The risk-off attitude and selling pressure across the global crypto market showed no sign of abating on Saturday, with Bitcoin sliding 4% and Ether down some 7% in late-afternoon U.S. trading after an ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Tips to stop Omicron spread at home
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has put together a checklist to help prevent infection at home as the case numbers surge with the highly infectious Omicron variant. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo hits record 10,000 COVID-19 cases, Japan over 50,000 for first time
Tokyo recorded its fourth record number of daily COVID-19 infections on Saturday, breaking above 10,000, while Japan's exceeded 50,000 for the first time as the Omicron variant continues to spread ... ( read original story ...)
Tiny Japanese ski company set to rule Olympic bumps again
A Japanese company has become a world leader in a very specific area of ski manufacturing, with its triangular logo set to be seen at the Beijing Olympic Games on the skis of most of the world's best ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s mortgage tax relief system ‘unfair,’ leaves low-income earners ineligible
For people in Japan seeking home loans, the mortgage tax relief system has become indispensable. While the scale of tax reductions in the fis ... ( read original story ...)
Japan reports record daily COVID cases, topping 50,000 for the first time
Japan reported a record number of daily COVID-19 cases on Saturday, topping 50,000 cases for the first time in the pandemic. Japan recorded 50,200 cases on Saturday, with more than 11,000 of those ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and Poland log record cases; Germany seven-day rate at new high – as it happened
New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Arden has cancelled her wedding to partner Clarke Gayford, as the country prepares to move to red traffic light setting at midnight on Sunday. “My wedding will not ... ( read original story ...)
Ricoh & Pentax stop mass production in Japan (but it’s business as usual in US)
Ricoh will use full digital sales systems in Japan from April for Pentax and Ricoh GR brands (but this won't affect the US) ... ( read original story ...)
Could the world become too warm to hold Winter Olympics?
ET Without drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, climate change threatens future Winter Olympic Games ... ( read original story ...)
NPB’s Yokohama DeNA BayStars Re-Sign Michael Peoples
The Yokohama DeNA BayStars have re-signed right-hander Michael Peoples to a new contract for the 2022 season, the team announced. ( read original story ...)
Closed hotel in Yokohama offers combat zone for airsoft players
YOKOHAMA--A hotel that was shut down during the novel coronavirus crisis has become a battleground. The five-story building in Yokohama’s Naka Ward has attracted combat game lovers armed with airsoft ... ( read original story ...)
Half of 7-Elevens in Japan to start selling 100-yen Daiso products this month
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a lot of stress, grief, and uncertainty, but with the difference in lifestyle that’s come with the pandemic, in some ways life almost seems more convenient than ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquakes jolt southern Philippines, Indonesia, Japan
An earthquake of 6.1-magnitude quake struck off Balut island, 1,130 kilometres south of Manila, while a magnitude 6 struck the Talaud Islands in Indonesia, and a 6.6 struck off Japan’s southern island ... ( read original story ...)
NFT market booms while crypto market remains sluggish. Here’s why
DISTRIBUTED LEDGER Hello! Welcome back to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that reaches your inbox every Thursday. I’m Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch, and ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live: Japan and Poland log record cases; Germany seven-day rate at new high
Germany’s seven-day incidence rate has risen to a high of 772.7 infections per 100,000 people, up from 706.3. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported 135,461 new infections on Saturday, an increase ... ( read original story ...)
Two men hit by woman falling out of window… who was looking at another man who fell off rooftop
The incident began shortly after 4 p.m. on 21 January, when police received a call that a man in his 40s or 50s had fallen from the rooftop of a five-story building. In addition to the height he also ... ( read original story ...)