The Olympics staff will wear an intelligent device in their ear to track their stats and the environment index, which will be monitored through heat stress meters set up across the venues. That data ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may attain fiscal health in FY 2027 due to tax revenue rise
Japan may achieve fiscal consolidation in fiscal 2027, two years earlier than previously estimated, as tax revenue has been rising despite the coronavirus pandemic, the government said Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Athletes Take the Knee at Olympics For First Time Ever
Great Britain's women's soccer team performed the gesture against racism just before their game against Chile. ( read original story ...)
Sports Illustrated Editor Brands Megyn Kelly a ‘Bully’ for Criticizing Naomi Osaka Cover
Megyn Kelly hit out at tennis star Naomi Osaka, 23, for posing for magazine shoots in light of her revelation that she struggles with interviews. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suntory CEO says economic losses from no-fan Tokyo Olympics will be ‘enormous’
One of Japan's most prominent business leaders says the Olympics are losing their commercial value.Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami told CNN Business on Monday that his company decided against being a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Toyota adds ‘kei’ makers to technology partnership
Japan’s top automaker Toyota is adding two companies specializing in tiny “kei” cars, Daihatsu and Suzuki, to a partnership in commercial vehicles set up with Hino and Isuzu earlier this year ... ( read original story ...)
‘We are in the same boat’: Japan urges Australia to join forces to address challenge of China
Ambassador Shingo Yamagami calls for two countries to deepen cooperation in East China Sea, where Tokyo has reported an influx of Chinese vessels ... ( read original story ...)
Photos: Tokyo ready to host Olympics like no other
TOKYO (AP) — It’s an Olympics like no other — and the ... The company behind the project, Bluewater Property Group, is eyeing approximately 4 million square feet of property to house the facility, ... ( read original story ...)
IPO-bound: Policybazaar parent firm PB Fintech aims to raise Rs 6,500 crore
PB Fintech, the holding entity of Policybazaar, is looking to raise around Rs 6,500 crore through an initial public offering (IPO), reveals its latest RoC filing. ( read original story ...)
Policybazaar plans IPO to raise up to Rs 6,500 crore
Policybazaar parent PB Fintech has approved a resolution to raise up to Rs 6,500 crore, or $870 million, via an initial public offering, making it the fifth Indian startup to initiate proceedings to ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO OLYMPICS-What you need to know right now
The hometown team scored the first win of the Tokyo Olympics as the pandemic-delayed Games began with an 8-1 win for Japan over Australia in the softball. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus lauded ... ( read original story ...)
Team GB vs Chile LIVE! Latest team news, lineups, prediction, TV and Tokyo Olympics 2021 match stream today
Team GB vs Chile - LIVE!The seventh edition of the women’s Olympic football tournament officially gets underway this morning as Great Britain kick off proceedings at the Sapporo Dome.It is nine years ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Japan beat Australia as softball gets delayed Olympics under way in Fukushima
Action at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games gets under way in Fukushima, with hosts Japan beating Australia in their opening softball fixture. ( read original story ...)
Japan, US, S Korea reaffirm cooperation on N Korea
The United States, Japan and South Korea have reaffirmed their commitment to work together on North Korea’s denuclearization and other regional threats but made no progress in bringing closer together ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s drinkers drown frustrations over virus limits, Games
On the eve of the Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony, the government’s attempts to curb a coronavirus surge by targeting drinkers is drowning in liquor, frustration and indifference. Japan has asked the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics officially underway despite threat of Covid-19
After a delay of more than a year due to the pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics are finally underway.Competition began Wednesday morning with Japan's softball team facing off against Australia ... ( read original story ...)