A new documentary follows the four-time grand slam champion and the number one tennis player in the world, Naomi Osaka, as she ... ( read original story ...)
Torrential Rains Lash Japan, Three Feared Dead After Landslide
Torrential rains lashed much of Japan on Sunday, submerging roads and buildings in the western part of the country, while three people were feared dead after a landslide in central Nagano prefecture. ( read original story ...)
Japan rain: Nearly two million residents told to seek shelter
Nearly two million people have been urged to evacuate their homes amid heavy rainfall in parts of Japan. Highest-level rain warnings have been issued in a number of prefectures, including Fukuoka and ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka to donate prize money to Haitian earthquake relief efforts
Naomi Osaka has pledged to donate her earnings from next week's Western & Southern Open to support earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, the Caribbean nation her father hails from. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei shares slip as Japan chip stocks take hit from outlook worries
The country's worsening coronavirus infections hit shares of travel-related sectors anew, while falling support for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga raised more concerns about political stability ahead ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka to donate prize money to Haitian earthquake relief efforts
Naomi Osaka has pledged to donate her earnings from next week's Western & Southern Open to support earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, the Caribbean nation her father hails from. The four-time ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Giving Western and Southern Open Prize Money to Haiti Earthquake Relief
Naomi Osaka announced that she will be donating her prize money from the Western & Southern Open to Haiti after a ... ( read original story ...)
Sha’Carri Richardson to race 100-meter medalists from Tokyo Olympics at Prefontaine Classic
With suspension over, Sha'Carri Richardson will race six of the women who took part in the 100-meter final in Tokyo, including all three medalists. ( read original story ...)
Sunisa Lee Goes Off to College After Tokyo Olympics as Simone Biles and More Celebrate: ‘Big Moves’
I know it's crazy to have an Olympic gold medalist come but I'm excited because I feel like everybody here is so nice,” Sunisa Lee said of her new athletic home ... ( read original story ...)
Kaley Cuoco Wants To Buy The Horse Hit By A Trainer At The Tokyo Olympics
Actor Kaley Cuoco called out the German trainer who was suspended after video footage showed her punching the horse Saint Boy at the 2020 Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)
Japan mayor apologizes for biting athlete’s gold medal, and more of this week’s weirdest news
A Japanese mayor apologized Thursday for biting the Olympic gold medal of a softball player who had paid a courtesy visit after Japan beat the United States in the final. Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura ... ( read original story ...)
Japan floods: Residents rescued as torrential rain threatens homes
Highest-level rain warnings have been issued in a number of prefectures, including Fukuoka and Hiroshima. More than 150 troops, police and firefighters have been sent to help with rescue operations in ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto is reshaping the world economy, 50 years after Nixon ended the dollar’s peg to gold. Here’s how some are playing it
Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of what has been described as the dropping of a “monetary bombshell” on the world financial system, when President Richard Nixon announced that the U.S. dollar would ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake near Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan, was reported only 19 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), c ... ( read original story ...)
High casualties feared as 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes near Haiti
The damage from the 2010 earthwuake that struck Haiti was extensive, as this photo shows. Umage - Marco Dormino/ The United Nations CC SA 2.0The magnitude 7.2 earthquake quake struck 8 kilometers (5 ... ( read original story ...)
5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off Japanese coast
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on Wednesday morning and the rumblings were felt in the host city of the Summer Olympics. ( read original story ...)