We all have different strengths,” Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka says in the new eponymous Netflix docuseries about her life. “I used to call myself a counter puncher, but I think I’m really an ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: men’s 50km walk, Belgium win hockey – live!
The action has come to a conclusion after a medal-strewn 13th day. Join our team for the latest ... ( read original story ...)
Texans’ Jonathan Owens ‘sick’ watching girlfriend Simone Biles struggle during Tokyo Olympics
The Houston Texans safety repeated how proud he is of girlfriend Simone Biles for her Olympic performance, but he felt sick watching her struggle. ( read original story ...)
Former Secretary of State Pompeo got $5,800 whisky gift from Japan, but where is it?
The State Department said Wednesday it’s looking into the apparent disappearance of a nearly $6,000 bottle of whisky given more than two years ago to then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by the ... ( read original story ...)
People are changing their Tinder locations to Japan so here are more Olympic athletes the internet can’t get over
People are setting their Tinder locations to Olympic Village in the hopes of finding love with one of the world’s top athletes. A TikTok trend: Kassie Yeung made headlines in May when she, a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho Joins Wall Street in Six-Figure Junior Banker Pay
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. became the latest lender to raise pay for its U.S. junior bankers, according to people familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: heptathlon glory for Thiam, Belgium win hockey – live!
The action has come to a conclusion after a medal-strewn 13th day. Join our team for the latest ... ( read original story ...)
Ukraine’s First Black Lawmaker Is Now Also Its First Gold Medalist In Tokyo
Zhan Beleniuk, a siting member of Ukraine's parliament, took the gold in Greco-Roman 87-kilogram wrestling, his second Olympic medal after winning silver in Rio in 2016. ( read original story ...)
A nearly $6,000 bottle of whiskey given to Mike Pompeo from Japan is nowhere to be found
Pompeo has no idea what the disposition was of this bottle of whiskey,’ says lawyer for President Trump’s secretary of state ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Baseball-U.S. set as Japan’s date for gold-medal game with 7-2 win over S. Korea
The United States will face Japan in baseball's first Olympic gold-medal game in 13 years after defeating defending champions South Korea 7-2 with a barrage of sixth-inning singles on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo logs its most coronavirus cases since the pandemic began
Tokyo reported 5,042 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its most since the pandemic began as infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam and South Korea send more students to US than Japan
While progress in the Japanese business community to institute fall and year-round hiring is gradual, it remains to be seen whether a move in this direction will boost study-abroad numbers in the end. ( read original story ...)
Olympic athletes and volunteers in Tokyo ‘tortured’ by heat
Hottest Games in history will put pressure on organisers to rethink sport in light of climate change ... ( read original story ...)
The U.S. baseball team will play Japan in the gold medal game.
The Olympic gold medal in baseball, after a 13-year absence of the sport from the Games, will come down to the tournament’s two best teams: Japan and the United States. In a semifinal at Yokohama ... ( read original story ...)
Table Tennis-China sweep Japan to win women’s team gold, extend unbeaten record
China won the Olympic women's team table tennis gold medal on Thursday after a 3-0 victory over Japan in the final, continuing the country's undefeated streak in the event. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Baseball-U.S. advances to golden game with Japan, South Korea to play for bronze vs Dominicans
US-OLYMPICS-2020-BSB:Olympics-Baseball-U.S. advances to golden game with Japan, South Korea to play for bronze vs Dominicans ... ( read original story ...)