The 2018 U.S. Open was a life-changing moment for Naomi Osaka. The then-20-year-old clinched her very first Grand Slam title in a highly publicized battle against 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena ... ( read original story ...)
The waiting Games: Olympians navigate strict rules in Tokyo
Welcome to the no-fun Olympics, where celebrations and camaraderie will be muted by stringent rules and regulations due to the coronavirus pandemic. Navigating the Tokyo Games may prove to be anything ... ( read original story ...)
Plan Well & Execute: Coaching as important in business as in sports
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 ...)
Zeta Predicts Tokyo Will Be One of the Lowest-Watched Summer Olympics of the 21st Century
Zeta, a cloud-based marketing technology company that empowers enterprises to acquire, grow, and retain customers, today released insights from its la ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 100+ Year Old Business Uses ‘Chusen’ Technique To Make Fabric For Yukata, A Kimono
A traditional dyeing workshop in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward, in Japan, has been in business for 100+ years. They use a 300-year-old technique of hand-dyeing 'Chusen'. ( read original story ...)
5.5-magnitude quake jolts Japan
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at around 1.20 p.m., with its epicentre at a latitude of 33.2 degrees north and a longitude of 139.4 degrees east, and at a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks finish lower on rising fears of COVID-19, weak large cap issues
TOKYO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower on Friday ... percent following the downward revision of its sales and operating profit outlooks for the business year through August on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Revengers’ 215 Spoilers: Draken’s Shady Secret
Everybody seemed to be doing fine with their lives, except Mikey, who is considered as one of the most powerful deities of the delinquent gangs in Tokyo. Draken is living a simple life operating a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics unlikely to be a catalyst for Japan’s economic recovery: Former BOJ board member
Takahide Kiuchi of Nomura Research Institute says the Tokyo Olympics is "not so significant" to ... Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial ... ( read original story ...)
Pangeanic Plunges into the Japanese Market with Business Interactive Japan Takeover
Pangeanic has successfully intensified its presence in the Japanese market. Amidst the takeover of B.I. Japan, Pangeanic has grown its AI-based language technology offering, including its ECO platform ... ( read original story ...)
Taxi drivers, union express virus fears as cars begin picking up Tokyo Games personnel
(Mainichi/Hajime Nakatsugawa) TOKYO -- With taxis in east Japan now ... (Japanese original by Hajime Nakatsugawa, Business News Department) ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo dreams turn into ticket nightmare for Hawaii family fighting for refund
COVID-19 quickly put the world on pause, including Tokyo 2020. Then the announcement came down of ... a non-refundable service fee was added into the cost. The Better Business Bureau said service fees ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: with no spectators, local sponsors lose out
Despite this, the Tokyo 2020 organising committee is going full steam ahead to deliver the delayed games later this month. A lack of spectators will undeniably change the atmosphere of the games for ... ( read original story ...)
Basketball-Cambage’s Tokyo hopes in balance as investigation launched
Liz Cambage's hopes of playing at the Olympic Games are in the balance after Basketball Australia launched an investigation into an altercation involving the Las Vegas Aces centre in the United States ... ( read original story ...)
5.5-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Tokyo Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on Friday struck off Hachijojima Islands in Japan's Tokyo Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 1:20 p.m. ( read original story ...)