The Japanese government remains adamant that the games will proceed as planned, even as local governments and protesters express rising concern about hosting the event during the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Moderate 4.5 quake hits near Hitachi, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Hitachi, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki, Japan, was reported only 11 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase Reveals Dogecoin Bombshell As Bitcoin And Crypto Price Fears Grip The Market
Coinbase has revealed it will soon support the viral meme-based cryptocurrency dogecoin, helping the dogecoin price recover from the broad bitcoin and crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Millennials’ love affair with crypto is burning red-hot right now – two out of three say it’s more attractive than ever. Here’s why they like it so much.
It's cool, it's made millionaires out of Average Joes and nothing like old-school finance. We spoke to young investors about why they love crypto. ( read original story ...)
Pandemic makes Tokyo ‘most important Paralympics in history’ – IPC president
There has never been a greater need for a Paralympic Games than those due to start in Tokyo in 100 days’ time, according to the president of the International Paralympic Committee. Sunday marks the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, US, France hold military drill eyeing China presence
Dozens of Japanese, American and French troops landed amid pouring rain from a CH-47 transport helicopter onto a grassy field at a training area in southern Japan, part of Saturday's joint scenario of ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese toaster maker enters 5G smartphone business
A Japanese company known for its stylish consumer appliances, especially toasters, is entering the smartphone business, and has announced to start wit.. ( read original story ...)
Just 13% of Japanese gov’t workers teleworked most of week during 2nd COVID-19 emergency
Only around 13% of national government employees worked remotely "four to five times a week" during the second COVID-19 state of emergency ea･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
World Triathlon Series: Alex Yee finishes fourth in Yokohama
Britain's Alex Yee finishes fourth in the opening round of the 2021 World Triathlon Series in Yokohama, with Tom Bishop 22nd and Jonny Brownlee 23rd. ( read original story ...)
Morgan Pearson Qualifies for U.S. Olympic Team with Bronze Medal in Yokohama
Morgan Pearson, a 27-year-old University of Colorado graduate who began competing as an elite triathlete in 2018, today qualified for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team with a bronze-medal ... ( read original story ...)
‘Athletes need a decision’: Roger Federer in two minds about Tokyo Olympics
The Swiss tennis great has called on organisers to end the uncertainty around the Games amid Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Rate of Indian variant spread, and the future of the Tokyo Olympics
Everything you need to know about the Indian variant Nearly 70% of Japan's population do not want the Tokyo Olympic Games to go ahead, according to current polls. And, for the first time, Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Roger Federer says he’s still unsure about competing at Tokyo Olympics
Tennis great Roger Federer has called on Olympics organizers to end the uncertainty around the Tokyo Games, with the 20-times Grand Slam winner saying he was still in two minds whether to compete. ( read original story ...)
Brown takes 13th at WTCS Yokohama as Knibb nails a spot to the Olympics
If there was any doubt that the United States is stacked when it comes to elite women’s Olympic-distance triathlon racing, all the proof came at today’s World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama ... ( read original story ...)
Heir of desperation as Japan wrestles with looming royal succession crisis
A panel of experts has begun talks on addressing the shortage of heirs to the Japanese imperial throne, as a poll showed that four in five members of the public are comfortable with the idea of women ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Axelspace nabs $24M series C, completing putting 10 nanosats in orbit
CTO Naoki Miyashita, CSO Yoshihiro Ohta, CBO Yasunori Yamazaki, CEO Tomoya Nakamura, CPO Yusuke Nakanishi, and CFO / CHORO Hiroki AomotoImage credit: ... ( read original story ...)