The postponed Tokyo Olympics will be "scrapped" if they cannot take place in 2021, says Games chief Yoshiro Mori. ( read original story ...)
Japan needs to keep emergency in place, 2021 Olympics ‘difficult,’ top doctor says
It is too early to consider lifting Japan's state of emergency over the coronavirus, the head of the Japan Medical Association said on Tuesday, adding that it will be difficult for Tokyo to host the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top doctor says Tokyo Olympics would be difficult without vaccine
The medical community in Japan is moving toward a consensus that holding next year’s Tokyo Olympics may hinge on finding a coronavirus vaccine. Japan Medical Assn. President Yoshitake Yokokura said in ... ( read original story ...)
Yamaha’s Purist Sports Car Could Have Looked like This
Patent renderings of the Sports Ride, designed in collaboration with Gordon Murray, are a look at what might have been. ( read original story ...)
UN, WHO urged to ensure ‘benefit sharing’ of Covid-related data
Biopharma firms should reach vaccines, medicines to poor nations at affordable price, say civil society bodies ... ( read original story ...)
Let Cruise Workers Off the Death Ships Now!
Unionize Seafaring Workers! Solidarity with the Trapped Seamen: We Demand Testing, Treatment, Housing, Union-Scale Wages and the Right to Repatriation! The novel coronavirus pandemic has hit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Medical Assn: Tokyo Olympics difficult without vaccine
The medical community in Japan is moving toward a consensus that holding next year's Tokyo Olympics may hinge on finding a coronavirus vaccine. Japan Medical ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Would ‘Scrap’ Games if Not Held Next Year: Tokyo 2020’s Mori
Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori holds the Olympic Flame during a ceremony at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashi-Matsuhsima, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan March 20, ... ( read original story ...)
Congress Has Introduced 32 Crypto And Blockchain Bills For Consideration In 2019-2020
There appears to be no shortage of interest in cryptocurrency and blockchain policy in D.C. as Members in the House of Representatives and U.S. Senators have introduced a total of 32 bills in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Paying Close Attention to Reports on North Korea’s Kim
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan April 17, 2020. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via RE ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to amend first-quarter GDP calculation method to better reflect coronavirus impact
Japan's government said on Tuesday it will change the way it compiles preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) data for the January to March period to better reflect the impact of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
TV tonight: Paul Hollywood learns to love Japan
The Bake Off judge takes heart from the new baking of the east; a guide to the village of Portmeirion in The Village. Here’s what to watch this evening ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics next year difficult without vaccine says Japanese medical association chief
It will be difficult for Tokyo to host the Olympic Games next year unless there is an effective vaccine against the coronavirus, the head of the Japan Medical Association said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
As Japan Fights Coronavirus With Shutdowns, Rats Emerge Onto Deserted Streets
In Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district, where many bars and adult entertainment venues have closed, rats scurried through mostly empty streets one recent evening. A similar scene was aired on public ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sakurajima Volcano Spews Lava Bombs In Latest Eruption
Sakurajima, which is one of the most active volcanoes in Japan, has started erupting recently. According to a local meteorological agency, the volcano’s eruption ejected lava bombs and ash plumes that ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics unrealistic without vaccine, Japan medical expert says
Global cases surpass 3 million, U.S. states begin to reopen TOKYO — The head of Japan’s medical association thinks it will be difficult to hold the Olympics without an effective coronavirus vaccine. ( read original story ...)