The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 31,247 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday. The daily tally in the capital is down 4,092 from a week earlier and down week-on-week for a sixth straight day. The ... ( read original story ...)
What Tokyo Taught Us: Organizing the First-Ever Postponed Olympics
Today’s guest columnist is Christophe Dubi, Olympic Games executive director at the International Olympic Committee. When the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were postponed by a year as a consequence of the ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo’s cases see weekly drop, but experts warn of spread amid holidays
While the capital has seen a downward trend in daily cases this week, other parts of the nation are posting record numbers. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida and WHO Chief Agree on New WHO Affiliate in Japan -Kyodo News Agency
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus agreed to establish a new Japan-based affiliate of the WHO, Japanese news agency Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)
Yes, you can buy a car with crypto—here’s how
You probably made your last car purchase with boring old dollars, but maybe the next one will be with a digital currency.
Japan has world’s highest number of new COVID cases for 3rd straight week
The World Health Organization says Japan reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases of any country in the world during the week through Sunday. Japan had the highest number of new cases in the ... ( read original story ...)
Asia week ahead: China activity data, Japan’s GDP and BSP policy decision
Next week kicks off with China activity data followed by growth data from Japan and a policy meeting in the Philippines ... ( read original story ...)
A New U.S. Crackdown Has Crypto Users Worried About Their Privacy
Tornado Cash’s service has let hackers flourish, regulators say. But privacy experts worry the ban goes too far.
Crypto Is Failing Where Digital Yuan May Succeed
With Tornado down 95% from its all-time high and its source code removed from Microsoft Corp.’s GitHub, it’s the latest blow to the “no sanctions yay” theory of crypto — the three words used by former ...
Australian crypto ownership warrants consumer protection, says regulator
Nearly half of Australian retail investors owned cryptocurrency in late 2021 and more got their information from YouTube videos than from financial advisers, the securities watchdog said on Thursday, ...
Self-isolation turns Japan into most sustainable society; here’s how
At the start of the 1600s, Japan's rulers feared that Christianity which had recently been introduced to the southern parts of the country by European missionaries would spread ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida purges Cabinet after support falls over church ties
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday in an apparent bid to distance his administration from the conservative ... ( read original story ...)
Obon holiday exodus peaks in Japan, but numbers still below pre-pandemic levels
TOKYO -- The number of travelers heading to their hometowns or vacation spots for Japan's mid-August obon holiday period peaked on Aug. 11, but remained fewer than before the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia, Japan should venture into new areas of cooperation through Look East Policy – Ismail Sabri
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob wants new areas of cooperation related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives to be explored by Malaysia and Japan through projects and ... ( read original story ...)
Want to be a mermaid? School opens in Nagoya to fill your dream
The pair became so serious about their dream that they founded a "training school" here, offering aspirants a chance to swim like mermaids with the help of a tail fin. Striving to promote the joy of ... ( read original story ...)
Strong quakes hit Japan’s Hokkaido, no tsunami warning issued
TOKYO. KAZINFORM - A series of strong earthquakes jolted Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, the weather agency said, issuing no tsunami warning, Kyodo reports. Local police ... ( read original story ...)