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 ...)
Tokyo reports 421 coronavirus cases; 760 in Osaka
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday reported 421 new cases of the coronavirus, down 149 from Saturday. Osaka recorded 760 cases, 158 down from Saturday. The number (233 men and 188 women) is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Matsuyama in Control of Masters, Leads by Four Shots
Japan's Matsuyama in Control of Masters, Leads by Four Shots AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama stormed home in style to put himself in position to become the first Asian golfer to win ... ( read original story ...)
Campaigning for Nagoya mayoral race begins
Official campaigning for the Nagoya mayoral election started Sunday, with incumbent Takashi Kawamura facing three challengers. The April 25 contest will ef ... ( read original story ...)
Campaigning for Nagoya mayoral race starts in central Japan
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Official campaigning for the Nagoya mayoral election started Sunday, with incumbent Takashi Kawamura facing a challenger backed by both ruling and opposition parties as well as ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya man, 62, suspected in ¥5.4 million in jewelry thefts
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 62-year-old man who is suspected in a pair of diamond thefts in Taito Ward ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic organisers to secure 300 hotel rooms for athletes with COVID-19-Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympic organisers plan to prepare 300 hotel rooms for athletes who test positive for the coronavirus at this summer's Games but show no or minor symptoms of COVID-19, Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Governor Warns He May Seek Coronavirus State of Emergency
Sign up here for our daily newsletter on what you need to know. The governor of Osaka prefecture in western Japan warned that he may need to ask the central government to declare a state of emergency ... ( read original story ...)