Rhys McClenaghan believes he is a stronger gymnast despite spending over a year out of competition due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
‘There is no emergency,’ say crypto firms as US plans new ownership disclosure rules
Coinbase, Kraken, and other crypto exchanges are pushing back against a US Treasury proposal to require them to log personal details for transactions. ( read original story ...)
2021 crypto outlook: Bitcoin faces US regulatory scrutiny after record-breaking rally
Janet Yellen, who’s been nominated to serve as Treasury secretary in Biden’s administration, has in recent years cautioned investors over Bitcoin, saying it was a 'highly speculative asset' and 'not a ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto’s Choice: Join the Financial System or Fight It
Integrate with the existing financial system's rules? Or choose to fight for its anti-status quo principles? That's the question. ( read original story ...)
Canada, Japan among nations reporting infections with fast-spreading UK coronavirus strain
The fast-spreading coronavirus strain first identified in the United Kingdom has now reached Canada and Japan, after cases cropped up in some European counties. ( read original story ...)
Japan pulls out all policy stops in hunt for Asia financial talent
Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka have thrown their hats into ... inheritance tax exemptions for foreign assets and let skilled finance workers remain exempt regardless of the length of their residency. ( read original story ...)
Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Arrives at US Bases in Japan for Priority Inoculations
Two U.S. Air Force bases received shipments Saturday of the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19, the first reported deliveries of the coronavirus vaccine to U.S. armed forces in the western Pacific. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: lockdown ‘can really hit you mentally,’ cyclist Jessica Lee says on spending Christmas at the Hong Kong Sports Institute
Hong Kong-born cyclist Lee is focused on avoiding ‘overcooking’ her training ahead of first Olympic Games outing as competing athletes undergo extra Covid-19 precautions. ( read original story ...)
Oedo subway line in Tokyo cuts services by 30% after 15 drivers test positive for coronavirus
The Toei Oedo subway line, which is run by the Tokyo metropolitan government, on Sunday began cutting back its services by 30% after 15 of its 167 drivers tested positive for the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 708 new coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday reported 708 new cases of the coronavirus, down 241 from Saturday. The number is the result of 9,007 tests conducted on Dec 24. The tally brought Tokyo's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Spain, France, Sweden and Canada find cases of the new coronavirus variant.
Kyodo News via Japan, Spain, France, Sweden and Canada have found small numbers of infections involving a new, potentially more transmissible variant of the coronavirus, most linked to travel from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Announces it Will Phase Out Gasoline, What About the US?
All new vehicles in Japan must be hybrids or fully electric starting in mid-2030s and this has Toyota howling. Japan said it planned to stop the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by the mid-2030s, ... ( read original story ...)
Lead Through Your People: Episode #64 Japan Business Mastery
Japan Business Mastery Harvard Professor Joseph Nye coined the term “soft power” to describe how nations can achieve their aims through persuasion and the ability to attract. Can soft power in our b ... ( read original story ...)
Market Wrap-Up: The Week in Property
Here is our wrap-up the biggest deals, projects and property market updates over the past week. The country’s biggest office landlord has secured approval for its $2.1 billion transformation of ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Japan halts all foreign arrivals over UK variant
Japan is barring entry of all nonresident foreign nationals as a precaution against a new and potentially more contagious coronavirus variant that has spread across Britain. ( read original story ...)
How Japan’s ‘mitsu’ was changed by Covid
The report attempts to frame Japan’s response to the pandemic (along with those of other Asian countries where deaths per million have been low) with a distinction between “tight” and “loose” cultures ... ( read original story ...)