A JAPANESE doomsday cult bought up 1million acres of land in the Australian Outback in order to test a nerve agent on sheep before poisoning commuters. The cult called Aum Supreme Truth planned a ... ( read original story ...)
Did Japan just beat the virus without lockdowns or mass testing?
Japan's state of emergency is nearing its end with new cases of the coronavirus dwindling to mere dozens. It got there despite largely ignoring the default playbook. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo sets business reopening process
The Tokyo Metropolitan government compiled on Friday a road map for lifting the business suspension requests it has made to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The requests will be completely lifted after ... ( read original story ...)
Remote possibilities: Can every home in Japan become an office?
The COVID-19 pandemic is prompting companies to adopt remote work to reduce contagion risks, accelerating the digital shift of the workspace. ( read original story ...)
Crowdfunding campaign tries to save Tokyo’s beer and books
Both What The Dickens! and Infinity Books are important hubs for the international community in Tokyo, and that community wants to help them out. ( read original story ...)
Former Green Beret Arrested in U.S. on Charges He Helped Carlos Ghosn Flee Custody in Japan
A onetime U.S. Army Special Forces member accused of assisting in the cloak-and-dagger escape of Nissan Motor Co.’s former chairman from Japan will fight any attempt to extradite him from the U.S., ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka surpasses Serena Williams as highest-earning female athlete
Naomi Osaka has surpassed Serena Williams as the world's highest-earning female athlete. The two-time grand slam winner accumulated a total $37.4million combined from prize money and endorsements over ... ( read original story ...)
How a Japanese cult tested nerve gas on sheep at an Australian Outback property before fatal attack
Members of the Aum Supreme Truth sect flew from Tokyo to Perth in April 1993 looking for a remote location where they could test sarin gas ahead of a terrorist attack that shocked the world. ( read original story ...)
Untold story of how a deadly Japanese doomsday cult bought 400,000 hectares in the Australian Outback to test a Nazi nerve agent on sheep – before they poisoned 5,500 commuters …
Members of the Aum Supreme Truth sect flew from Tokyo to Perth in April 1993 looking for a remote location where they could test sarin gas ahead of a terrorist attack that shocked the world. ( read original story ...)
NASDAQ Partnership With Blockchain Firm R3 Is Great For Crypto
It’s an interesting development that suggests that large institutions are increasingly seeing digital assets as a credible alternative to traditional means of issuing and trading financial securities. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Launches New Loan Scheme, Extends Deadline for Virus-Combating Steps by Six Months
In an emergency policy meeting, the central bank also extended the deadline for a series of measures it has deployed to combat the virus fallout, including accelerated corporate debt buying, by six ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka passes Serena Williams as world’s highest-paid female athlete
Naomi Osaka made her name beating Serena Williams on the court. Now, she’s topped the tennis icon at another key venue — the bank. Osaka, 22, earned $37.4 million in prize money and endorsements over ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi Aircraft closing overseas locations, cutting jobs
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is cutting hundreds of jobs in Washington state and shuttering its U.S. operations for the troubled SpaceJet project, the company said Friday. "Due to the budget directives ... ( read original story ...)
Forbes: Osaka highest-paid female athlete in history
Tennis star Naomi Osaka earned $37.4 million last year, a record for a female athlete, according to Forbes. The previous record was fellow tennis player Maria Sharapova’s $29.7 million in 2015, ... ( read original story ...)
Forbes: Naomi Osaka, 22, passes Serena Williams as highest-paid female athlete
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka moved ahead of Serena Williams as the highest-paid female athlete in the world. ( read original story ...)
Japan enters a new era under Emperor Naruhito
CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tokyo as a new emperor takes the reins after the first imperial abdication in the country in 200 years. ( read original story ...)