The United States will face Japan in baseball's first Olympic gold-medal game in 13 years after defeating defending champions South Korea 7-2 with a barrage of sixth-inning singles on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
5G business success insights from China, Korea, and Japan (Analyst Angle)
G continues to progress while both infrastructure and device ecosystems have matured, creating economies of scale. ( read original story ...)
SEC Chief Gary Gensler Braces for Clash With Crypto Traders
Gary Gensler wants to regulate digital assets to the same extent as stocks, bonds and commodity-related trading instruments. ( read original story ...)
Uruguayan Senator Bill To Allow Crypto for Payments
The bill seeks to regulate crypto assets and make them "recognized and accepted by the Law and applicable in any legal business." ... ( read original story ...)
Robinhood is positioning itself as a crypto powerhouse: Tastytrade founder
Tastytrade founder and co-CEO Tom Sosnoff joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Robinhood's announcement that shareholders have filed to sell more than 90 million shares. The former Thinkorswim CEO also gives ... ( read original story ...)
Senators move to exempt bitcoin, crypto miners from proposed U.S. tax rules
Supporters of the crypto industry in the U.S. Senate filed an amendment to the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which would impose new tax-reporting rules on crypto brokers, to make clear that miners ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Ravi Dahiya settles for silver after losing final to world champion Uguev
There were expectations that the 23-year Dahiya would become India's youngest Olympic champion but the Russian defended well to win comfortably. ( read original story ...)
FOCUS: Sapporo hopes Tokyo Olympics will boost 2030 bid
The northern Japan city of Sapporo was chosen as a haven from Tokyo's punishing heat and humidity for the Olympic marathon and race walking events, giving it an opportunity to promote its bid to host ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese mayor sparks outrage by biting Olympian’s gold medal amid Covid fears
"I forgot my position as Nagoya mayor and acted in an extremely inappropriate way,' Takashi Kawamura said in a televised apology. ( read original story ...)
Olympic women’s soccer final rescheduled because of heat
Concerns from the Canada and Sweden soccer teams about Tokyo’s fierce morning heat have resulted in the late rescheduling and relocation of the Olympic women’s final. ( read original story ...)
Women’s soccer final between Canada, Sweden moved due to Tokyo heat
With the heat in Tokyo continuing to be intense, the IOC announced on Thursday that Olympic women's soccer gold medal match between Canada and Sweden has been moved from Friday morning in Tokyo to ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics Latest: Bulgaria’s Goranova wins karate kumite gold
The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Logs 2nd-Highest Temperature on Record of 38.9 C
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Thursday the mercury at the agency's Osaka Regional Headquarters rose to 38.9 degrees Celsius, the second-highest reading for Osaka since the agency started taking ... ( read original story ...)
Like Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka, put your mental health first by taking a day off work
Sporting stars Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka recently put their emotional well-being ahead of their careers, reminding us it’s OK to take days off for mental health, not just for physical ailments. ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Kenin, Swiatek withdraw from WTA Montreal event
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, fourth-ranked Sofia Kenin and eighth-ranked Iga Swiatek have withdrawn from next week's Montreal WTA tournament, Tennis Canada announced on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
American David Taylor, aka ‘Magic Man,’ wins gold in Tokyo Olympics 86kg freestyle wrestling
U.S. freestyle wrestler David Taylor scored a dramatic 4-3 victory over Hassan Yazdanicharati on Thursday to clinch gold. ( read original story ...)