Five men selected for the 12-man U.S. basketball team to play in the Tokyo Olympics are already in their 30s, making the average team age the third-oldest ever. ( read original story ...)
Japan ups health controls as Olympic athlete tests positive
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged Monday to strengthen health controls at airports after a Ugandan Olympic team member tested positive for COVID-19 at the town hosting their training camp ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Olympic chief says ‘no way’ to ensure zero virus cases
Japan's Olympic chief said Monday there was "no way" to ensure zero virus cases among teams arriving for the Tokyo Games, as officials prepare to tighten screening procedures. ( read original story ...)
USS Mustin to Be Replaced by USS Ralph Johnson After a Busy 15 Years in Japan
The guided-missile destroyer, which departed its former homeport of Yokosuka last week, is bound for San Diego. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Leads Crypto Higher in Defiance of Regulatory Crackdown
Bitcoin pushed higher as proponents took the U.K.’s crypto crackdown in stride after the digital token traded above a key technical level over the weekend. ( read original story ...)
Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk will discuss bitcoin at an upcoming event, and 5 other key crypto moments from the past week
Six things worth knowing that happened in crypto this past week, including Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk agreeing to speak at a bitcoin event this July. ( read original story ...)
Jim Cramer: Why Crypto Is ‘Thriving’ Despite Regulatory Headwinds
In the video above, Jim Cramer breaks down why cryptocurrency is thriving despite increased regulatory headwinds. ( read original story ...)
Cramer: Here’s why I bought back into ether instead of bitcoin when crypto stabilized last week
"I like Ethereum because people actually use it much more to be able to buy things," the "Mad Money" host said Monday on CNBC. ( read original story ...)
Sjöström off to Tokyo with metal plate, 6 screws in her arm
In normal years, Sjöström migrates to warmer climates for training during Sweden’s long winters. Two days after the accident in early February, Sjöström had a metal plate and six screws inserted to ... ( read original story ...)
Mo Farah says he has no plans to retire after missing out on Tokyo
Mo Farah has said he has no plans on retiring after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Farah fell 19 seconds outside the Olympic qualifying time in the 10,000m at the British ... ( read original story ...)
“You’re 23, you’re healthy, wealthy, your family is good. Where is the pressure?” – Boris Becker hits out at Naomi Osaka over media stance
When you’ve got to feed your family and you don’t have a job? When you have a life-changing injury? Isn’t that more pressure?" Boris Becker told the Times. “You’re 23, you’re healthy, you’re wealthy, ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: SoftBank shrinks robotics business, stops Pepper production – sources
SoftBank Group Corp is slashing jobs at its global robotics business and has stopped producing its Pepper robot, according to sources and documents reviewed by Reuters, as the conglomerate downgrades ... ( read original story ...)
Architecture and performance of new gymnastics venue for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 enhanced by Dow solutions
Multiple Dow technologies for coatings and wiring will optimize and protect this uniquely designed structure during the Games and beyond MIDLAND, Mich. – June 28, 2021 – Millions of sports fans will ... ( read original story ...)
What Business Leaders Can Learn About Growth From The Meiji Restoration
There is an extremely useful lesson for business owners and entrepreneurs nestled within the pages of the history of Japan. ( read original story ...)
5.3 magnitude quake hits Bonin Islands, Japan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 53 jolted Bonin Islands Japan at 912 GMT on Monday the US Geological Survey USGS said ... ( read original story ...)
The world’s biggest crypto exchange is running into trouble everywhere
In a single weekend, Binance ran into warnings, bans, and other obstacles in Japan, the UK and Canada—part of a wider regulatory crackdown on crypto around the world. ( read original story ...)