From the youngest and oldest Olympians to the cost of COVID-19 testing, a look at the numbers behind the Tokyo Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)
Eyes on the goal: women’s football goes pro in Japan
As global interest in women's football approaches fever pitch, former champions Japan are eyeing a return to glory with the country's first professional league for female players. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles – Robert Dickson & Seán Waddilove (Sailing)
The sailing events in Tokyo are set for Enoshima Yacht Harbour with Ireland’s trio of sailors continuing the Irish representation at every Games since 1948 with the exception of Mexico 1968. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Says She Was ‘Terrified’ to Release Netflix Doc, Calls It ‘a Reflection of Who I Am’
This isn't like a tennis match where I win or lose and from there people can say whether I did well or not,” Naomi Osaka said in a Twitter statement ... ( read original story ...)
Nadeshiko Japan arrive in Sapporo ahead of the Olympics group stage
On Thursday 15 July, one day following their match against the Australia Women’s National Team in the MS&AD CUP 2021, the Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women’s National Team) arrived in Sapporo, where they ... ( read original story ...)
Hakuho and Terunofuji still perfect after 13 days in Nagoya
Yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki Terunofuji stretched their perfect runs at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament to 13 straight wins on Friday, leaving them on a collision course for the final-day title decider ... ( read original story ...)
Japan in Five Lives
Christopher Harding portrays Japan through the lives of five figures from history. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 sets up Recovery and Reconstruction Games booth reflecting on Great East Japan Earthquake healing
Leading Japanese Reconstruction Agency official Yasuyuki Kobayashi has insisted that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics will still play a part ... ( read original story ...)
‘Naomi Osaka’ portrays a young athlete wrestling with the weight of stardom
Naomi Osaka' tackles a lot more than just tennis, but this Netflix docuseries (really just a 110-minute documentary sliced into three parts) works best as a window into the demands placed on young ... ( read original story ...)
Here is how Cuba native Ariel Torres went from Hialeah karate kid to Tokyo Olympian
That little Cuban-American boy in karate gear going car to car with a donation jar on the corner of E. 21st St. and 4th Ave. in Hialeah in 2007 is now a 23-year-old Olympian heading to Tokyo next week ... ( read original story ...)
Get Los Angeles Times updates from the Tokyo Olympics on Telegram
The Los Angeles Times has a new Olympics Telegram channel. The channel, which readers can access via the Telegram app on iPhone and Android smartphones, is a space where you can chat directly with ... ( read original story ...)
Fukase From Japan’s End of the World Talks Philosophy Behind English-Language Album ‘Chameleon’
Japan’s End of the World is determined to break out of the bounds of J-pop to deliver its music to a global audience. ( read original story ...)
Ugandan Weightlifter with Hopes of Qualifying for Tokyo Olympics Missing in Japan
Officials discovered that Ugandan athlete Julius Ssekitoleko, who arrived in Japan mid-June but did not end up qualifying for the Olympics, was missing on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
This Week in Crypto: Bitcoin Swings, Powell Talks U.S. Crypto Regulation, Square Goes In on DeFi, and More
Crypto caught international attention this week as the United States Federal Reserve Chair made statements on possible regulation and the Italian government banned a popular cryptocurrency exchange. ( read original story ...)
Crypto investors like Terraform Labs so much, they’re committing $150 million to its ‘ecosystem’
There are many blockchain platforms competing for investors' and developers' attention right now, from the big daddy of them all, Ethereum, to so-called "Ethereum Killers" like Solana, which we wrote ... ( read original story ...)
Ethereum Co-Founder Says Safety Concern Has Him Quitting Crypto
Anthony Di Iorio, a co-founder of the Ethereum network, says he’s done with the cryptocurrency world, partially because of personal safety concerns. ( read original story ...)