With 100 days to go until the Tokyo Olympics, a well-known medals forecaster is calling for the most unpredictable Games ever. Gracenote, a part of the Nielsen company, has traditionally based its ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Olympics-COVID cuts hit anti-doping program at Tokyo Games
(Reuters) - Anti-Doping accreditations for the Tokyo Olympics have been cut due to COVID-19 but the core management team in charge of delivering a drug-free Games will remain intact, the head of the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S.-Japan navy chiefs cite alliance as ‘a cornerstone’ of Indo-Pacific security
The U.S.-Japan military pact was honored in a videoconference between the U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations and Japan's Maritime Chief of Staff. ( read original story ...)
Roundup: COVID-19 cases in Japan’s Osaka hit record for 2nd straight day as expert warns of “fourth wave”
Japan's western prefecture of Osaka on Wednesday saw a record high of daily COVID-19 infections for the second straight day, logging 1,130 new virus cases. A total of 4,312 new cases were reported ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese R&D cooperative claims breakthrough in sustainable butadiene sourcing
TOKYO—Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) is claiming a research initiative it is part of has developed the world's first technology capable of producing butadiene—a core building block of synthetic rubber ... ( read original story ...)
What we know about COVID-19, protocols, vaccine plan at Tokyo Olympics
After years of planning, at least $15.4 billion in organizing costs, a global pandemic and a one-year postponement, the 2020 Tokyo Games are once again – finally – just around the corner. NBA icon ... ( read original story ...)
‘It’s a massive honour to be competing at Tokyo 2020’
It is a 100 days before the 2021 Olympics begins in Tokyo and athletes all over the world are back in training. Marathon runner Stephanie Davis, who will be competing in the Games for the first time, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: NI hopefuls set sights on final destination with 100 days to go
Tokyo Tower lit up on Wednesday to mark 100 days to the opening ceremony The 'will they, won't they' Tokyo Olympics are now just 100 days away, and the only certainty is that uncertainty will remain, ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase’s eye-popping $100 billion valuation is reasonable for a disruptive, cutting-edge crypto firm, Manhattan Venture Partners says
Load Error Santosh Rao, the head of research at the merchant bank, believes a $100 billion valuation for Coinbase is "totally reasonable" given the disruptive nature of the crypto firm. Manhattan ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba chief steps down, shares jump on possible bidding war
TOKYO (Reuters) -Toshiba Corp CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani resigned ... It has promised to return to shareholders a majority of gains made from reducing its stake in a planned Kioxia IPO and to gradually ... ( read original story ...)
Every second counts for Muhammad as Tokyo ticks closer
LONDON (Reuters) - With 100 days to go until the Tokyo Olympics, British taekwondo athlete Lutalo Muhammad is determined to make every second count. That has become his mantra since the 2016 Rio de ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture marks 5th anniversary of killer quakes
Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture on Wednesday marked the fifth anniversary of two sizable earthquakes that claimed the lives of 276 people. Five years since a magnitude 6.5 quake shook the southwestern ... ( read original story ...)
DNA Explainer: Japan plans to release 1.25 million tons of radioactive water in Pacific – what it means
Remember, in 2011 how a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan and destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant? Back then three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plant suffered ... ( read original story ...)
NTT Launches First ‘Earthquake Resistant’ Data Center In U.S.
NTT’s new data center in Silicon Valley is earthquake resistant as NTT Global Data Centers Americas expands its footprint in the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Bad weather dims Tokyo illuminations
Illuminations on Tokyo's tallest building the Skytree Tower were dampened by bad weather on Wednesday (April 14) as the Japanese capital marked 100 days until the Olympic Games are due to begin. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Ralph Lauren unveils Team USA closing ceremony uniform for Tokyo Olympics
As the coronavirus pandemic threatened to cancel the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, David Lauren couldn't help but wonder what would happen if indeed the Summer Games never took place. The opening and closing ... ( read original story ...)