Watch the winning run from 14-year old Bombette Martin at the British National Skateboard Championships, which boosted her chances of qualification for Tokyo 2020. READ MORE: 'Fearless' teen Bombette ... ( read original story ...)
WeWork ‘cult’ bedevils the Warren Buffett of Japan
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." Hulu's new WeWork documentary is tough on former CEO Adam ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Long & Short: Peter Thiel Defines Bitcoin’s Accidental Role in Global Politics
As with most things in life, context is key, and this statement is crying out for it. You’re reading Crypto Long & Short, a newsletter that looks closely at the forces driving cryptocurrency markets. ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.6 just reported 111 km north of Naze, Japan
Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported a magnitude 4.6 quake in Japan near Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, only 15 minutes ago. ( read original story ...)
Olympics Skateboarding: 14-year old Tokyo hopeful Martin wins GB Skateboard Champs
Watch the winning run from 14-year old Bombette Martin at the British National Skateboard Championships to boost her chances of qualification for Tokyo 2020. ( read original story ...)
Seven people killed in earthquake on Java island
AT LEAST SEVEN people were killed after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia ... seismic activity where tectonic plates collide that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia ... ( read original story ...)
Global OTR Tires Market To Witness Huge Gains Over 2021-2026|Michelin, Bridgestone, TITAN, Goodyear, Yokohama Tire, etc
Some of the key manufacturers operating in this market include: Michelin, Bridgestone, TITAN, Goodyear, Yokohama Tire, BKT, China National Tire & Rubber, Continental Tire, Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd, ... ( read original story ...)
Over 700 eateries bankrupt in FY 2020 in Japan: survey
The number of Japan eateries that went bankrupt in fiscal 2020 stood at 715 the third largest in two decades local media reported ... ( read original story ...)
Athletes Who Waited for the Tokyo Olympics Are Asking: Why Not Stick Around for Paris 2024, Too?
Many veteran U.S. Olympians were planning to hang it up after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. When the pandemic pushed them back a year, aging bodies sighed, contemplated quitting, and then went back ... ( read original story ...)
Nature: Cherry blossoms in Japan
"Sunday Morning" takes us this spring Sunday to a setting known in English as "Cherry Blossom Mountain Park" outside Tokyo, home to some 10,000 cherry trees. Videographer: Jiro Akiba. ( read original story ...)
Japan mulls over Covid-19 vaccine priority for Olympic athletes, sparking outrage on social media
a vast majority of Japanese want the Games to be cancelled or postponed again. A number of test events for some sports has recently been cancelled or postponed due to concerns about the pandemic, and ... ( read original story ...)
‘Volatility is your friend’: A former Goldman Sachs hedge-fund boss says crypto investors should embrace bitcoin’s wild price swings – and explains why it’s one of the asset’s …
He instead argued that it should be looked at positively. Load Error "It's a feature that drives the risk-reward," Pal said at an "Investing in Crypto" conference hosted by MarketWatch. "So without ... ( read original story ...)
How The Crypto-Crazies Are Revolutionizing Online Investing
Take that, anti-crypto advisers. We may actually be at the beginning of a whole new mindset about how and what we buy. “Gaming technologies are laying the foundation for a new interactive layer for ... ( read original story ...)
Biden meets Suga, Trip.com IPO and Jimmy Lai sentencing
Allies and rivals alike will be watching Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's first meeting with Joe Biden in Washington. Before that, Suga's foreign and defense ministers will meet with their German ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel will house Olympic athletes with COVID-19 symptoms at Tokyo Games: report
Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics who come down with minor symptoms of COVID-19 could be isolated in a hotel lined up by local organizers of the games. The Japanese news agency Kyodo on Sunday said ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka logs over 700 COVID-19 cases for 6th day in row
OSAKA--Prefectural authorities here reported four deaths from COVID-19 on April 11 as the daily tally of fresh cases hit more than 700 for the sixth straight day. The latest figure of 760 is 167 more ... ( read original story ...)