Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura indicated Monday that he will not get his paycheck for three months, totaling 1.5 million yen, after an incident in which he bit a Tokyo Olympian's gold medal and also ... ( read original story ...)
2021 U.S. Open women’s odds, top picks, predictions: Tennis expert avoiding Naomi Osaka in best bets
One is the top-line battle between Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka. Barty is currently the No. 1 player in the world, and she is now the betting favorite in the tournament with +350 odds at Caesars ... ( read original story ...)
Short on match practice, Naomi Osaka says she’s pretty happy going into US Open
NEW YORK: World No. 3 and defending champion, Naomi Osaka of Japan, has said that despite not having played many matches in the last few months, she was feeling "pretty happy" going into the US Open, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Ireland star Jason Smyth wins sixth gold medal as he edges out Algeria’s Skander Djamil Athmani.
Irish sprint star Jason Smyth eases into the T13 100m final at the Paralympics after clocking 10.74 seconds in his heat. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Arizona reports nearly 3,900 cases amid surge
Japan has lagged among developed nations on vaccinations, with its fully vaccinated now at about 43%. Hospitals are getting swamped, and more than 118,000 people infected with the coronavirus are ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Looks Into Deaths of Two Men Days After Moderna Shot
TOKYO—Two men in their 30s died days after receiving a Moderna Inc. vaccine dose from a lot that was subsequently withdrawn, but it isn’t known whether there was any causal link, Japan’s health ... ( read original story ...)
Afghan paralympic duo make it to Tokyo games after being evacuated from Afghanistan
An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. A duo from Afghanistan's paralympic team has made it to Tokyo after escaping Afghanistan. Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli were set to miss ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: India’s Nishad Kumar wins silver medal in men’s high jump
India's Nishad Kumar clinched a silver medal in the men's high jump T47 event in the Paralympics with an Asian record effort here on Sunday. The 21-year-old Kumar cleared 2.06m to win the silver and ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese bullet trains will soon have special high-speed video conferencing pods
The Central Japan Railway Company has revealed it is building dedicated video conferencing carriages for its famous bullet trains, in an effort to better service its business customers. Although Wi-Fi ... ( read original story ...)
Why Tom Brady’s NFT Platform, Autograph, Is Going To Be ‘Fire’
Digital property rights is a huge idea ... to spend $10,000 on a digital Brady audio clip of his first “Let’s go!” Or an autograph of Naomi Osaka over a photo of that historic win against Serena ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM candidate Kishida calls for huge stimulus package-Nikkei
TOKYO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Japan must launch a new economic stimulus package worth "several tens of trillion yen" as soon as possible, Fumio Kishida, who is running to be prime minister in a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eyes mixed use of COVID-19 shots to speed vaccine rollout
Japan is battling its worst wave of infections ... reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop ... ( read original story ...)
Afghan Paralympians arrive as triathlon thriller begins Day 5 in Tokyo
Afghanistan's athletes arrived in Tokyo late Saturday and were set to compete in the Paralympics next week as Day 5 of Games action began Sunday with a thrilling finish to the women's triathlon. ( read original story ...)
How Tokyo 2020 tested Kenya’s running dominance and revealed future threats
Kenya’s dominance in distance running has been repeatedly tested, most recently by the emergence of Ethiopia as a powerhouse. ( read original story ...)
Two Afghan Paralympians Arrive in Tokyo for Paralympics After Evacuation from Home Country
After a regime change in their country, Afghan Paralympians Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli have arrived in Tokyo and will compete. ( read original story ...)
FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried says the crypto world must act more responsibly to show it doesn’t need strict regulation, as he hits out at scammers
Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried has said the industry needs to act more responsibly. He said scammers, in particular, were drawing regulatory scrutiny to the cryptocurrency industry. Exchanges ... ( read original story ...)