Toyota won’t be airing any Olympic-themed advertisements on Japanese television during the Tokyo Games despite being one of the IOC’s top corporate sponsors. The extraordinary decision by the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s core inflation hits 15-month high on energy costs
Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.2% in June from a year earlier to mark the fastest annual pace in over a year, data showed on Tuesday, a sign the impact of global commodity inflation was gradually ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota pulls Japanese advertising from Tokyo Olympics amid national backlash to Games
With polling continuing to show a majority of Japan's population opposed to the upcoming Olympics, Toyota is sitting the Games out on the advertising front. In its home country, at least. The ... ( read original story ...)
Ellen White reveals Olympic love affair as she looks to power Team GB to glory
Prolific England striker has been a huge fan of the Games since watching Kelly Holmes strike gold in Athens all those years ago ... ( read original story ...)
Missing Ugandan athlete spotted on camera at Nagoya Station
A man believed to be a Ugandan athlete who went missing last week from his pre-Olympic training camp in western Japan has been spotted on a surveillance camera at JR Nagoya Station, about 200 ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka fires back at Megyn Kelly for mocking recent magazine covers: ‘Do better’
Naomi Osaka called out Megyn Kelly on Monday after the journalist cast doubt on the tennis professional's mental health struggles. In a now-deleted tweet, Osaka told Kelly to "do better" and stop ... ( read original story ...)
Megyn Kelly, Clay Travis Question Naomi Osaka’s Magazine Covers After Wimbledon Withdrawal
Osaka fired back at critics who questioned her magazine covers in the wake of her tournament withdrawals, saying she shot the images months earlier. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka calls out Megyn Kelly after host criticizes magazine covers
Naomi Osaka has fired back at Megyn Kelly after she criticized the tennis star’s latest promotional efforts ahead of the Summer Olympics. ( read original story ...)
How cursed are the Tokyo Olympics? Opening-ceremony composer steps down over bullying
Japanese composer Keigo Oyamada has resigned from his work on the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony after coming under fire for decades-old bullying. ( read original story ...)
Vegas Mother-Son Duo Swindled Investors in Crypto Scam, SEC Says
The regulator shut down an alleged fraud by Joy and Brent Kovar, who raised more than $12 million from at least 277 investors. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s NET ZERO Virtual Summit aims for goal of carbon neutrality
JETRO and The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry are teaming up for a virtual summit aimed at showcasing Japan’s commitment to green investment and realizing carbon neutrality by 2050. The NET ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka gets into Twitter feud with Megyn Kelly over tennis pro’s magazine covers
It started when Kelly jumped on criticism of Osaka gracing the front of mags after refusing to speak to media at the French Open and bowing out of the tournament. ( read original story ...)
‘Do Better’: Naomi Osaka Blocks Megyn ‘Blackface’ Kelly On Twitter For Trolling Her Anxiety
Megyn Kelly has finally been silenced on social media after tennis star Naomi Osaka blocked the disgraced former TV anchor from following her on Twitter. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka becomes the first Black female athlete to appear on a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover
Naomi Osaka, rapper Megan Thee Stallion, and model and actress Leyna Bloom are the cover stars for this year's swimsuit issue. ( read original story ...)
Kara Eaker, U.S. women’s gymnastics alternate, tests positive for Covid days before Tokyo Olympics
Both U.S. women's gymnastics alternates Kara Eaker and Leanne Wong were placed under quarantine, according to officials. ( read original story ...)
Everything that’s gone wrong for the Tokyo Olympics so far
W ith the opening ceremony just days away, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are off to a rough start. After being delayed a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the games are seeing serious challenges in the ... ( read original story ...)