Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka saw her 23-game winning streak end after a shock defeat in the Miami Open quarter-final to Maria Sakkari. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics-bound Boxer Ashish Kumar Recovering from Coronavirus
India’s medal hope in men’s boxing at the Tokyo Olympics, Ashish Kumar tested positive for Covid-19 last month during an international boxing competition in the Spanish city of Castellon. The 75kg ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games: India’s Olympic-Bound Archers To Get Their Second Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine Next Week
The archers will compete in three World Cups, with the third being a Olympic qualification before the Tokyo Games in July. As part of their vaccination drive, the ASI inoculated all the archers ... ( read original story ...)
Fearing outbreak similar to Osaka, Kyoto to ask restaurants to close early
The Kyoto government will pay ¥40,000 in aid per day to establishments that accept the request for shorter business hours. Residents of the prefecture will be asked to refrain from traveling to Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Ether Reaches Record as Crypto Rally Broadens Beyond Bitcoin
It has nearly tripled this year, and first topped $2,000 briefly on an intraday basis in February. The Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index gained about 3% Friday, while Bitcoin was little changed after more ... ( read original story ...)
Frustrating Home Draw For F.Marinos In The J.League
Yokohama F.Marinos' J.League title challenge suffered a blow on Saturday after they could only manage a one-all draw at home against crosstown rivals Shonan Bellmare. The draw meant Yokohama F.Marinos ... ( read original story ...)
446 more coronavirus infections reported in Tokyo on April 3
TOKYO -- The Japanese capital recorded another 446 coronavirus infections on April 3, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced. The new cases came after the capital recorded 440 infections on April ... ( read original story ...)
Eatery featured in movie Kill Bill sues Tokyo over Covid-19 measures
TOKYO - The owner of a Tokyo eatery that featured in a Hollywood box-office smash and has hosted world leaders is suing the metropolitan authorities over an order to shorten business hours because of ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan and South Korea agree to keep up pressure on North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States, South Korea and Japan agreed in high-level security talks on Friday to work together to keep up pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear and ballistic ... ( read original story ...)
White property owners only? Racist covenants remain on books in Utah, but now there’s a path to fix them
who is Japanese American. Such provisions aren’t uncommon in the Beehive State. They are sometimes written into property deeds, contained in the attached covenants regulating the look of a house or ... ( read original story ...)
Rune Factory 5 goods coming to Japan soon, including marriage applications
Rune Factory 5 is hitting Japanese store shelves in June, and by that point, there’ll already be merchandise for the property in the wild – a whole slate of RF5 goods are releasing on May 20th, ahead ... ( read original story ...)
Nobel laureate Isamu Akasaki, inventor of first efficient blue LED, dies at 92
He died of a pneumonia Thursday morning at a hospital in Nagoya, the university said. Akasaki, born in Kagoshima Prefecture, graduated from Kyoto University in 1952 before working at Matsushita ... ( read original story ...)
Organizing body for Osaka’s 2025 World Expo ties up with JICA, JETRO
The organizing body of the 2025 world exposition in Osaka has signed tie-up agreements with two government-backed bodies as part of efforts to boost external communications and attract more countries ... ( read original story ...)
Unique festivals in Kanagawa Prefecture
Located south of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture has such famous tourist areas as Yokohama, Kamakura and Hakone -- which are all well known. But there are also many unique festivals in Kanagawa which you ... ( read original story ...)
People are buying and selling crypto collectibles in a $250 million market – check out the sites where you can browse and bid on NFTs
NFT creators and resellers have made millions. In March, artist Beeple smashed digital art records and became one of the most valuable living artists when he sold a crypto art piece for nearly $70 ... ( read original story ...)
Ether, the No. 2 crypto, hit a record above $2,100 as bitcoin trades near $60,000 on Good Friday
The world’s second-most prominent crypto on Friday touched a fresh record above $2,100. Ether ETHUSD, -0.19%, running atop the ethereum blockchain, were recently up 6% at around $2,087 after touching ... ( read original story ...)