Meanwhile Airbnb just cut 1,900 jobs, 25% of its global workforce. CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky said in a letter to staff that the company anticipates 2020 revenue to be less than 50% of 2019, ... ( read original story ...)
Without any competitions, Olympic athletes feel financial squeeze as they train for Tokyo Games
Olympic hammer thrower Gwen Berry relies on prize money to make a living. “Because there’s literally nothing, no competitions, that’s our income.” ... ( read original story ...)
28-year-old sumo wrestler dies in Japan from coronavirus
The wrestler developed a fever on April 4 but could not get a test or find a hospital until his symptoms worsened and he was accepted four days later. ( read original story ...)
Japan regulators approve nuclear plant capable of extracting plutonium
Nuclear regulators in Japan have approved a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant capable of extracting plutonium. The plant located in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, takes spent fuel from reactors and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan´s Softbank sees consolidation in Latam food delivery
Japan's SoftBank Group Corp , a shareholder in some of Latin America's largest food delivery companies, expects consolidation in most markets, a senior executive said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Melbourne runners Genevieve LaCaze and Ryan Gregson make the most of the Tokyo Games delay
With their precisely scheduled plans for the rest of the year now thrown into disarray, this Brighton-based Olympic couple are seizing on what they see as silver linings. ( read original story ...)
FalconX raises $17M to power its crypto trading service
Over the last few weeks all eyes in the crypto world have been glued to the halvening, a nigh-religious moment in the blockchain realm. Every once in a while, the amount of new bitcoin mined — ... ( read original story ...)
Telegram Gives Up On Its Blockchain, Crypto Project
TON was the next big cryptocurrency project attached to one of the biggest messaging apps in the world — Telegram — run by Pavel Durov, the expat Russian holed up somewhere between the Caribbean and ... ( read original story ...)
Flipside Crypto and Prysm Group Partner to Deliver Real-Time Economic Analytics for Crypto Projects – and Announce OAN as their First Customer
Flipside Crypto, the leading business intelligence firm for cryptocurrency and blockchain organizations and Prysm Group, the leading ... ( read original story ...)
Akita Michinoku Capital Analysts Reports on JD-Backed Delivery Platform Dada Nexus US IPO Filing
Tokyo based wealth management company, Akita Michinoku Capital, has reported that Dada Nexus Ltd., the JD.Com-backed crowd-sourced delivery platform with headquarters in China, has filed for what may ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka using lockdown to conquer inner demons
The tennis season was suspended in early March due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and the hiatus will continue until at least mid-July with many countries in lockdown to contain the virus. Japan's Osaka, ... ( read original story ...)
‘I’m done with being shy.’ Tennis champion Naomi Osaka on overcoming her crippling shyness
Two-time grand slam winner Naomi Osaka tells Christina Macfalane that she is using lockdown to draw more and to learn how to come out of her shell and stop being shy.Two grand slam titles and a rapid ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Japan’s Osaka using lockdown to conquer inner demons
Two-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka is using the novel coronavirus shutdown as one of self reflection to try and overcome her crippling shyness. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka opens up about struggle with crippling shyness
Naomi Osaka has opened up about her struggle with shyness and said she is now able to conduct interviews in "full sentences" rather than one-word answers. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Grand Slam champion Osaka using lockdown to get over her shyness
Two-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka is using the novel coronavirus shutdown as one of self reflection to try and overcome her crippling shyness. The tennis season was suspended in early March ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka using coronavirus lockdown to conquer her inner demons
Two-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka is using the novel coronavirus shutdown as one of self reflection to try and overcome her crippling shyness. The tennis season was suspended in early March ... ( read original story ...)