Five shooters to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: The 41-year-old Korean has already secured his place as the Olympics’ most successful individual shooter with four golds, including three 50m ... ( read original story ...)
Table tennis-Five to watch at the Tokyo Olympics
Five table tennis players to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: FAN ZHENDONG (CHINA) World number one and former Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympics champion Fan Zhendong will make his Olympics debut and ... ( read original story ...)
A Joyful Surprise at Japan’s Oldest Zoo: The Birth of Twin Pandas
After a four-year hiatus, two 15-year-old giant pandas at last found the mood and added a new draw for one of Tokyo’s biggest tourist attractions. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s May corporate service prices mark biggest gain in 8 months
Japan saw the price companies charge each other for services rise 1.5% in May from a year earlier, marking the fastest pace of increase in eight months, Bank of Japan data showed on Thursday. TOKYO, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kioxia, formerly Toshiba Memory, aims for Sept listing – report
Japan's Kioxia Holdings Corp, formerly known as Toshiba Memory, plans to list as early as in September, weekly financial magazine Diamond reported on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Around 30 trillion yen of Japan’s additional budget since 2020 unused -Nikkei
Japan has still not spent around 30 trillion yen ($270.25 billion), or roughly 40% of its additional fiscal budget compiled since the coronavirus outbreak last year, the Nikkei financial daily ... ( read original story ...)
Public backlash leads to alcohol ban at Tokyo Olympics
Fifteen anti-Olympics groups held a joint protest in Tokyo last night to mark a month until the opening of the Games, amid fears that it will become a super-spreader event.Organisers, who are ... ( read original story ...)
Kevin Durant anchors versatile U.S. men’s basketball roster headed to Tokyo Olympics
But USA Basketball is not wanting for elite talent. Even without some of the league’s most recognizable names, Team USA tentatively put in place a mostly starry, 12-man roster Wednesday, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to work with U.S., others to improve process for AI patents
Japan will cooperate with the United States, most European nations, China and South Korea to improve application and examination procedures for patents related to artificial intelligence and new ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese-Inspired Home By Famed Architect Colburn Hits Market
Colburn died in 1992, but his creations live on. One, a Japanese-inspired mid-century modern home, recently hit the market in Riverwoods. Built in 1963, the home is set on 4.5 acres toward the end of ... ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk in Crypto Radio Silence As Bitcoin Swoons; Housing Market Red Hot
It's unclear exactly what Tesla paid for Bitcoin when it invested $1.5 billion in the crypto last February, but it's almost certainly higher than the current price. On Tuesday, Bitcoin fell below $30, ... ( read original story ...)
Antivirus Pioneer, Crypto Devotee John McAfee, 75, Found Dead
Antivirus and cybersecurity software creator John McAfee, 75, has been found dead in his Barcelona prison cell after the Spanish high court approved his extradition to the U.S. on charges of tax ... ( read original story ...)
Two South African brothers have vanished with $3.6 billion of bitcoin in what could be the biggest crypto heist in history
The siblings founded Africrypt in 2019. Soon after, the brothers, along with 69,000 bitcoins worth roughly $4 billion at the peak, are nowhere to be found. ( read original story ...)
Johanna Konta: “I agree with Naomi Osaka, we can all be kinder”
As she limbers up for Wimbledon, Britain’s golden girl tells Katie Strick about pre-match nerves, falling in love and why we need to stop treating female players differently ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka is intent on bringing home Olympic gold to Japan: ‘I have the opportunity to make an entire generation inspired’
Naomi Osaka says she's been waiting her entire life to compete in the Olympic Games. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Naomi Osaka is focused on the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
ICEYE Expands Satellite Offering in Japan, Makoto Higashi Joins as General Manager for Local Business Operations
ICEYE, the global leader in persistent monitoring of the Earth with radar satellite imaging, announced today it has partnered with ... ( read original story ...)