed on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Overall Bank Lending Climbs 1.4% On Year In June
Disclaimer | Accessibility Statement | Commerce Policy | Made In NYC | Stock quotes by finanzen.net (RTTNews) - The value of overall bank lending in Japan was up 1.4 percent on year in June ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Docuseries Trailer Drops: ‘No One Really Knows All The Sacrifices’
The project was released in association with Uninterrupted, a media company and brand co-founded by LeBron James. ( read original story ...)
Japan to declare COVID emergency for Tokyo, casting a pall over Olympics
Japan's government is set to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo through August 22 amid a new wave of infections, a key minister said on Thursday, casting a shadow over the Olympic Games. Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Deaths Near 4 Million; Tokyo State of Emergency: Virus Update
The pandemic’s global death toll is approaching 4 million as the delta variant spreads and vaccination drives show signs of slipping in some parts of the world. While weekly fatalities have been ... ( read original story ...)
Japan weighs banning all Olympic spectators
Watch "Japan weighs banning all Olympic spectators due to surge in COVID cases", a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream featuring original CBS News ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Set to Declare Emergency in Tokyo Through End of Olympics
Japan is set to declare a new state of emergency over the coronavirus, in a move that could lead to a last-minute ban on fans at the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
WorldView: Haiti’s president assassinated; Deadly mudslide in Japan
Breaking news out of Haiti as the country's president is assassinated overnight. In other international headlines, crews are searching for survivors following a mudslide in Japan; a prominent Dutch ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank to pay ¥178.5 billion for licensing rights of Yahoo in Japan
Yahoo Japan will no longer have to pay royalties to Verizon Media for using Yahoo's branding and licensed technologies. ( read original story ...)
Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.1 just reported 89 km southeast of Ise, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred only 13 minutes ago 89 km southeast of Ise, Japan, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) rep ... ( read original story ...)