The Swiss tennis great has called on organisers to end the uncertainty around the Games amid Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Rate of Indian variant spread, and the future of the Tokyo Olympics
Everything you need to know about the Indian variant Nearly 70% of Japan's population do not want the Tokyo Olympic Games to go ahead, according to current polls. And, for the first time, Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Roger Federer says he’s still unsure about competing at Tokyo Olympics
Tennis great Roger Federer has called on Olympics organizers to end the uncertainty around the Tokyo Games, with the 20-times Grand Slam winner saying he was still in two minds whether to compete. ( read original story ...)
Brown takes 13th at WTCS Yokohama as Knibb nails a spot to the Olympics
If there was any doubt that the United States is stacked when it comes to elite women’s Olympic-distance triathlon racing, all the proof came at today’s World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama ... ( read original story ...)
Heir of desperation as Japan wrestles with looming royal succession crisis
A panel of experts has begun talks on addressing the shortage of heirs to the Japanese imperial throne, as a poll showed that four in five members of the public are comfortable with the idea of women ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Axelspace nabs $24M series C, completing putting 10 nanosats in orbit
CTO Naoki Miyashita, CSO Yoshihiro Ohta, CBO Yasunori Yamazaki, CEO Tomoya Nakamura, CPO Yusuke Nakanishi, and CFO / CHORO Hiroki AomotoImage credit: ... ( read original story ...)
Watch: World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama – Jonny Brownlee & Stanford among six GB athletes
Following a one-off World Championship in Hamburg in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Triathlon Championship Series returns with a full calendar of events for 2021. This year’s series ... ( read original story ...)
Pfizer to Donate COVID-19 Vaccines for the Tokyo Olympic Games
Pfizer and BioNTech will provide COVID-19 vaccines for athletes and participating delegations of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Despite opposition from public health experts and the people of Japan, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Why doesn’t Japan cancel the Games?
The Tokyo Olympics are now just over two months away and calls to ditch the Games in the face of the pandemic are getting louder by the day. So why isn't Japan talking about cancelling the Games? The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga seeks minimum wage hike ‘sooner’, despite business resistance
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan aims to raise average minimum wages to 1,000 yen ($9) an hour as soon as possible, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday, a move likely to provoke ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lankan’s death in detention in spotlight as Japan debates immigration bill
The death of a Sri Lankan woman detained at a central Japan immigration facility has been in the spotlight as parliament debates a controversial bill to revise the immigration law that is feared will ... ( read original story ...)
Chasing baseball gold: Israeli team has big dreams for Tokyo
Danny Valencia ducked out of the scorching Arizona sun, reached into a cooler to grab an ice-cold drink and took a seat on the bench. The former Major League Baseball player savored the sweat dripping ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Expands COVID State of Emergency While Reiterating Commitment to Host Olympics in July
Japan has expanded their state of emergency, which already included Tokyo, to try and slow the spread of COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Xinhua Asia Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, May 14
The government has previously extended the state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto until the end of May while expanding it in Aichi and Fukuoka prefectures. The emergency state was ... ( read original story ...)
How two brothers went from nearly jobless to multi-millionaires with a bizarre crypto bet
On the morning of April 17, two brothers in Westchester, New York, woke up to learn that they had become millionaires overnight, thanks to an unlikely wager on a cryptocurrency that was originally ... ( read original story ...)
Best platforms for buying crypto including Bonfire, Dogecoin and SafeMoon
Knowing what you plan to do with your cryptocurrency will help you pick the best platform. You should consider how often you want to buy and sell coins, whether dealing in futures is an option and how ... ( read original story ...)