Feb. 4 marked two weeks since 13 prefectures including Tokyo and Aichi were subjected to quasi-state of emergency measures on Jan. 21. The go ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. urges Japan to consider sanctions on Russia if Ukraine invaded
The United States has urged Japan to consider imposing economic sanctions on Moscow if Russian troops invade Ukraine, diplomatic sources said Saturday. Japan, however, has deferred its response to the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Reports 21,122 New COVID-19 Cases
Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 21,122 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, an increase of 3,689 from a week before. The Japanese capital had 41 COVID-19 patients ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo logs second highest daily tally with over 21,000 new COVID-19 cases
According to the metropolitan government, the occupancy rate for hospital beds for COVID-19 patients rose 1 percentage point from Friday to reach 55.1%. ( read original story ...)
Most severe earthquake in 30 years a ‘wake-up call’ to New Madrid Seismic Zone
A November 4.0 earthquake in southeast Missouri activated car alarms and broke dishes, so the state is marking earthquake awareness month with safety seminars. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Knife Attack Suspect Served New Arrest Warrant
Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese police served a 17-year-old boy with a fresh arrest warrant Saturday in connection with a knife attack in front of a University of Tokyo campus that injured three ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Measures needed to protect medical workers after deadly standoff near Tokyo
A doctor who had dedicated himself to home medical care was recently gunned down in a hostage incident at a house in the east Japan city of Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture -- an utterly deplorable ... ( read original story ...)
Police hunt for man after Osaka supermarket robbed at knifepoint
OSAKA -- Local police are searching for a man who threatened a part-time supermarket employee at knifepoint in Osaka's Yodogawa Ward before escaping with some 740,000 yen (about $6,400 ... ( read original story ...)
Brian Armstrong laid out Coinbase’s rules for crypto content moderation
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has spelled out the crypto company’s policies for removing content from the site, a move that underlines the growing push to remove objectionable or misleading information ... ( read original story ...)
Landslide, crumbling streets, climbing death toll: The aftermath of Japan’s earthquakes
Toppled buildings and destroyed roads could be seen throughout the Kyushu island of Japan on Saturday local time as people began to assess the damage of an overnight 7.3-magnitude earthquake. ( read original story ...)
When Being the Best Isn’t Good Enough Naomi Osaka: The Athletes Aren’t OK
Read for deep dives into the unmissable ideas and topics shaping our world. Feb 04, 2022 TODAY Last May, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka rocked the sports world by announcing she was pulling ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei rebounds 0.7%
Meanwhile, hopes for eased border restrictions in Japan also helped buoy the market mood. At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 198.68 points, or 0.73%, to 27,439.99. The broader ... ( read original story ...)
LOOKS Crypto Price Predictions: How High Can OpenSea Alternative LooksRare Climb?
InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips LooksRare (CCC:LOOKS-USD) is the new non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace on ... ( read original story ...)
Sushi Nikkei Is a Long Beach Japanese-Peruvian Sensation in the Making
Nikkei cuisine, which is derived from the Japanese word “nikkeijin” that translates to Japanese emigrants and their descendants broadly, has emerged from more than a century of Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
A Precedent-Setting Crypto Tax Case Is Brewing Around Whether Staked Crypto Is Income or Property
Last May, a couple sued the IRS to refund them the equivalent of $3,293 in crypto that was produced as 8,876 Tezos tokens while operating a proof-of-stake (PoS) protocol to validate Tezos blockchain ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Gold Pegged Cryptocurrency ZPG To Be Issued This Month
While Mitsui is preparing for the launch of their gold pegged stablecoin, Japan is also looking, to begin with, its second phase of experiments with Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC ... ( read original story ...)