Jim McCarthy, president of I2C, joins "Squawk on the Street" to discuss the growth in acceptance of cryptocurrencies. ( read original story ...)
New bank rules restrain and recognise crypto
It is a rare event that unites bitcoin believers and crypto critics. But both largely welcomed the news from the global rulemaker for big banks that it plans to apply the most punitive capital rules ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Celebrates DJs With Music Inspired by a Unique Mix of East and West
Spotlighting creators within the fields of music, art and bartending, Sapporo has kicked off the Convergence of Cultures campaign with a mini-documentary that follows two DJs with a mix of Eastern and ... ( read original story ...)
Genting Singapore-led group in running for Yokohama casino deal
A consortium led by casino operator Genting Singapore has submitted its proposal to build a gambling resort in Yokohama, the Japanese port city announced Friday. The Genting consortium is expected to ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka and the Cost of Saying No
Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, a women’s mental health psychiatrist, shares what we can learn from the tennis star’s French Open decision. ( read original story ...)
Tennis star Naomi Osaka: I’m on her side
Historically, the bad girls are punished. The rule-breakers have to be bound, put in the stocks, carted off to the asylum, silenced. The world has not been able to deal with the non-meek, the un-quiet ... ( read original story ...)
Japan pushes COVID-19 vaccinations ahead of Tokyo Olympics
With the Tokyo Olympics a little over a month away, its host city is still under a state of emergency. Japan is looking to ramp up its COVID-19 vaccination effort ahead of the upcoming Summer Games. ( read original story ...)
COLUMN BY DENNIS LYONS: Osaka story a wake-up call on mental health
When I first heard last week that four-time Grand Slam tournament-winning women’s tennis superstar Naomi Osaka would not participate in post-match news conferences during the French Open because ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama formally ends casino RFP submission phase
Japan’s Yokohama city concluded on Friday its request-for-proposal (RFP) submission period regarding commercial partners for its tilt at getting a casino complex or integrated resort (IR), as they are ... ( read original story ...)
Japan considers easing COVID-19 restrictions in Tokyo, Osaka from June 21
The Japanese government is considering easing the COVID-19 restrictions in Tokyo and Osaka from June 21, a government official said Friday. Tokyo and Osaka are likely to be kept under a quasi-state of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan picks consortium led by Toda to build Goto offshore wind farm
Japan's industry ministry said on Friday it had chosen a consortium of six companies led by Toda Corporation to build the 16.8 megawatts (MW) Goto floating offshore wind farm in Nagasaki, southern ... ( read original story ...)
Schoolkids’ tablet use halted in Nagoya after devices’ history acquired without consent
The Nagoya Municipal Board of Education on June 10 decided to temporarily halt schoolchildren's tablet use and notified each school of the d ... ( read original story ...)
From Naomi Osaka To Hip Hop: Keeping It Real with Mental Health
Last Monday, the coldest tennis player in the game, Naomi Osaka, withdrew from the French Open. Yes, you heard it right — the French Open. But, citing concerns of her own mental health, Osaka later ... ( read original story ...)
Mental health stigma persists; lessons from the treatment of Naomi Osaka | COMMENTARY
Just days after Ms. Osaka left the French Open for mental health reasons, with an ensuing flurry of media coverage, speculation and commentary, the No. 1 seed Ashleigh Barty withdrew due to a hip ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics still undecided on fans — or no fans at all
The question of allowing any fans at all into Tokyo Olympic venues is still being debated with a decision unlikely to be announced before the end of the month ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to vaccinate 18,000 Olympics workers, volunteers
Around 18,000 Tokyo Olympics workers including referees and volunteers will be vaccinated from next week, organisers said Friday, as they try to build confidence that the Games will be safe. ( read original story ...)