With no fans in attendance and a reduced number of athletes joining the parade, the Tokyo Olympics' Opening Ceremony officially kicked off the Summer Games on Friday as tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Becomes First Tennis Player To Light Olympic Cauldron
The 23-year-old four-time Grand Slam champion, who is representing Japan, lit the cauldron that will stay illuminated for the entirety of the Games. ( read original story ...)
Olympics 2021 – Naomi Osaka shines in closing the opening ceremonies
The tennis superstar's iconic summer continues at the Summer Olympics. She took the honors of lighting the Olympic cauldron in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Debuts Bright Red Braids as She Lights the Olympic Torch at Tokyo Opening Ceremony
Naomi Osaka is looking patriotic for the Tokyo Olympics! The champion tennis player, 23, lit up the stage at the opening ceremony on Friday night as the final torchbearer for the Olympic flame — and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: 2020 Games begin as Naomi Osaka lights Olympic flame in poignant ceremony
The honour fell to Naomi Osaka to light the flame, the beacon of hope the Olympics attempts to be. It marked the official opening of Tokyo 2020, a year later than planned, and in the midst of a global ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Lit The Cauldron At The Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony
The tennis superstar made one of her first public appearances after taking a two-month mental health break.View Entire Post › ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Osaka lights cauldron at Tokyo opening ceremony
The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: The U.S. Olympic team entered the opening ceremony for the ... ( read original story ...)
Ugandan weight lifter who went missing in Japan returns home.
A weight lifter who went missing in Japan this month as he sought to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics has returned to Uganda and will be interrogated by police, authorities said on Friday — a week after ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manages a forced smile at lonely Opening Ceremonies, but Olympic joy is in short supply
The Tokyo Olympics' opening event, anticipated so eagerly 18 months ago, went off in an empty stadium and with a mix of protesters and interested residents gathered outside. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s judoka stars look to calm nation’s Olympic angst
The first day of full competition of the Tokyo Games could mark the turning point for an uneasy Japanese public that overwhelmingly disapproved of the Olympics being held during the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Who Is Misia? Singer of Japan’s National Anthem at Olympics Opening Ceremony
Singer Misia proved to be a captivating force during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday, taking to the stage to perform Japan's national anthem. Resplendent in a multi-colored ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic flame is the first powered by hydrogen
Phillip) TOKYO (AP) — Inspired by the sun ... According to KPD, at around 4:40 a.m. on July 23, UTPD officers were conducting a property check on Riverside Drive when they observed an unresponsive ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics branding adds to stereotypical view of Japan — but that doesn’t make it appropriation
When cultural stereotypes and nation branding collide, discussions of orientalism and cultural appropriation get complicated. ( read original story ...)
Glenmark Life Sciences IPO – Competitive Strengths, Key Risks, Concerns: ICICI Direct
ICICI Direct Research's IPO Repor Life Sciences is an active pharmaceutical ingredients arm of Glenmark Ltd. Glenmark commenced the API manufacturing business by setting up a manufacturing facility in ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Japan thanks medics at opening ceremony overshadowed by pandemic
Olympic organisers on Friday thanked medical workers at a Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony overshadowed by the coronavirus, as athletes from across the world paraded into an almost empty stadium, for the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Hope Lights Our Way’: Naomi Osaka Lights Olympic Cauldron at Opening Ceremony in Tokyo as Games Begin
Naomi Osaka lit the cauldron with the Olympic torch, which was handed off several times after entering the stadium ... ( read original story ...)