Millions of Japanese watched the Olympics opening ceremony and many are cheering on their athletes, but the shadow of COVID-19 is so far preventing Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tracks global peers higher, but virus woes undermine mood
Japanese shares ended higher on Monday, catching the tailwind from a bounce in global peers on positive corporate earnings, though gains were curbed by concerns that domestic COVID-19 infections could ... ( read original story ...)
The Witcher Fan Wins Gold At The Tokyo Olympics
Read more The Seemingly Cursed Tokyo Olympics Are Now in the Path of a Tropical Storm Chevy Silverado Superfan Sees Stranger's Broken Pickup Truck In Parking Lot, Fixes It On The Spot For Free R. ( read original story ...)
Rancho Cucamonga Olympian Almost Didn’t Make it to Tokyo After Knee Injury Last Year
Local athlete, Delaney Spaulding's dream of playing in the Olympics almost didn’t happen after a knee injury last year. ( read original story ...)
U.S. beats Australia, sets up back-to-back matchups with Japan
The United States had just given up its first run and was two outs away from losing for the first time in the Olympic softball tournament. Amanda Chidester stepped up to the plate with two runners on ... ( read original story ...)
‘I Try Not to Overthink It.’ After Mental Health Break, Naomi Osaka Just Keeps Winning
Naomi Osaka circled her neck while hopping up and down on Monday morning in Tokyo, moments before the start her second round Olympic match against Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic. She was loosening up ... ( read original story ...)
Dolson’s Diary: Arriving in Tokyo and meeting the first lady
Wow, it's been a busy few days here in Tokyo. After flying from Las Vegas, we had a couple of days to recover, get used to the time difference and practice to get ready for our 3-on-3 debut . ( read original story ...)
Nishiya, just 13, gives Japan sweep in street skateboarding
Thirteen-year-old Momiji Nishiya of Japan won the first Olympic skateboard competition for women on Monday, giving the host nation a sweep of golds in the street event after Yuto Horigome won the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan funds’ private markets diversification proceeds slowly
Japan's top public pension funds — led by the ¥186.2 trillion ($1.7 trillion) Government Pension Investment Fund — continued adding private equity, infrastructure and real estate assets to their ... ( read original story ...)
USA softball gets walkoff win over Japan at Tokyo Olympics
It meant nothing and everything. The undefeated U.S. softball team was assured of meeting its biggest rival for the gold medal no matter what happened Monday at Yokohama Baseball Stadium in the final ... ( read original story ...)
Stewart’s walkoff HR lifts US over Japan 2-1 for 5-0 record
Kelsey Stewart homered leading off the seventh inning, capping a late rally that gave the United States a 2-1 victory Monday over Japan to win the group stage at the Olympics and the right to bat last ... ( read original story ...)
‘Sense of duty’: Osaka was inspired by Olympic flame honor
There were never any questions about Naomi Osaka’s potential on the tennis court when she took a two-month mental health break. Especially on hard courts — the surface being used at the Tokyo Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka looking formidable after winning second Olympics match
Naomi Osaka beats Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic, 6-3, 6-2 for her second victory in as many days at the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka strolls into third round at Games
Japan's Naomi Osaka sent out an ominous message to competitors at the Tokyo Games on Monday, sweeping past 50th-ranked Viktorija Golubic 6-3 6-2 to book a place in the third round. ( read original story ...)
Olympics Latest: Osaka into 3rd round of tennis tournament
The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ___ Naomi Osaka is into the third round of the Tokyo tennis ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Naomi Osaka, Garbine Muguruza, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova into third round of women’s singles
Japan's Naomi Osaka cruises into the third round of the Tokyo Olympics women's singles with a 65-minute victory over Viktorija Golubic. ( read original story ...)