Salt Lake City Bid Committee President Fraser Bullock has told a joint meeting of the Park City Council and Summit County Council that 2030 would be the preferred date for any candidacy where they are ... ( read original story ...)
15 Nagoya gov’t workers disciplined for not cremating dead without kin for years
NAGOYA -- Fifteen Nagoya Municipal Government employees were disciplined on Feb. 18 for not cremating the bodies of deceased residents with no next of kin and leaving their bodies in cold storage ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo hospital struggles with surge in pregnant women infected with coronavirus
A hospital in Tokyo that treats coronavirus patients says it has seen a sharp increase in the number of infected pregnant women who have been hospitalized this year. This comes as the Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Coronavirus Daily Count Tops Week-Before Level
Tokyo, Feb. 19 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo's novel coronavirus daily count stood at 13,516 on Saturday, growing from the week-before level for the first time in 11 days. Saturday's number rose by 1,751 from a ... ( read original story ...)
13,516 new COVID cases reported in Tokyo on Feb. 19
TOKYO -- Japan's capital registered 13,516 new coronavirus infections on Feb. 19, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced, after reporting 16,129 cases the previous day. Of the 13,516 newly ... ( read original story ...)
China set for new Tokyo Olympics bronze after Britain stripped of 4x100m silver over CJ Ujah’s doping violation
China’s 4x100 metres relay athletics team are expected to be promoted to the bronze medal for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after Great Britain were stripped of the silver on Friday. British sprinter ... ( read original story ...)
Obituary: Shintaro Ishihara, fiery former governor of Tokyo who sparked diplomatic spat with Beijing
Shintaro Ishihara, a fiery nationalist politician remembered as Tokyo’s gaffe-prone governor who provoked a spat with China, has died. He was 89. Ishihara, an award-winning novelist before he ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 13,516 new coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday reported 13,516 new coronavirus cases, down 2,613 from Friday and up 1,751 from last Saturday. By age group, 2,012 cases were in their 20s, 2,246 in their ... ( read original story ...)
Sharp CEO steps down after 6-year turnaround under Foxconn
OSAKA: Sharp CEO Tai Jeng-Wu ... In discussing the acquisition, Tai has stressed the importance of a reliable supply of panels for the TV business, and cited the “risk in depending too heavily on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Great Britain stripped of silver medal after sprinter CJ Ujah’s positive drugs test
Great Britain have been stripped of their silver medal in the men's 4x100m relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after sprinter CJ Ujah tested positive for a banned substance. The British quartet ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s same-sex partnership system to cover commuters from outside
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A same-sex partnership system the Tokyo metropolitan government will introduce this fall will cover people commuting to work and school in the capital from neighboring prefectures ... ( read original story ...)
Great Britain stripped of Tokyo Olympics 4x100m silver medal as Chijindu Ujah doping violation upheld
Great Britain has been stripped of its men's 4x100m relay silver medal from last August's Tokyo Olympic Games following the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upholding Chijindu Ujah's anti-doping ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Crash: Bitcoin Now Braced For A $100 Trillion Bombshell That Could Boost The Price Of Ethereum, BNB, Solana, Cardano And XRP
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have swung wildly in recent months as the crypto market rebounded from a sharp sell-off (despite a serious JPMorgan bitcoin price warning). Subscribe now to Forbes' ... ( read original story ...)
Influencers beware: promoting the wrong crypto could mean facing a class-action lawsuit
In case you’ve forgotten this particular scam, BitConnect’s promoters told its victims that if they handed over their Bitcoin for a period of time, their crypto would be used by an automated trading ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Lender Nexo Halts Interest on New Deposits
Crypto platform Nexo appears to be changing the terms for U.S. customers to a product that offers the ability to earn high interest rates on crypto deposits. The decision follows the U.S. Securities ... ( read original story ...)
Britain stripped of men’s 4x100m relay silver medal at Tokyo 2020 (update)
GENEVA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- China is expected to bag its first Summer Olympic sprinter medal after Britain's men's 4x100m relay team was stripped of its silver medal at Tokyo 2020 after team member ... ( read original story ...)