The 2020 Summer Olympic Games are taking place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and while a record number of positive cases have been diagnosed in the city of Tokyo, officials ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Marshals Service hires custodian to hold crypto seized in criminal activity
The U.S. Marshals Service has hired custodian Anchorage Digital to custody cryptocurrency that was seized or forfeited in various criminal cases. The agency has spent more than a year seeking a ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s What Athletes are Eating at the Olympic Village in Tokyo
With the city's restaurants off-limits, dining hall chefs are bringing Japanese cuisine to the games' 18,000 competitors. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games Day 5 Review: Penny Oleksiak makes Canadian Olympic history
The majority of action during the Tokyo Olympics happens as most Canadians are fast asleep. While you were cozy in your bed, however, members of Team Canada were making their push for the podium. Here ... ( read original story ...)
Consadole Sapporo vs Gamba Osaka prediction, preview, team news and more | J1 League 2021
Following a 1-1 draw against Vegalta Sendai, Consadole Sapporo host Gamba Osaka at the Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium on Friday. The visitors head into the game off the back of a 2-1 win over Oita ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports record number of COVID-19 cases as Olympic games continue
Tokyo reported a record number of 3,177 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday as the Olympic games remain underway. It's the second day in a row in which Japan's capital reported record-breaking cases. On ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo confronts COVID surge during Olympics
Watch "Tokyo confronts COVID-19 surge during Olympics", a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream featuring original CBS News reporting. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: men’s golf begins, heat forces tennis change – live!
Join our team of writers for live updates from day five of the Olympic Games in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
The Next One: Japan’s Hashimoto takes gold in gymnastics
Daiki Hashimoto grew up watching Kohei Uchimura win gold medals, just like every other aspiring Japanese gymnast over the past decade-plus. Yet the idea of carrying on the legacy Uchimura built during ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and the Revolutionary Power of Black Women’s Rest
I try not to think about it because I can’t afford to—if I let them rule me, they’re winning,” Simone Biles said in her Glamour cover story ahead of the Olympics 2021. If ever there was a quote to ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese education spells holistic development
It begins from scratch with elementary schools playing a vital role in trying to create mindful and responsible citizens ... ( read original story ...)
Qredo Says Its DeFi Protocol Solves Wall Street’s Biggest Crypto Problems
"I can now trade across any of the exchanges that are connected and be able to take advantage of the best economic opportunity that comes up," said Qredo CEO Anthony Foy ... ( read original story ...)
$360m Crypto Hedge Fund Is Opening Back Up To Investors
Value and secondaries specialist Off The Chain Capital is raising new limited-partner money on the heels of strong downside protection against Bitcoin. ( read original story ...)
Visa is seeing the cryptocurrency craze dwindling even as customers stepped up use of their crypto-linked cards last quarter
Visa's crypto-linked cards processed $1 billion in spending during the first part of 2021, but the payments company says activity is cooling. ( read original story ...)
Ripple Teams With SBI Remit For On-demand Liquidity In Japan
Cryptocurrency and digital payments network Ripple is working with remittance company SBI Remit and Coins.ph to introduce on-demand liquidity service in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama touts material that lowers hose weight
Yokohama Rubber has developed a material that it claims significantly reduces the weight of automotive air-conditioning hoses. ( read original story ...)