The reticulated python, a species considered to be one of the world's largest snakes, was found in the attic of the apartment at around 4:45 p.m. ( read original story ...)
3-meter pet python found after 2-week search in Yokohama
A roughly 3.5 meter-long pet python that managed to break free from an apartment in Yokohama earlier this month was caught alive S ... ( read original story ...)
Public opposition to Olympic Games leaves Japan with dilemma
Japan faces a financial problem over the Tokyo Olympics, which could explain why the organisers appear intent on the Games going ahead in the face of huge public opposition in the country.If a ... ( read original story ...)
The US Treasury Wants $10K+ Crypto Transfers to Be Reported to the IRS
The IRS has already started tracking taxpayers who own cryptocurrencies and can legally seize assets of tax evaders. The Treasury’s proposal is also part of Biden’s comprehensive tax compliance plan, ... ( read original story ...)
Softbank’s Son Opposes Olympics; India Cases Slow: Virus Update
Japan’s slow vaccine rollout and the spread of variants is adding to fears that new virus mutations could be imported because of the Games and worsen the already-strained medical system. Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
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SoftBank’s Son Joins Growing Calls Opposing Tokyo Olympic Games
Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder and top executive of SoftBank Group Corp., joined growing criticism of the plan to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer as scheduled amid the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
OLYMPICS-SoftBank’s Son raises fresh doubt over Tokyo 2020
SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T founder and CEO Masayoshi Son on Saturday expressed fresh doubt about Tokyo's delayed Summer Olympics going ahead during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Currently more than 80% of ... ( read original story ...)
The U.S. forced them into internment camps. Here’s how Japanese Americans started over.
The hardships didn’t end with their incarceration. Japanese Americans lost their homes and livelihoods during the war. Here’s how they fought for—and won—reparations for those losses. ( read original story ...)
India Cases Slow; Singapore Has First School Link: Virus Update
Hong Kong is considering a partial opening of its border with mainland China as early as next month and Osaka is seeking an extension of its state of emergency, according to media reports. Europeans ... ( read original story ...)
Residents anxious as police call off search for missing 3.5-meter python in Yokohama
Police have called off a search for a 3.5-meter-long reticulated python that escaped from an apartment in Yokohama's Totsuka Ward half a m ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic overwhelms Osaka
As she struggled to breathe, Shizue Akita had to wait more than six hours while paramedics searched for a hospital in Osaka that would t ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Son raises fresh doubt over Tokyo 2020
SoftBank Group Corp founder and CEO Masayoshi Son on Saturday expressed fresh doubt about Tokyo's delayed Summer Olympics going ahead during the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
What could happen if the Tokyo Olympics are cancelled?
With a little over two months until the start of the Tokyo Olympics, the possibility of a cancellation looms large over the Games. As Japan battles a fourt ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda Announces Approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan
Grants Regulatory Approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine (COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna Intramuscular Injection) Following Positive Interim Results in Takeda’s Phase 1/2 Immunogenicity and Safety Clinical ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s How Much of Your Investing Portfolio Should Be in Crypto, According to 5 Experts
For more information, see How We Make Money. Bitcoin’s sharp drop in value this week is a perfect case study of the risks associated with crypto investing. Cryptocurrency is still an extremely ... ( read original story ...)