A pair of golden ornaments taken from the roof of Nagoya Castle in central Japan and put on display for about four months have been returned to their rightful home. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics updates: US softball off to strong start, flagbearers to make history
The Tokyo Olympics officially begin with the opening ceremony on Friday, but there has been a lot of action already. Stay up to date. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Olympics kick off amid a cascade of disasters
Not the Japanese public, which according to recent polling overwhelmingly opposed hosting the Olympics as a new wave of the pandemic hit the country. Not leading corporate sponsors like Toyota, whose ... ( read original story ...)
Safety blunders fuel Japan’s mistrust of nuclear power
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa is the biggest nuclear power station in the world. Tucked away on a remote Sea of Japan coastline, the plant can generate almost eight gigawatts of electricity from its seven ... ( read original story ...)
Looking at Tokyo Olympics through the lens of the 1964 Games
The current Tokyo organizers will need that resiliency ... but buyers have been struggling for months to lock in a new property. Carrie Blair, a realtor for Keller Williams in the Pioneer Valley, said ... ( read original story ...)
China Crypto Miners Plot Their Next Moves to Evade Crackdown
The title of the forum was arcane even by cryptocurrency standards: Web 3.0 Blockchain Application Cum Computing Power Overseas and Distributed Storage Conference. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Tennis-Japan’s Osaka returns to spotlight in Centre Court Games opener
Japan's Naomi Osaka will return to the spotlight on Saturday, kicking off her Olympic campaign in the first match on Centre Court as a home crowd favourite after taking a mental health break two ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo gold winners to get Rs 75 lakh from IOA, move exposes internal rift
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday announced that it would give the Tokyo Olympics gold medal winners a cash award of Rs 75 lakh apart from giving each of the participating National ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo COVID-19 cases hits six-month high before the Olympic Games
Yahoo Finance’s Anjalee Khemlani on the surge in covid cases in Tokyo ahead of the Olympic Games opening ceremony. ( read original story ...)
Japan, Thailand renew bilateral FX arrangement amid COVID-19 crisis
Japan's and Thailand's central banks have renewed an existing bilateral currency swap arrangement, allowing both authorities to swap their local currencies for the dollar during times of crisis, Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan faces heat over Bangladesh’s coal power
Thanks to low-interest loans from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Bangladesh is currently building the Matarbari coal plant: a power complex set to be completed by 2024. And JICA, a ... ( read original story ...)
Renewal of Bilateral Swap Arrangement between Japan and Thailand
The Bank of Japan, acting as agent for the Minister of Finance of Japan, and the Bank of Thailand renewed the existing Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) between the two countries today. The BSA is a ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic men’s football: France, Argentina suffer shock defeats Olympic men’s football: France, Argentina suffer shock defeats
France's Olympic men's football campaign got off to a dreadful start when they were thrashed 4-1 by Mexico, while Argentina suffered a shock 2-0 loss to Australia as the group stage kicked off on ... ( read original story ...)
Woodside to Lead Feasibility into Ammonia Supply Chain for Japan
Given existing proven technologies for the production, storage, and transportation of ammonia, the companies said that ammonia is expected to have early take-up as a zero-emission fuel. Woodside ... ( read original story ...)
With Tokyo 2020 overshadowed by Covid-19, athletes are left to bring light to troubled Olympics
The Covid-19 pandemic has loomed large over the Tokyo Olympics ever since last year's postponement, shaping a Games the like of which has never been seen before. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: How to watch opening ceremony and the most anticipated events
After being postponed one year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics are finally underway. While some events kicked off on Wednesday, the opening ceremony takes place Friday, marking the ... ( read original story ...)