A physicist, he shared the prize with two others for their breakthrough in creating blue light-emitting diodes, succeeding “where everyone else had failed.” ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo is a swim too far for Britain’s Burnell
British marathon swimmer Jack Burnell, who was controversially disqualified at the end of the 10km open-water race at the 2016 Rio Olympics, announced his retirement on Tuesday only months before the ... ( read original story ...)
Square, Fidelity, and Coinbase launch a crypto alliance to educate policymakers worldwide
Load Error The Crypto Council for Innovation is made up of the leading names in the cryptocurrency space, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The CCI was convened by San Francisco-based ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Whale Behind $69 Million NFT Sees ‘Huge Risk’ for Traders
Anyone trying to profit from NFTs is “taking a huge risk,” he said in a video interview. “It’s even crazier than investing in crypto.” The comments may raise eyebrows coming from someone who made his ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Central Bank Experiments With Digital Currency
In October 2020, the Bank of Japan issued a working paper outlining its approach to creating a central bank digital currency. While it did not anticipate the need to issue a digital currency ... ( read original story ...)
Duke Realty Develops Fully-Leased Dallas Logistics Facility
The 431,630-square-foot distribution facility is long-term leased to the global tire manufacturer, Yokohama Tire Corp. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Explained
After a year’s delay, the Tokyo Summer Olympics look set to proceed. But the circumstances will be most unusual. Here's what you need to know. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Swimmer, Cancer Survivor Qualifies for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee, who was diagnosed with leukemia two years ago, has qualified for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The 20-year-old athlete competed in the women’s 100-meter ... ( read original story ...)
Bruce Lee DVDs, a backyard dojo and refugee Asif Sultani’s road to Tokyo
War, asylum and near death at sea have shaped a karateka’s journey from Afghanistan to Australia and now the Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
‘Worrying’ safety measures force cancellation of Tokyo Olympic Games test events
The Tokyo Olympics has been hit by a handful of postponements and cancellations of test events and qualifiers with fewer than four months to go until the Games are due to begin.The International ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea says it will skip this summer’s Tokyo Olympics because of Covid-19
North Korea won’t participate in the Olympic Games in Tokyo this year because of coronavirus fears, the country’s sports ministry said Monday. It is the first country to make the decision to skip the ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire to open distribution center in Texas
Yokohama Tire Corporation announced it will be opening a new 430,000 sq.-ft. distribution center in Wilmer, Texas, about 15 miles southeast of Dallas. The full-service facility is expected to open in ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire opening new Dallas distribution center
Yokohama Tire Corporation will be opening a new 430,000 sq.-ft. distribution center in Wilmer, Texas, about 15 miles southeast of Dallas.AdvertisementClick Here to Read MoreAdvertisement The ... ( read original story ...)
Stay out of our quarrel with US, China warns Japan
China has warned Tokyo to stay out of its confrontation with the United States as the Japanese prime minister prepares to become the first foreign leader to visit President Biden in Washington.During ... ( read original story ...)
XRP surges to 3-year high amid crypto boom, shrugging off uncertainty around SEC lawsuit
Load Error The surge in XRP comes amid a cryptocurrency boom that saw the total market value of all crypto securities soar past $2 trillion. Bitcoin continues to hover around its all-time high near ... ( read original story ...)
Origins of life could have started with DNA-like XNAs
Nagoya University experiments show how molecules that might have existed in early Earth can come together, with the potential to form DNA precursors. ( read original story ...)