The Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) inaugural Strategy on Climate Change, released in July 2021, may increase the availabili ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo man suspected of fatally stabbing father
Hokkaido Prefectural Police have arrested a 48-year-old man over the alleged fatal stabbing of his father in Sapporo City on Sunday ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Loss Gives Tokyo Its Latest Olympic Setback
The tennis superstar, who lit the cauldron during the opening ceremony as one of Japan’s biggest sports celebrities, was upset in the third round and is out of the Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)
‘A bit much’: Naomi Osaka cites pressure in Olympic loss
It wasn't the ending that Naomi Osaka — nor her multitudes of fans across Japan and worldwide — had expected. The start of the Tokyo Olympics, however, will forever be a bright memory for the tennis ... ( read original story ...)
Biles spotlights mental health, Tokyo COVID cases hang over Games
Simone Biles' abrupt exit from the U.S. team event and uncertainty over the gymnast's remaining time at the Games put the mental health of athletes under the spotlight on Wednesday as the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Katie Ledecky falls short of winning a medal in 200 freestyle at Tokyo Olympics
Katie Ledecky fell short in her 200-meter freestyle final, won by Australian Ariarne Titmus, who set an Olympic record in the race at the Tokyo Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics live updates: Katie Ledecky chases history; Team USA goes for 3×3 basketball gold, latest on Biles
Katie Ledecky will look to add to her impressive Olympic career, while the U.S. women's 3x3 basketball team attempts to win the sports first ever gold. ( read original story ...)
Titmus wins again at Tokyo, Ledecky doesn’t even medal
Ariarne Titmus has beaten Katie Ledecky again at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. In fact, Ledecky didn’t even win a medal -- the first time that’s ever happened to her at the Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Organizer mishaps continue to plague cycling at Tokyo Games
Officials at Fuji International Speedway apologized to the Dutch team after world time trial champion Anna van der Breggen was pulled from her bike by security during a recon of the Olympic course for ... ( read original story ...)
Tropical storm dumps rain on northern Japan, spares Olympics
A tropical storm brought strong winds and heavy rain to Japan's northern coast Wednesday after moving away from the Tokyo region and relieving the Olympic host city of a feared disruption to the games ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Governor calls for ‘learning by doing’ approach on climate change
Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday that the Bank of Japan is ready to modify the steps it is rolling out on climate change as needed ... ( read original story ...)
Coach Proposes to Fencer at Tokyo Olympics After After Being Rejected 11 Years Earlier: ‘Very Happy’
Coach Lucas Guillermo Saucedo held a sign asking fencer Maria Belen Perez Maurice to marry him after her 15-12 loss at the Tokyo Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate 4.0 quake hits near Ishinomaki, Ishinomaki Shi, Miyagi, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred only 13 minutes ago 91 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Japan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. The quake hit at ... ( read original story ...)
A Delicate Balance for NBC News Anchors Covering Pandemic-Hobbled Tokyo Olympics
We’re not trying to be overly celebratory or pretend that we’re not living in a world that is in the midst of great difficulty. We are and it is,” says Savannah Guthrie, of balancing ... ( read original story ...)
IMF cuts Japan’s growth forecast to 2.8% in 2021 as pandemic weighs
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday forecast that Japan's economy will grow 2.8 percent in 2021 from a year before, down ... ( read original story ...)
Canada wins softball bronze, appeals to IOC to stay for ’24
Canada had just won its first bronze medal in softball, the high point of the players' careers, and the reality sunk in that there will be no chance to play in the Olympics again until at least 2028. ( read original story ...)