For these artists, digital art is about creative freedom and financial stability, not headline-grabbing, million-dollar sales. ( read original story ...)
Osaka/Serena, Barty/Sabalenka projected to clash in Rome draw
Internazionali BNL d'Italia draw features projected quarterfinals between Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams, and Ashleigh Barty and Aryna Sabalenka. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s rhythmic gymnasts hold Olympics test event
The event featured gymnasts from Team Japan as well as local universities. No overseas athletes were present and it was held without spectators.The gymnasts wore masks until their performances and sat ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed map shows infestation hotspots in Leicestershire
The Environment Agency describe the plant as 'indisputably the UK’s most aggressive, destructive and invasive' ... ( read original story ...)
Arnold Schwarzenegger is avoiding bitcoin, dogecoin, and other crypto. Warren Buffett might be the reason why.
"I am like Warren Buffett," Schwarzenegger said. "I don't invest in things I don't understand." The former California governor has so far avoided crypto. ( read original story ...)
Cinemas Unhappy as State of Emergency Is Extended in Tokyo
The Japanese government has formally extended the state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo Prefecture, which was originally scheduled to end on May 11, until the end of the month. It has ... ( read original story ...)
Daily Briefing: SC asks Centre to ensure supply of 700 MT of oxygen to Delhi everyday; Seema Bisla fourth Indian woman wrestler to qualify for Tokyo
Dr V K Sharma, an Ayurveda graduate, has been single handedly treating a deluge of Covid patients at his one-room clinic on the roadside at Bargaon village in UP’s Saharanpur. ( read original story ...)
5.2-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan — USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Izu Islands, Japan at 04:19:07 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 79.86 km, was initially determined ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto, Picassos Headline Strangest Auction Week in Memory
For the first time in 14 months, the auction calendar is behaving as it used to before Covid-19, as rivals Christie’s and Sotheby’s gear up for a week of marquee evening and day sales in New York. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan – Skadden News: Skadden Advises Visional, Inc. On Its US$618 Million IPO.
Skadden represented Visional, Inc. in its 66.88 billion yen (approximately US$618 million) initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company offered 13,376,400 shares at an offer price ... ( read original story ...)
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Nintendo learns Wii U lessons to reap Switch profits
Sales of the Nintendo Switch gaming console are expected to top 100 million units in the fiscal year ending in March 2022, surpassing those of the old Wii U console. Nintendo's software strategy for ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya man accused of attempting to rape woman
Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested a 43-year-old man over the alleged attempted rape of a woman in Nagoya earlier this year ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka On Course To Surpass Serena Williams’ Legacy: Report
Naomi Osaka is becoming bigger than Serena Williams, a report suggests Osaka had earlier said that Williams is still the biggest name in the sport The four-time Grand Slam champ revealed her plans for ... ( read original story ...)
Coates says ‘safe and successful’ Tokyo Games will go ahead
International Olympic committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates said on Saturday that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead in July and August because organisers have designed a "custom-made Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
Postcard from Tokyo: ‘The cherry blossom arrived, but plastic barriers blocked access to the trees’
Tokyo’s Yoyogi Koen is the essential Japanese city park, never lovelier than now, in the brief, delicate period between late spring and early summer. The days are warm and fresh, without the savage ... ( read original story ...)