The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: The team final in men’s gymnastics is underway, with Japan, ... ( read original story ...)
K&L Gates Adds Japanese IP Filing Capabilities With New Partner Hire
K&L Gates has a new hire for its Tokyo office. Partner Mitsuhiro Imamura will be joining the Pittsburgh-based firm from DLA Piper, where he was of counsel. Imamura’s joining, along with his team of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to grab any opportunity to resolve Rohingya crisis for regional stability
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Naoki Ito has said Japan will seize the opportunity to find a long-term and lasting solution to the Rohingya crisis with the Myanmar side, noting that the issue is ... ( read original story ...)
Stewart’s walk-off HR lifts US over Japan 2-1 for 5-0 record
Kelsey Stewart has a knack for walk-off hits in Japan. Stewart hit a game-ending home run leading off the seventh inning, and the United States rallied late to beat Japan 2-1 Monday and win the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 LIVE: Team USA sets Olympic record in shooting but falls short elsewhere
Team USA finds itself competing at the top of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics medal table already having won several gold medals and set records - but athletes have fallen short of expectations elsewhere. ( read original story ...)
American Vincent Hancock wins gold at Tokyo Olympics in men’s skeet shooting
U.S. shooter Vincent Hancock earned gold in the men's skeet final at the Asaka Shooting Range on Monday, adding a third medal to his arsenal of Olympic accolades and setting an Olympic record. With ... ( read original story ...)
Peaty looses months of emotion in 57 seconds with Tokyo gold
A global pandemic. A new baby. Months without racing in meets. Training in a bubble during the short days and long nights of a damp English winter. “It's almost like we were under siege," Adam Peaty ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Olympics Were Supposed to Be in 2020. Tokyo’s Covid Protocols Are Still There
Plexiglass dividers, hand sanitizing stations, and wiped-down medals still abound at the Games despite new science disputing their effectiveness. ( read original story ...)
First openly transgender Olympians are competing in Tokyo
For Quinn, a midfielder for the Canadian women's soccer team, the opening match of the Tokyo Games carried more emotional weight than their previous Olympic appearances. Quinn became the first openly ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Daley and Lee win diving gold, Pidcock adds to GB gold rush – live!
More golds are up for grabs as the Games reach their third day. Join our writers for all the latest news ... ( read original story ...)
After monumental win over Mexico, Japan sets sights on men’s soccer medal
Sunday’s encounter at Saitama Stadium, where attacking midfielders Takefusa Kubo and Ritsu Doan lit up the Mexican defense, has Japan eyeing the podium. ( read original story ...)
Japan starts accepting applications for ‘vaccine passports’
Japan began accepting applications Monday for so-called vaccine passports for people who have been fully inoculated against COVID-19 to travel internationally, as Japanese business lobbies have called ... ( read original story ...)
Only those willing to change will survive following Japan’s governance code revision
Japan’s recently revised corporate governance code has the potential to accelerate reforms at some of the nation’s top businesses and could lead to an overall increase in the value of Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain Australia wants safe harbour for crypto providers
Until such time regulation is introduced, the sector body wants safe harbour protections for crypto asset providers. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin tops $39,000 for the first time in nearly 6 weeks, adding $114 billion to the crypto market
Bitcoin surged 12% on Sunday topping $39,000 for the first time since mid-June as sentiment turned bullish following a recent sell-off. ( read original story ...)
Man Group boss: crypto has ‘no inherent worth’ but is good to trade
The chief executive of Man Group, the world’s largest listed hedge fund manager, says cryptocurrencies have “no inherent worth” but are creating trading opportunities for his company because of their ... ( read original story ...)