Naomi Osaka is swinging into our Netflix queues. The tennis champion will debut a three-part documentary series about her life and meteoric rise on the streaming platform later this month. Directed by ... ( read original story ...)
Sha’Carri Richardson not named to U.S. relay team, won’t compete in Tokyo Olympics
Richardson will not be granted a shorter suspension to compete on the international stage after testing positive for marijuana, USA Track & Field said. ( read original story ...)
Russia Was Banned From the Tokyo Olympics. These Athletes Are Finding Other Ways to Compete
Russian long jumper Darya Klishina says has been waiting for her Olympic moment since she was 16 years old, when was professionally training in Moscow, some 112 miles from her small hometown of Tver. ( read original story ...)
Sha’Carri Richardson Not Named on Relay Team for Tokyo Olympics After Positive Marijuana Test
"While our heartfelt understanding lies with Sha'Carri, we must also maintain fairness for all of the athletes who attempted to realize their dreams" of being on the Olympics team, officials said ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Sha’Carri Richardson Will Not Be Selected To Tokyo Relay Team-USATF
American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson will not be selected to the U.S. 4x100-metre relay team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after she accepted a one-month ban for testing positive for cannabis. ( read original story ...)
1960 Silicon Valley Home Inspired by Japanese Design Lists for Nearly $13 Million
The California residence was designed by the same architect as another local property once owned by Oracle’s Larry Ellison ... ( read original story ...)
ByteDance May Delay IPO, Face Lower Valuation – CNBC
The crackdown could also affect ByteDance, one of the most anticipated IPO this year and the first Chinese company to really succeed ... ( read original story ...)
Paytm rejigs board ahead of its $2.2 billion IPO
Fintech firm Paytm has inducted Douglas Lehman Feagin, senior vice president at Ant Group, to its board as an additional director, replacing Eric Xiandong Jing, the chief executive of China’s largest ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Wonders ‘What Am I If I’m Not a Good Tennis Player?’ in First Trailer for Netflix Doc
"No one really knows the sacrifices that you make just to be good," Naomi Osaka says in the first trailer for her self-titled Netflix documentary ... ( read original story ...)
‘Naomi Osaka’ Trailer: Garrett Bradley’s Netflix Docuseries on the Tennis Superstar and Activist
The Oscar-nominated "Time" filmmaker directs an intimate three-part series promising unique access to Osaka's historic rise. ( read original story ...)
Japan Expected to Deliver at Least $180 Billion in New Stimulus
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to unveil another economic stimulus package worth at least $180 billion within the next few months, according to a Bloomberg survey. ( read original story ...)
Saddle up: Gymnast Malone takes unusual path to Tokyo
Typical,” Malone said in the soft southern twang that betrays his Tennessee and Georgia roots. That may be the only typical thing about the 21-year-old newly minted national champion who will head to ... ( read original story ...)
As Tokyo Olympics approach, coronavirus worries rise in Japan
The pressure of hosting an Olympics during a still-active pandemic is beginning to show in Japan.. TOKYO >> The pressure of hosting an Olympics during a still-active pandemic is beginning to show in ... ( read original story ...)
The Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Coming Soon – Tokyo to Accept Media Registrations for the Tokyo Media Center
With the Olympic Games just around the corner, Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko sent a video message to the world's media inviting them to the Tokyo Media Center (TMC) provided by the Tokyo Metropolitan ... ( read original story ...)
Marriott International opens its 70th property in Japan
Marriott International today celebrates another milestone in Japan with the opening of its 70th property in the country, the Aloft Osaka Dojima. ( read original story ...)
What Is Staking in Crypto? $14 Billion Sent to Ethereum 2.0 Network
Ethereum 2.0 marks a fundamental change in the way the Ethereum cryptocurrency network works, as users must 'stake' their tokens to keep it running. ( read original story ...)