The process I went through to enter Japan do give me some confidence, that the protocols will limit the spread of COVID-19 related to the Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Five storylines to know from COVID protocols, new stars, sports and doping
The Tokyo Olympics will be one of the most unique in history. Here's where the games stand with no fans, strict COVID-19 protocols and new sports. ( read original story ...)
Japan Health Official Asks Citizens to Avoid Trips, Warns Tokyo COVID Infections Will Grow
Dr. Shigeru Omi said the next two months will be the "most crucial stage" in Japan's fight against the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Ugandan weightlifter goes missing during training camp in Japan for Tokyo Olympics
As a historically closed off nation, Japan has met the prospect of hosting the Olympics during a global pandemic with a great deal of trepidation over the influx of foreigners and the potential for ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed: identification and treatment can help solve a knotty problem for the housing market
Savills has published the findings of a survey of almost 100 agents, in a study designed to explore the impact of Japanese knotweed on the residential sales process and values. This study is the first ... ( read original story ...)
Head of Crypto Exchange FTX On Hiring Spree In Market With ‘A lot more demand’
The 29-year-old founder of crypto exchange FTX says the company has grown 3x in the last year, with ambitious plans for a couple more hundred hires in the works. ( read original story ...)
Ugandan athlete missing from training camp in Japan
Local officials are searching for a Ugandan athlete who went missing in western Japan on Friday in a case raising questions over Japanese organizers’ oversight of Olympic participants amid local ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Opens Push on Climate Change in Contrast to Fed
The Bank of Japan said climate change needs to be addressed because of its significant economic and financial impact and will provide zero-rate loans to commercial banks to help companies finance ... ( read original story ...)
Netflix’s Naomi Osaka Docuseries Couldn’t Be More Timely
And now I feel like I didn’t really see a lane or a path that I like, and I was at a standstill,” Naomi Osaka says in the third episode of a new Netflix documentary series that gives audiences a ... ( read original story ...)
Rules that prevent family from attending Tokyo Olympics tough on Canadian athletes
Olympic teams from visiting nations won't be allowed to have family travel with them and fans from other countries were barred from entering Japan. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Liz Cambage withdraws from Australian team at Summer Games due to mental health
Las Vegas Aces and Australian national team star Liz Cambage announced in a statement Thursday night that she will be withdrawing from competing in the Olympics, citing mental health reasons stemming ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Goes to War With Olympic Chief Over Hiroshima
The Olympic president pitched up in Hiroshima on Friday attempting to add a veneer of global peacemaking to a Games that is already mired in controversy and rejected by the citizens of the host ... ( read original story ...)
Zeta Predicts Tokyo Will Be One of the Lowest-Watched Summer Olympics of the 21st Century
Zeta, a cloud-based marketing technology company that empowers enterprises to acquire, grow, and retain customers, today released insights from its la ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 100+ Year Old Business Uses ‘Chusen’ Technique To Make Fabric For Yukata, A Kimono
A traditional dyeing workshop in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward, in Japan, has been in business for 100+ years. They use a 300-year-old technique of hand-dyeing 'Chusen'. ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan is getting into industrial policy
The Bank of Japan has shrugged off its fig leaf of independence and is getting involved in fiscal policy. And won't be the only central bank to do so, says John Stepek. It's another step down the ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ cuts Japan growth forecast, unveils climate scheme plan
The Bank of Japan cut this fiscal year's growth forecast on Friday but maintained its view the economy was headed for a moderate recovery, a sign that monetary policy will be in a holding pattern for ... ( read original story ...)