As a health writer, I was excited and curious, yet wary about covering the first Olympic Games in recent history being held in the middle of a pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Column: Good start in Rio, Olympic golf hits stride in Tokyo
Her heart rate hit its peak only when Nelly Korda stood on the Olympic podium, not when she had a putter in her hand with a gold medal hanging on every shot. Six days earlier, the father of Xander ... ( read original story ...)
Hackers siphon $600m in digital tokens, crypto network says
A decentralised financial network has claimed hackers absconded with about $600m worth of cryptocurrencies in one of the largest heists in the rapidly growing digital asset industry. Poly Network, ... ( read original story ...)
The US Senate’s infrastructure bill passed with a privacy problem for crypto
The US Senate passed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Tuesday with a glaring problem for the cryptocurrency industry. The bill includes vague new tax reporting requirements that digital rights ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Lobbyists Falter in Bid to Fix Broad Tax Provision
Cryptocurrency lobbyists were caught ill-equipped in one of the first legislative battles for their nascent industry, despite a Herculean push that impressed Washington insiders with its intensity. ( read original story ...)
Senate approves $1 trillion infrastructure package as crypto worries loom
After weeks of negotiations, the Senate approved a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure package Tuesday authorizing over $500 billion in new spending to improve roads, bridges, and other physical ... ( read original story ...)
With 72% of total loan portfolio, Japan still PHL top ODA source
JAPAN has been the Philippines’s largest bilateral source of Official Development Assistance (ODA) for the past two decades, accounting for the bulk of the country’s total bilateral loans during the ... ( read original story ...)
NBC Tokyo Olympics ratings ‘faceplanted,’ finishes with smallest Summer Games audience in network history
NBC’s coverage of the Tokyo Olympics finished as the lowest-rated summer games in the network’s history. NBC’s primetime coverage of the Tokyo Olympics averaged 15.5 million primetime viewers. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Kellie Harrington given hero’s welcome on Dublin return
Olympic gold medallist Kellie Harrington had "no tears left to cry" as she touched down in Dublin on Tuesday. Speaking at Dublin Airport, she said she was looking forward to "a cup of tea, a few ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo unveils drinkable curry in a can
Japanese beverage company Sapporo is to release a curry beverage in a coffee-style can. Curry Mood Medium Spice will be available from 23 August for JPY140 (US$1.30) per can, excluding tax, Sapporo ... ( read original story ...)
If You Were Curious, Here’s A Peak Inside The $6.9 Million Dollar Mansion Naomi Osaka Calls Home
Naomi Osaka has been living in a minimalist, Japanese-inspired Beverly Hills mansion. The home is a 4,000-5,000 square foot mansion with “five bedrooms, a two-story compact guest house, a gym, an ... ( read original story ...)
This is America: How covering the Tokyo Olympics helped reveal more of my own identity
They say nothing prepares you for covering your first Olympics. “They” are 100% correct. They forgot to mention you also learn about yourself, sometimes just by doing your job. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: the big Olympics quiz
Who cleaned up? Who misfired? Who punched above their weight? ( read original story ...)
Her Death Shook Japan. It May Not Shift Refugee Rules.
Wishma Rathnayake wasted away in a migrant detention center. An official report on her case placed little blame and offered only limited recommendations. ( read original story ...)
MemComputing Strengthens International IP with new Japanese Patent
MemComputing, Inc., developer of disruptive high-performance computing technology, today announced that the Japanese Patent Office ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Cyber Security Strategy
Japan's new three year national Cyber Security Strategy mentions a country that is posing threat to its national security - that country is China. ( read original story ...)