Melissa Gonzalez, wife of Lions backup QB David Blough, set the Colombian record in the 400-meter hurdles when she won South American Championships. ( read original story ...)
Some of Fiji’s Olympians Taking Freight Flight With Frozen Fish to Get to Tokyo
The contingent includes the defending gold-medal-winning men's rugby sevens team as COVID-19 regulations in Asia have forced altered travel arrangements. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics likely to open during COVID ‘state of emergency’
Surging COVID-19 cases in Tokyo have hit a two-month high that almost guarantees the Japanese government will declare a new state of emergency to start next week and continue for the duration of the ... ( read original story ...)
Which Countries Have The Most Crypto ATMs? [Infographic]
It might be surprising to hear that digital currencies have ATMs and the U.S has the most of any country by far. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan going green is an economic game changer
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." The Bank of Japan is turning heads as it joins peers in ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman wins banking license to help multinationals in Japan
Goldman Sachs on Wednesday received a license to operate banks in Japan, expanding the burgeoning business into a new market as its trading desk becomes less reliable as a cash cow. Subsidiary Goldman ... ( read original story ...)
Bangkok Bank’s Landmark Deal Opens Path To Southeast Asian Expansion
“[The bank] appears to have lagged building digital capabilities at par with peers,” says Harsh Wardhan Modi, co-head of Asia ex-Japan bank research at JPMorgan in Singapore, in a report, who has a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan OKs FY 2022 budget guidelines, 4 tril. yen for green growth
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Cabinet approved Wednesday budget ... forces of the economic growth when compiling the budget," Finance Minister Taro Aso told reporters. A record-high initial budget ... ( read original story ...)
Japan names Yano, ex-aide to Suga, as top finance bureaucrat
Yano, 58, will succeed Mitsuru Ota, 61, as vice finance minister, the top bureaucratic post at the most powerful ministry in Japan, effective Thursday. The government also named Masato Kanda, who ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to host Olympics under COVID-19 state of emergency
The Osaka prefectural government has decided to ask the Japanese government to maintain business restrictions under a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency, slated to expire July 11, until the end of the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-based MoriX to Develop Biometric Payment Cards Featuring T-Shape Sensor
Fingerprint Cards has found another partner to help fuel its growth in the emerging biometric payment cards market. ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake 29 km northeast of Matsuyama, Japan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Matsuyama, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime, Japan, was reported only 15 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resi ... ( read original story ...)
As Naomi Osaka shares her struggle with pressure and self-worth, we should all sit up and listen
This context of seeing a teenager who's waiting to open her A-Level results being placed on an almost impossibly high pedestal and scrutinised by the world makes new comments from another young tennis ... ( read original story ...)
Netflix Drops Emotional New Trailer for ‘Naomi Osaka’ & It Looks Even Better Than Expected
Grab onto your seats, ladies and gents, because Naomi Osaka isn’t holding anything back in her upcoming Netflix documentary. The streaming service just released the first official trailer for Naomi ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka govt to request extension of Covid quasi-emergency
Authorities in Osaka prefecture on Wednesday made the decision to request the Japanese government to extend businesses restrictions under a Covif-19 quasi-state of emergency scheduled to expire on ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Reveals Pressures Of Fame In New Netflix Documentary Trailer
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka became a household name after beating Serena Williams to win the 2018 US Open. While Osaka’s win was mired in controversy — Williams expressed on-court frustration over ... ( read original story ...)