Lawmakers appeared unconvinced cryptocurrencies would make a good solution to the existing and very flawed financial system. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tracks Wall Street higher ahead of Fed policy meet
Japanese equities rose on Tuesday, tracking overnight gains in Wall Street as investors cheered upbeat corporate earnings, though caution ahead of this week's U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting kept ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics schedule: Katie Ledecky headlines swimming finals with 200m, 1,500m races on Day 5
Katie Ledecky could make history as first woman to win Olympic gold in 1,500-meter freestyle, and gymnastics will crown the men's all-around champion. ( read original story ...)
Opinion: Women’s mainstays of US Olympic effort have four hours to forget in Tokyo
Three of the mainstays of the American Olympic effort -- women's gymnastics, softball and soccer -- all struggled at the same time in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
The U.S. embassy, a home away from home for Americans in Tokyo
For the 613 athletes sent to Tokyo to be part of Team USA there’s a home away from home; the U.S. embassy. The United States embassy in Japan first opened in 1906 to ... ( read original story ...)
Biomarker could help diagnosis schizophrenia at an early age
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have discovered how levels of a protein could be used in the future as a blood-based diagnostic aid for schizophrenia. ( read original story ...)
Japan beats US 2-0, turns incredible double play to win softball gold
They marched single file onto the podium near shortstop with the blank expressions of the condemned.When silver medals were handed out, they dangled them around each other’s necks like weights.Eyes ... ( read original story ...)
Will softball ever get back on the Olympics roster? ‘We’ve shown that, globally, it’s a competitive sport.’ Now it’s up to the IOC.
The Japanese softball team won its second gold medal in Olympic history Tuesday, toppling a favored American squad in a fairy-tale finish for the host country. Except no one — not the winner, nor the ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Japan turns incredible double play, beats U.S. to win softball gold
Members of team Japan celebrate after a softball game against the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. Japan won 2-0. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka highlight the 24-hour rolling hell of Big Sport
For those in sport today, pressures are untenable amid an endlessly hostile kind of unregulated social experiment ... ( read original story ...)
Weightlifter who went missing in Japan after failed Olympics bid detained in Uganda
A Ugandan weightlifter who went missing in Japan after a failed bid to compete in the Tokyo Olympics was arrested upon returning home on Friday, and has been detained without charges ever since. ( read original story ...)
Japan is also swimming against the tide on same-sex marriage
Literary incorrectness | PMQs | A marital palindrome | Cross words ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tops USA to win Olympic softball gold medal
Japan won its second straight Olympic softball gold medal, beating the United States 2-0 Tuesday in an emotional repeat of its 2008 victory in Beijing that again left the Americans in tears. Yukiko ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo sees record-breaking number of new COVID-19 cases as the 2020 Olympics are being held
The Japanese capital saw 2,848 new coronavirus cases, topping its earlier record of 2,520 daily cases set on Jan. 7, the Associated Press reported. ( read original story ...)
Explained: Why 2021 Olympics Are Still Referred to as 2020 Tokyo Games
The decision to keep the ‘2020’ brand was taken to reduce the additional cost as millions were already spent in the manufacturing of torches and medals amid other things for the Tokyo Games. Also ... ( read original story ...)
Why Are the 2021 Olympics Still Being Called ‘Tokyo 2020?’
Tokyo 2020” is all over the 2021 Olympics coverage—athlete gear, advertisements, etc. Why didn’t anyone change it? ( read original story ...)