IOC insists it is ‘moving fully ahead’ with Games despite growing public unease in Japan after the state of emergency in the country was extended ... ( read original story ...)
Op-ed: Holding the Tokyo Summer Olympics during COVID will showcase the IOC’s arrogance
Another poll in April showed 70% of the population wanted the Tokyo Summer Games either canceled or postponed again, as they had been from 2020 to 2021. Make no mistake: The Tokyo Olympics are a ... ( read original story ...)
USA Track & Field team reportedly cancels pre-Olympic training in Japan over COVID concerns
Team USA hasn't commented, while a regional official in Japan called the apparent move "unfortunate," but indicated understanding "given the current situation." ... ( read original story ...)
Renowned architect Kuma designs new judo venue for Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games
A new gymnasium proposed for the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games is expected to open in 2025 and be surrounded by trees. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-IOC Confident of Successful Tokyo Games Despite Public Opposition
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday said it supported Japanese measures to counter COVID-19 and was confident the Tokyo Olympics would be a "historic" event, despite wide public ... ( read original story ...)
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Reaching the top of the world’s tennis rankings and winning two Grand Slams in under six months would be a career year for any tennis player. But for 23-year-old Naomi Osaka, her powerful serve on the ... ( read original story ...)
Ackman says ‘he kicks himself for not understanding’ crypto like bitcoin, but says it has ‘no intrinsic value’
Prominent investor Bill Ackman offers a rather muddled take on digital assets during a virtual event on Wednesday, but the upshot may be that he views ... ( read original story ...)
ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood will join the board of a European crypto firm after personally backing the company
"21Shares is forging a new path for crypto ETPs," Wood told Bloomberg about her new position on the board of Amun Holdings. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank beats Japanese record for annual net profit
TOKYO - Investment giant Softbank Group on Wednesday reported the best ever annual net profit for a Japanese company, reaping the rewards of tech share rallies to recover from last year's record loss. ( read original story ...)
Here’s what to expect from Yokohama Rubber’s earnings
Yokohama Rubber will be reporting latest earnings on May 14.Analysts predict Yokohama Rubber will report earnings per share of ¥97.04.Watch ... ( read original story ...)
Second seed Osaka falls at first hurdle in Rome
Japan’s Naomi Osaka crashed out of the Italian Open today after a 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 second round defeat to American Jessica Pegula in the clay-court warm-up ahead of Roland Garros. The four-time Grand ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: United States track and field team cancels pre-Olympic training in Japan
The United States track and field team cancels its pre-Olympic training camp in Japan because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank returns to profit on global stock boom
Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. returned to profitability for the fiscal year that ended in March, it said Wednesday, boosted by the strong performance of its sprawling ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Eneos to quit coal mining, cuts 3-yr profit goal
Japan's biggest oil refinery Eneos Holdings Inc 5020.T said on Wednesday it would exit the coal mining business and sell some upstream oil assets to raise cash, as it cut its mid-term profit target by ... ( read original story ...)
Ray Dalio says crypto could be a victim of its own success by inviting regulation – and his comments follow tough words from watchdogs
Billionaire hedge fund boss Ray Dalio said of cryptocurrencies: "No government wants to have an alternative currency." ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto’s Anonymity Has Regulators Circling After the Colonial Pipeline Hack
Almost $350 million went to cryptocurrency wallets associated with ransomware attacks last year, quadruple the level of 2019. ( read original story ...)