You could have set your alarm clock by it. At 3.12am UK time, Adam Peaty won Great Britain’s first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics to prove that there are some things we can rely on in a very ... ( read original story ...)
Katie Ledecky Just Lost Her First Individual Event at the Tokyo Olympics
Ariarne Titmus of Australia inched past Ledecky in the last 50m of the 400m freestyle—just as she did the last time the two met. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Ariarna Titmus’ coach Dean Boxall goes wild following her 400m freestyle win
Watch the wild celebrations of the coach to Australian swimmer Ariarna Titmus after she wins a thrilling 400m freestyle gold at the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks mixed, Tokyo gains after Wall Street highs
Asian shares were mixed on Monday after stocks rallied to records on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing above the 35,000 level for the first time. Tokyo advanced after a 4-day ... ( read original story ...)
Nastia Liukin brought all of her style to the Tokyo Olympics and Twitter has mixed feelings about it
The 2008 gymnastics all-around gold medalist is getting love and questions about her fashion choices at the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Ariarne Titmus outduels Katie Ledecky over final leg of epic 400-meter race in Tokyo
Katie Ledecky has taken down legends, held off would-be challengers and ruthlessly lapped some of the top swimmers in the world during an Olympic career that has taken her from London to Rio de ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Titmus beats Ledecky to gold, Peaty wins Team GB’s first gold – live!
More golds are up for grabs as the Games reach their third day. Join our writers for all the latest news ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Startups Choose Tokyo For IPOs
Tokyo is increasingly beating Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore for IPO listings. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga’s support falls to lowest level yet
A Nikkei survey found that just 34 per cent support the prime minister, while 31 per cent said the Olympics should still be cancelled or postponed again. ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM’s cabinet approval rating drops to 34 percent amid 2020 Tokyo Olympics: survey
Despite the fact that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are in full swing, the approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s cabinet sunk to 34 percent, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumps more than 1%; investors monitor Covid restrictions in Asia
Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Monday morning trade, as Chinese tech stocks in Hong Kong plunged. Hong Kong-listed shares of Chinese tech giant Tencent slipped 4.52% in Monday morning trade. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – Dressage Day 1
It may have been a long time coming, but the opening day of Equestrian Dressage at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games more than lived up to expectations. Emotions ran high and so did the scores as superb ... ( read original story ...)
5.1-magnitude quake hits 73 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan — USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 73 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan at 02:16:16 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 56.77 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.6 just reported 76 km northeast of Mutsu, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred in the morning on Monday 26 July 2021 at 11:16 am local time near Mutsu, Mutsu-shi, Aomori, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Research ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: ‘soft power’ play for Japan at stake as country tries to salvage pandemic Games
Japan looks to recreate soft power win of the 1964 Summer Olympics, but pandemic complicates strategy for the political hierarchy inside the country when it comes to Tokyo 2020. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2020 day three: swimming medals on offer, Kristian Blummenfelt wins triathlon and more – live!
More golds are up for grabs as the Games reach their third day. Join our writers for all the latest news ... ( read original story ...)