Scientists have just drilled the biggest hole in the ocean ever recorded. It's part of an effort to better understand the history of earthquakes in the Japan Trench, an area where a devastating quake ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign business chambers urge Japan to speed up vaccine rollout
The chambers of commerce of the United States and other advanced economies urged the Japanese government on Friday to mobilize all available resources to speed up its sluggish rollout of COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to extend COVID-19 states of emergency ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Worries about variants of the virus and a slow vaccination drive have prompted urgent calls from doctors, business leaders, and citizens to cancel the Tokyo Olympics, due to start on July 23. ( read original story ...)
Scientists Have Drilled The Deepest Hole Ever Drilled Off The Coast Of Japan
Advertisement Scientists drilled the deepest hole off the coast of Japan measured at 26,200 feet. Blowing away previous records the team on the research vessel Kaimei drilled the deepest-ever hole in ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes near Aomori, Aomori Shi, Japan
Just 12 minutes ago, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Aomori, Aomori Shi, Japan. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Friday 28 May 2021 at 10:05 am local time, at an i ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists Tempt Fate, Drill Record-Breaking Ocean Hole off the Coast of Japan
A drill aboard a Japanese research vessel has set a new record for the deepest ocean hole in history. The hole is located in the Pacific Ocean near the epicenter of the catastrophic 2011 Tōhoku ... ( read original story ...)
It’s ‘business as usual’ for athletes, says Rob Heffernan despite Tokyo 2020 fears
Five-time Olympian Rob Heffernan remains fully confident that the Olympic Games will go ahead as planned this summer, despite fears that Covid-19 may halt the games for a second time. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics more evidence that nations host the Games at their own peril
Eight weeks before Opening Ceremonies are scheduled, the IOC — in its uniquely arrogant way — insists that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will go on as planned. Pandemic be damned. A state of ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese COVID-19 related business failures hit 1,500
Around 1,500 Japanese businesses have either declared bankruptcy or shut down due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, credit research firm Teikoku Databank said Thursday. Its latest figure, ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, Microchips And Digital Collectibles: This Week’s Most Interesting Sports Business Stories
In this week’s SportsMoney Playbook: the gaming world’s microchip dilemma, Naomi Osaka’s new threads and more money for digital collectibles. Plus: a trailblazing basketball recruiter shares her NBA ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka to skip press conferences as reporters ‘have no regard for athletes’ ‘mental health’
Provided by Khaleej Times Osaka to skip press conferences as reporters 'have no regard for athletes' 'mental health' Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka on Wednesday said ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka shuns media conferences that ‘kick you when you’re down’
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said this week she will not take questions from the press at this year’s French Open, saying the nature of news conferences puts an undue burden on players’ ... ( read original story ...)
Why Naomi Osaka’s media boycott at Roland Garros is an important step in bringing mental health into focus
Naomi Osaka believes that the mental health of professional athletes is often disregarded, and that every press conference they participate in is proof. "We're often sat there and asked questions that ... ( read original story ...)
No comment: Naomi Osaka to skip news conferences at French Open
It’s sometimes overwhelming.” Osaka, 23, made headlines this week when sports business website Sportico reported she had earned $55.2 million over the past 12 months, a record haul for a female ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists may have just cracked a great mystery about why “earthquake lightning” happens
Throughout history, scientists have often documented earthquakes being associated with a phenomenon known as luminescence, creating an all-nature lights show known as "earthquake lightning" which ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka to skip news conferences at French Open, cites mental health
"at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url=" -Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka on Wednesday said she will not take questions from the press at this year’s French Open, saying the nature of news ... ( read original story ...)