South Africa's Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus has cranked up the tension with the touring British & Irish Lions by going onto social media to ... ( read original story ...)
Missing Ugandan Olympic hopeful left note saying he wants to work in Japan
A Ugandan athlete who has gone missing in Tokyo ahead of the Olympic Games had left a note saying his life in the African country was too difficult and he wanted to work in Japan, officials have said. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-IOC aware of Japan scepticism over Games, hopes home success will shift mood
The International Olympic Committee on Saturday said it was aware of scepticism within Japan about staging the Tokyo Olympics during a pandemic but it is hoping success on the field of play for the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto ‘Yield Farmers’ Chase High Returns, but Risk Losing It All
Digital-currency investors face scams and volatility in their quest for attractive interest rates. ( read original story ...)
How Derivatives Amp Up Already Heady Crypto Markets
But the volatility isn’t just driven by tweets from Elon Musk or warnings from Chinese regulators: It’s also fed by a massive derivatives industry that has boomed on the back of voracious demand for ... ( read original story ...)
Nadeshiko Japan build teamwork through consensus game
The players were called for a team meeting in the evening where coach Takakura prepared a consensus game dubbed as “Escape from the desert!” The game was conducted as a team building drill, as the ... ( read original story ...)
Legacy of 1964: how the first Tokyo Olympics changed Japan for ever
Hosting the Games 57 years ago helped transform Tokyo from ‘a polluted, fetid mess’ – this year’s contrast could not be greater ... ( read original story ...)
A Greener Games? Tokyo’s Environmental Impact
TOKYO - Olympics organizers have pledged to prioritize sustainability ... But such programs are controversial. Activists accuse big business of paying for a quick fix rather than seeking to overhaul ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games opening ceremony musician apologizes for past bullying of disabled classmates
Musician Keigo Oyamada, who recently came under fire online over past confessions in magazine articles that he bullied classmates with disabi ... ( read original story ...)
IOC executive director Dubi tells Japanese public to be proud of Tokyo Olympics
Christophe Dubi (on screen) speaks during a pre-Games press briefing in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi) TOKYO, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee's Olympic Games ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s digital minister sorry for tech firm stock purchase violating ministerial code
TOKYO -- Japan's Digital Transformation Minister Takuya ... 2006 stock purchase on financial statements as required under property disclosure rules for Diet members. He first disclosed the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 organizers report first positive COVID-19 case at Olympic Village
Tokyo 2020 organizers report that an unnamed Olympic Village resident has tested positive for COVID-19, the first positive case in the village. ( read original story ...)
Confident to clinch medal at Tokyo, says Noida DM after securing berth
Noida District Magistrate and para-badminton player Suhas L. Yathiraj, who would be representing India in the upcoming Paralympics, is confident of winning a medal at Tokyo 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Olympic security balancing act leaves few satisfied
Struggling businesses forced to temporarily shut down around Olympics venues. Olympic visitors ordered to install invasive apps and allow GPS tracking. Japan's massive security apparatus has raised ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Covid case found at athletes’ village, raising infection fears
Organisers in Japan confirm that a visitor from abroad who is involved in organising the Games has tested positive ... ( read original story ...)
2021 Tokyo Olympics: First COVID-19 case found in the Olympic Village one week ahead of the Games
For the past year and a half, the cloud of COVID-19 has loomed over the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The Games have already been postponed a year, a majority of Japanese citizens do not want the Olympics ... ( read original story ...)