Japan’s yen, the worst-performing Group-of-10 currency this year against both the dollar and the euro, may lose value and become more volatile due to a series of domestic catalysts.Fall elections, a ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to withdraw from casino resort race
New Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka said Monday that the city will withdraw its candidacy to host a casino resort. “We will promptly move forward the withdrawal procedures,” Yamanaka, who was elected on Aug. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Says She’s Going to ‘Celebrate Myself More’ as She Reflects on Big Career Moments
Naomi Osaka is speaking her truth! On Sunday, the 23-year-old professional tennis player penned a candid statement on Instagram, sharing that she is going to "celebrate myself and my accomplishments ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-King lauds Osaka for mental health stand, calls it ‘fantastic progress’
Tennis great Billie Jean King has praised Naomi Osaka for speaking out on mental health issues and her stand against racial injustice. Japan's Osaka withdrew from this year's French Open after being ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 day six: stunning drama in the T64 100m – as it happened
That wraps up our live coverage of the day six action from Tokyo. We’ll leave you with Paul MacInnes’s report from what is indisputably going to be one of the highpoints of the whole thing. Thanks for ... ( read original story ...)
How 2 Afghan Paralympians Defied the Odds to Get From Kabul to Tokyo
As his plane glided toward Tokyo, Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee, heard the bad news: two athletes from Afghanistan would not be able to fly safely from Kabul to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: ‘I’ve been in agony this year’ – Ellie Robinson reveals battle with chronic disease
British swimmer Ellie Robinson opens up on her struggles with Perthes disease in her right hip after finishing fifth in the women's S6 50m butterfly. ( read original story ...)
King lauds Osaka for mental health stand, calls it ‘fantastic progress’
Tennis great Billie Jean King has praised Naomi Osaka for speaking out on mental health issues and her stand against racial injustice. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Meet Sumit Antil, wrestler-turned-javelin thrower who never gave up on his dreams
Sumit Antil came into Tokyo Paralympics as the world record holder in F64 category of men’s javelin throw. He was also ranked world No 1. But he had unfinished business. At the World Para Athletics ... ( read original story ...)
What Does China’s Crypto Ban Mean For The Industry?
China, the erstwhile capital of crypto, banned mining last June after banning crypto exchanges five years ago. There are two good reasons why China has banned mining in its borders. There is also a ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto wallets: An important battlefront to gain wallet share and mind share
However, crypto wallets attempt to redefine the digital wallet landscape as something more than safe storage of payment and crypto instruments. With more than 100 crypto wallets and growing, this ... ( read original story ...)
Rare NFT Created by Naomi Osaka Hits Market Ahead of U.S. Open
The sports memorabilia and NFT markets continue to break trading volume records in 2021, and now a rare non-fungible token created by Naomi Osaka will go up for sale, according to promoter Cool Media ... ( read original story ...)
Japan local gov’ts condemn Aichi music event organizer for lax COVID steps
Chiefs of local governments in central Japan on Monday condemned an organizer of a hip hop music event held the previous day in Aich ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka said there were lots of things she ‘did wrong’ when she withdrew from the 2021 French Open
Naomi Osaka withdrew from this year's French Open championship after being fined $15,000 for refusing to speak to the media. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Meet Sumit Antil, who reset world record thrice on way to winning javelin gold
Javelin thrower Sumit Antil won India’s seventh medal of Tokyo Paralympics. Here's a short profile of the man who reset the world record thrice on the way to winning gold at Tokyo Paralympics ... ( read original story ...)
When Tokyo Paralympics gold medalist Sumit Antil competed against javelin’s poster boy Neeraj Chopra
India's poster boy in javelin throw, Neeraj Chopra commended para athlete Sumit Antil for bagging a gold medal in the men's javelin final F64 category at the ongoing Tara Paralympics. ( read original story ...)