However, one important element that occasionally is mentioned is the people who walk in and out with the athletes — the coaches. Whether you start in Little League or with a recreational team, there ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake – Philippines Sea, 38 km west of Hachijojima Island, Japan, on 16 Jul 8:50 pm (GMT +9)
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto’s next move is TBD
Its name is TBD.” Knowing Dorsey, I’m not sure if TBD will indeed be its real name or if that’s To Be Determined. “We’re going to do this completely in the open. Open roadmap, open development, and ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda Doesn’t See Major Shift in Central Banks’ Mandates
By Megumi Fujikawa Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Friday that climate change can be addressed with monetary policy but that wouldn't ... ( read original story ...)
The Tokyo Olympics by the numbers
Japan is hosting the Olympics for the fourth time. The Summer Games were held in Tokyo in 1964. The Winter Games were held in Sapporo in 1972 and in Nagano in 1998. The International Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
Ugandan weightlifter missing from hotel at Tokyo Summer Olympics
A Ugandan weightlifter in Japan who'd been hoping to compete in the Tokyo Summer Olympics went missing from his hotel Friday despite COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on athletes, local officials said. ( read original story ...)
Little fanfare as Tokyo enters Olympic countdown
Tokyo entered the final Olympic countdown on Friday, but there was little fanfare with just one week until the opening ceremony, as virus infections surge in the Japanese capital. ( read original story ...)
Alex De Minaur withdraws from Tokyo Olympics following positive Covid-19 test
World No 17 Alex De Minaur has pulled out of this month’s Olympic Games in Tokyo after the Australian tested positive to Covid-19. The Australian Olympic Committee confirmed the development following ... ( read original story ...)
Kevin Love withdraws from US men’s basketball team ahead of Tokyo Olympics
The Team USA men's basketball roster is now down a second player ahead of the Tokyo Olympics as Kevin Love has withdrawn from the team. ( read original story ...)
22 hours and a very important vial of spit: One Olympic reporter’s journey to Tokyo
The process I went through to enter Japan do give me some confidence, that the protocols will limit the spread of COVID-19 related to the Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Five storylines to know from COVID protocols, new stars, sports and doping
The Tokyo Olympics will be one of the most unique in history. Here's where the games stand with no fans, strict COVID-19 protocols and new sports. ( read original story ...)
Japan Health Official Asks Citizens to Avoid Trips, Warns Tokyo COVID Infections Will Grow
Dr. Shigeru Omi said the next two months will be the "most crucial stage" in Japan's fight against the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Ugandan weightlifter goes missing during training camp in Japan for Tokyo Olympics
As a historically closed off nation, Japan has met the prospect of hosting the Olympics during a global pandemic with a great deal of trepidation over the influx of foreigners and the potential for ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed: identification and treatment can help solve a knotty problem for the housing market
Savills has published the findings of a survey of almost 100 agents, in a study designed to explore the impact of Japanese knotweed on the residential sales process and values. This study is the first ... ( read original story ...)
Head of Crypto Exchange FTX On Hiring Spree In Market With ‘A lot more demand’
The 29-year-old founder of crypto exchange FTX says the company has grown 3x in the last year, with ambitious plans for a couple more hundred hires in the works. ( read original story ...)
Ugandan athlete missing from training camp in Japan
Local officials are searching for a Ugandan athlete who went missing in western Japan on Friday in a case raising questions over Japanese organizers’ oversight of Olympic participants amid local ... ( read original story ...)