Musician Keigo Oyamada, who recently came under fire online over past confessions in magazine articles that he bullied classmates with disabi ... ( read original story ...)
IOC executive director Dubi tells Japanese public to be proud of Tokyo Olympics
Christophe Dubi (on screen) speaks during a pre-Games press briefing in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi) TOKYO, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee's Olympic Games ... ( read original story ...)
Confident to clinch medal at Tokyo, says Noida DM after securing berth
Noida District Magistrate and para-badminton player Suhas L. Yathiraj, who would be representing India in the upcoming Paralympics, is confident of winning a medal at Tokyo 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Olympic security balancing act leaves few satisfied
Struggling businesses forced to temporarily shut down around Olympics venues. Olympic visitors ordered to install invasive apps and allow GPS tracking. Japan's massive security apparatus has raised ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles – Robert Dickson & Seán Waddilove (Sailing)
The sailing events in Tokyo are set for Enoshima Yacht Harbour with Ireland’s trio of sailors continuing the Irish representation at every Games since 1948 with the exception of Mexico 1968. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 sets up Recovery and Reconstruction Games booth reflecting on Great East Japan Earthquake healing
Leading Japanese Reconstruction Agency official Yasuyuki Kobayashi has insisted that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics will still play a part ... ( read original story ...)
‘Naomi Osaka’ portrays a young athlete wrestling with the weight of stardom
Naomi Osaka' tackles a lot more than just tennis, but this Netflix docuseries (really just a 110-minute documentary sliced into three parts) works best as a window into the demands placed on young ... ( read original story ...)
Here is how Cuba native Ariel Torres went from Hialeah karate kid to Tokyo Olympian
That little Cuban-American boy in karate gear going car to car with a donation jar on the corner of E. 21st St. and 4th Ave. in Hialeah in 2007 is now a 23-year-old Olympian heading to Tokyo next week ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka styled, photographed by all-Black team for Vogue Hong Kong cover
In a special "Women in Sports" Olympics cover, Naomi Osaka was styled and photographed by an all-Black team for Vogue Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Netflix’s ‘Naomi Osaka’ Shows Us Why She’s Putting Her Mental Health First
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 ...)