Aichi Prefectural Police raided an illegal casino in Nagoya on Sunday. The bust was followed by another raid in Yokohama City two days later, local media reported. Police alleged that internet casino ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Osaka to be held in park without spectators
The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will be held in a park in the city of Osaka instead of on public roads due to the worsening COVID-19 situation across Osaka prefecture. The Tokyo 2020 organizing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ‘considering vaccinating Tokyo Olympic athletes before rest of population’
Government originally planned to prioritise medical workers, the elderly and those with chronic conditions Helen Sullivan and agencies Commuters wearing face masks stand in a train decorated with ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka man lets outdoor tap gush for hours, gives penalties the slip
A water tap was left open for nearly six hours in front of a plant in Osaka’s Sumiyoshi Ward. (Kota Kawano) OSAKA--A neighborhood here was baffled by a string of incidents involving outdoor faucets ... ( read original story ...)
Sprinter Leon Reid, who is planning to run at the Tokyo Olympics for Ireland, appears in court charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine and permitting his premises to be used …
The 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, who is planning to run at the Tokyo Olympics, was among a group of five ... the production of class A (crack cocaine), concealing criminal property and ... ( read original story ...)
Activists Get Their Moment in Japan With $21 Billion Toshiba Bid
The surprise takeover bid for Toshiba Corp. is a palpable demonstration of the growing influence in corporate Japan of activist investors, who have gone from largely impotent onlookers to kingmakers ... ( read original story ...)
Japan logs current account surplus of 2.92 tril. yen in Feb.
Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.92 trillion yen ($27 billion) in February, the Finance Ministry said Thursday. Among key components, the country had a goods trade surplus of 524.2 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Has Y2.916 Trillion Current Account Surplus In February
Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.916 trillion yen in February, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday - down 4.7 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Paris not Tokyo could be last Olympics, hints Biles
(Reuters) - After thinking hard about hanging on another year to compete at the COVID-19 delayed Tokyo Olympics, four-time gold medallist gymnast Simone Biles said on Wednesday she just might stick ... ( read original story ...)
Japan looking into prioritising vaccine for Olympic athletes: report
Japan’s vaccination drive is far behind that of most major economies, with only one vaccine approved and roughly 1 million people having received a first dose since February, even as the country ... ( read original story ...)
For many U.S. Olympic hopefuls, Tokyo preparations include vaccine shots
As Olympic hopefuls around the world continue training for the Summer Games, conditions on the ground in Tokyo have worsened in recent days, escalating health and safety concerns surrounding the world ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan, was reported only 13 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 vaccine not mandatory to compete in Tokyo, says USOPC
(Reuters) - The United States Olympic Paralympic Committee (USOPC) will help athletes find a COVID-19 vaccine but will not require them to get a shot to compete at the Tokyo Summer Games, CEO Sarah ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. wont force vaccine on Olympians, Paralympians ahead of Tokyo Games
The United States Olympic Paralympic Committee (USOPC) will help athletes find a COVID-19 vaccine but will not require them to get a shot to compete at the Tokyo Summer Games, CEO Sarah Hirshland said ... ( read original story ...)
There’s massive, growing allocation to bitcoin and crypto, CoinShares CSO says
CNBC's Melissa Lee breaks down crypto inflows, which hit records on the first quarter, with Meltem Demirors of CoinShares. ( read original story ...)
Sweden pushes ahead with a digital currency roll-out—just don’t call it a ‘crypto asset’
Sweden has strengthened its position in the race for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) after concluding the first phase of testing for its proposed currency, e-krona. In one of the most advanced ... ( read original story ...)