The bathroom is unlikely to top anyone’s priority list when planning a holiday. But the best offer a whole lot more than just a place to freshen up. Some are so special you’ll want to soak in them all day. Here’s our guide to the world’s most terrific tubs and their glorious views. At the … Read more
Step into my office (if you can)! Tokyo hotel creates double-decker desk pods in bid to lure WFH workers The Anshin Oyado hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo, has renovated an entire floor on site Capsule room equipped with high speed internet and web conferencing services They also come with an LCD TV, high headphones, a desk … Read more
Olympic athletes WON’T be forced to get coronavirus vaccines to compete in Tokyo next summer, IOC president Thomas Bach says – as he tells Olympians they CAN’T jump the queue to get vaccinated first Thomas Bach revealed Olympians at Tokyo 2020 won’t be forced to get vaccines He said that mandatory shots would be ‘going … Read more
Six Russian military officers have been charged in the US with carrying out ‘cynical and reckless’ global cyber attacks, including attempts to disrupt next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. British and US officials said the attacks were conducted by Unit 74455 of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency. In an indictment unsealed today, the US … Read more
Japanese actress Sei Ashina is found dead in her Tokyo apartment at age 36 Ashina’s death by suicide was confirmed by her management company and the Tokyo police The actress was best known for playing one of the lead roles in the 2007 historical drama Silk, an international co-production directed by François Girard No motive … Read more
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads! Tokyo flying car firm takes giant leap into the future as it becomes first company to lift vehicle several feet off ground – with hopes of launch by 2023 SkyDrive completed a successful four-minute ‘flight’ with a single test pilot Project started in 2012 with funding from Toyota, … Read more
Rescheduled 2021 Tokyo Olympics will NOT take place unless a vaccine is found, warns Japanese researcher Japanese vaccine researcher Yoshiharu Matsuura said they might be cancelled He is part of a team with a vaccine in the pre-clinical stages of development Sporting event will be cancelled if it isn’t held by summer 2021 at the … Read more
IOC president Thomas Bach reveals decision to delay Tokyo Games until 2021 will cost Olympic organisers another £650MILLION Thomas Bach said executive committees approved the sum to cover the costs The sum will be split into two parts, with £530million to help reorganising costs The remaining £120m will be divided to support international federations Bach … Read more
Pepper the robot comforts coronavirus patients being quarantined at Tokyo hotels as officials take over 2,800 rooms to free up hospital space amid pandemic Coronavirus patients in Tokyo are moving into hotels while they quarantine The hotels are using robots to limit the spread of the virus to human workers One hotel features Pepper, which … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more