A Paralympic hopeful has spoken of her plans to compete in this year’s Games in Tokyo after a year of adapting her training around coronavirus restrictions. Kerrie Leonard, an archer from Co Meath, ... ( read original story ...)
‘No Cheering’: Tokyo Olympic Organizers Release Guidelines For Torch Relay
The Tokyo Organizing Committee are urging spectators to only clap, not cheer, when the Olympic torchbearers make their way through Japan starting March 25. ( read original story ...)
Part Two: Double-Amputee Champion Runner Blake Leeper Faces International Legal Battle In Fight To Compete In Tokyo Olympics
One of the fastest men on the planet — who was born with no legs, but has shattered records in the U.S. and around the world — is in a legal battle to compete in the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)
Shhh: No cheering or shouting at Tokyo Olympic torch relay. But clapping allowed.
With the Olympic flame at its heart, the role of the torch relay is "to arouse joy and excitement for the Games" across the host nation. That's the message Tokyo 2020 officials put out on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan supermarket sells heroic beer cans damaged in earthquake
According to an NHK report, the 7.1 magnitude earthquake, which struck the Tohoku region on February 13, caused a ceiling in the Happy Food RE Fanz supermarket in Date to collapse and rattle its ... ( read original story ...)
Chip shortage leads Japan automakers to post 4.5% slump in January global output
Global production at Japanese automakers including Honda Motor Co slipped 4.51% in January from last year as a widespread chip shortage forced the industry to cut production. ( read original story ...)
China’s ships are getting bigger and more aggressive, and Japan is scrambling to keep up
China's massive Coast Guard and a new law expanding what it can do have worried its neighbors, maybe none of them more so than Japan. ( read original story ...)
Why people are buying crypto art and sports memorabilia for thousands of dollars
The cryptocurrency world is abuzz with talk of digital collectibles, unique virtual tokens that can represent anything from art to sports memorabilia. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Giant Coinbase Pulled In $1.3 Billion Last Year, New Filing Shows
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, filed new documents on Wednesday morning ahead of its direct public listing on the Nasdaq, giving investors a closer look at a ... ( read original story ...)
Hutchins Says Crypto Success Hinges on Consumer Use Cases
Silver Lake co-founder Glenn Hutchins said more people will embrace cryptocurrencies when they see more real-world applications. ( read original story ...)
Visa’s head of crypto explains why the $120 trillion market for B2B payments is ripe for disruption from digital currencies
For Visa, the near-term use cases for crypto are focused on stable coins and B2B payments as opposed to buying and selling Bitcoin. ( read original story ...)
Spinal Cord Injuries Repaired In Patients Using Their Own Stem Cells In Preliminary Trial
Researchers from Yale and Sapporo Medical University have reported preliminary success repairing spinal cord injuries in patients using intravenous injecti ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 torch relay to begin March 25 with infection measures in place
Olympic Torch Relay is set to begin on March 25th, but officials say there will be multiple Covid-19 precautions in place as torchbearers make their way to "every corner of Japan". ( read original story ...)
Japan government to end state of emergency in five prefectures at end of month: Kyodo News
The Japanese government will end a state of emergency in five prefectures west of Tokyo at the end of this month, a week earlier than scheduled, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday. Osaka, Kyoto, ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks close higher after U.S. Federal Reserve’s support lifts Wall Street
Tokyo stocks closed higher Thursday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index reclaiming the psychologically important 30,000 line, as the U.S. Federal Reserve indicating its continued monetary support ... ( read original story ...)
Aman Residences to Debut in Tokyo in 2023
The property will span 11 stories in the Toranomon-Azabudai development, and will comprise the tallest residential towers in central Tokyo Sign up for our newsletters to get all our top stories ... ( read original story ...)