Team USA adds more swimming medals, but there is drama outside the pool. Simone Biles is still fighting "twisties," and Novak Djokovic won't get gold. ( read original story ...)
USWNT uses penalty kicks to escape with quarterfinal win against Netherlands at Tokyo Olympics
The Americans needed penalty kicks, but Alyssa Naeher made two big saves to beat the Netherlands on Friday to help USWNT advance to semifinals. ( read original story ...)
Japan breaks record with gold rush at Tokyo Olympics
Japan has broken its own record for gold medals at a single Olympic Games. The host nation still has nine days of competition to go. The Japanese men's 45-36 win over Russian fencers in the final of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Reports Record Number of Coronavirus Cases as Virus Pulls More Athletes From Olympics
Japan reported a record number of new coronavirus cases on Friday, as more than two dozen more Olympic-related personnel tested positive for COVID-19. Olympic organizers reported 27 new cases of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan expands Covid state of emergency to four more areas
Measures in Tokyo also extended until 31 August, after the Olympics and well into the Paralympics ... ( read original story ...)
EU envoys back Frenchman on hunger strike over Japan child custody
Ten European diplomats expressed support on Friday for a Frenchman who has been on hunger strike for three weeks during the Tokyo Olympics to protest what he calls the legally sanctioned abduction of ... ( read original story ...)
How Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka Have Shifted Our View on Mental Health
The top athletes' decisions to withdraw may spark important conversations in other industries, including entertainment ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ‘great message of hope’ – IOC President during visit to art centre
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach visited an Olympic art exhibition centre in Tokyo on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan expands its COVID-19 state of emergency with infections spiking as Tokyo hosts the Olympic Games
Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday following record spikes in infections as the capital hosts the Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Iconic Peter Luger Steakhouse Opens Its First Overseas Branch With Wondertable, Operator Of Union Square Tokyo And Jean-Georges Tokyo
Iconic Peter Luger Steakhouse is opening its first overseas branch in October in partnership with Wondertable, operator of Union Square Tokyo and Jean-Georges Tokyo. Bound by friendship, the two ... ( read original story ...)
US military commanders curtail travel to Tokyo as COVID-19 wave shows no slack
Tokyo reported another 3,300 new coronavirus cases Friday, as U.S. military commands began restricting their populations’ access to the inner city. ( read original story ...)
Amazon Has 1.55 Trillion Reasons to Start Accepting Crypto
The episode began last Thursday, when Amazon posted a job listing for a "digital currency and blockchain product lead" on its “payments acceptance” team. News reports about the listing triggered a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Remember Team Ghana in your prayers – Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has rallied support for Ghana’s contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)
Japan Has $70 Billion Plan To Make China ‘Green’ With Envy
Japan’s central bank is raising the concept of economic “green shoots” to entirely new levels as it takes the lead to reduce the nation’s carbon footprint. ( read original story ...)
Japan eyes fresh stimulus package as new COVID curbs weigh on growth
Japan will act "without hesitation" to cushion the economic blow from the COVID-19 pandemic, economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday, signalling the government's readiness to compile ... ( read original story ...)
Hmong Meaning, History and Origins Explained As Sunisa Lee Wins Gold at Tokyo 2020
Sunisa Lee, whose parents emigrated from Laos, is the first-ever Hmong American Olympic gymnast and gold medalist. ( read original story ...)