PM Narendra Modi and his Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga believe that during the Covid pandemic, India and Japan's friendship and partnership has become more relevant for global stability and prosperity. ( read original story ...)
Preview – Group G: Ratchaburi seek first AFC Champions League victory, Nagoya Grampus aim to stay flawless
Bangkok: Ratchaburi FC of Thailand will be looking to stage an upset while Japan’s Nagoya Grampus will bid to stay perfect when the two teams meet in Group G of the 2021 AFC Champions League at the ... ( read original story ...)
Preview – Group H: Gamba Osaka, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors set for AFC Champions League belter
Tashkent: With a win under their belts already, former champions Gamba Osaka and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors lock horns on Matchday Two of the 2021 AFC Champions League Group H at Lokomotiv Stadium on ... ( read original story ...)
Who’s who? Meet the U.S. men’s gymnastics team for the Tokyo Olympics
Brody Malone and Yul Moldauer punched their tickets to Tokyo during competition, with three other gymnasts being named by the selection committee. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-First lady, not President Biden, likely to visit Japan for the Games -paper
Japan and the United States are making arrangements for First Lady Jill Biden to visit Japan for the Tokyo Olympics, but President Biden is not likely to accompany her, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily said ... ( read original story ...)
Sam Mikulak leads the U.S. men’s gymnasts to Tokyo, and some talented young stars will join him
Shane Wiskus and Sam Mikulak, who finished third and fourth in the two-day trials, join Brody Malone and Yul Moldauer on Team USA, with Alec Yoder also claiming a spot as the individual specialist. ( read original story ...)
Many Japan schools opt not to take children to Olympic Games -media
Many schools near Tokyo are shunning Olympic and Paralympic events, cancelling more than half the 280,000 tickets reserved for them amid worries that the Games could further spread COVID-19, a ... ( read original story ...)
Sandi Morris Qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
Former Arkansas pole vaulter, Sandi Morris, will officially represent the United State in the Tokyo Olympic games. Morris cleared a mark of 15-1 (4.60m) to place 3rd in the trials and qualify for ... ( read original story ...)
The Global IPO Market Has Never Been Hotter Than It Is Right Now
Companies are racing to public markets like never before, cashing in on record-high stock prices.An all-time high of almost $350 billion has been raised in initial public offerings in the first six ... ( read original story ...)
Opinion: Tokyo-bound Shane Wiskus shows Minnesota what a mistake it made in cutting men’s gymnastics
Shane Wiskus made the U.S. Olympic men's gymnastics team months after the sport was one of three cut by the University of Minnesota. ( read original story ...)
Devon Allen qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in 110m hurdles
After running a time of 13:10 seconds, good for second place in the Olympic Trials final, Devon Allen will participate in his second consecutive Olympics this summer. [Listen to the latest Talkin’ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan restaurant-booking startup looks to domestic market
The new online classes, along with cost-cutting measures, have helped make the startup profitable for the first time. For the fiscal year ended May, its sales rose 25% from the previous year. ( read original story ...)
Boxer Amit Panghal enters Tokyo Olympics as World No. 1
In a big morale boost ahead of the Tokyo Games, India’s Amit Panghal was on Saturday ranked as World No. 1 boxer in his men’s flyweight (52kg) category by the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.0 just reported 86 km northeast of Miyako, Japan
A shallow magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported in the morning near Miyako, Miyako-shi, Iwate, Japan. According to Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disast ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Billionaire Issues Stark Warning Over ‘Trillion-Dollar’ Mistake Amid Extreme Crypto Price Volatility
Michael Saylor, the chief executive of business intelligence software company-turned bitcoin accumulator Microstrategy, has warned China’s crackdown on bitcoin and cryptocurrencies could be a ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Will Become as Mainstream as Cash – Bloomberg
Digital currencies are making their way from the margins to the mainstream, and that’s something to celebrate — once we understand it. ( read original story ...)