World Tokyo Olympics head 'sorry' for sexist remarks. Posted . Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori apologized on Thursday for sexist comments he reportedly made about women talking ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Chief Retracts Sexist Comments, Refuses to Resign
Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori apologised on Thursday for sexist comments about women talking too much, but said he would not resign, as his remarks sparked a storm of criticism on social media and ... ( read original story ...)
‘It is mentally draining’ – Irish athletes remain hopeful for Tokyo
Ireland's Danielle Hill and Michael McKillop are among the Olympic and Paralympic athletes who remain hopeful that the Games will go ahead in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
‘I’m expected to win medals’ – McKillop’s single-minded pursuit of Tokyo gold
Michael McKillop says he is focused on "performance" as the four-time Paralympic gold medallist prepares for the delayed Paralympic Games in Tokyo in August. ( read original story ...)
Sexist gaffes about “annoying” women aside, Japan tries to show it’s ready to host the Olympics
A remark about "annoying" women by the man in charge has tarnished Tokyo's efforts to highlight meticulous planning for a safe Summer Olympics amid a pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Yoshiro Mori: Gaffe-prone Tokyo 2020 Chief And Former Japan PM
Tokyo Olympics boss Yoshiro Mori, whose sexist remarks and refusal to resign have sparked outrage in Japan, is a former prime minister known for embarrassing gaffes who led one of the country's least ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Market Faces Tough Challenges in 2021
There are still some challenges the crypto market might face this year including a significant surge in anonymous cryptocurrency transactions. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s ‘worst case scenario’ is being a better form of gold, crypto investor says
Michael Wu of Amber Group says price volatility and corrections in bitcoin are expected though the cryptocurrency has "passed the stage" of being called a bubble. ( read original story ...)
SBF says he’s amassed a $10 billion fortune in just three years in crypto
FTX exchange CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is worth an estimated $10 billion according to a New York Magazineinterview. Alameda Research and FTX exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried has amassed a fortune, ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares fall weighed by chip shares; Sony jumps on upbeat forecast
Japanese shares snapped a three-day winning streak on Thursday, dragged down by declines in chip-related companies, although a surge in shares of Sony limited some losses. ( read original story ...)
Pricey Tokyo Games Accelerate Calls for Olympic Reforms
But things didn’t go exactly as planned -- and not only because of the coronavirus pandemic, which forced the games to be delayed by a year. There was the expensive proposal for Tokyo’s main Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
Court rejects coerced abortion claim under old eugenics law
SAPPORO--A district court has rejected a married couple’s compensation claim that argued the wife was forcibly sterilized and coerced into an abortion because of her intellectual disability under the ... ( read original story ...)
Virtual Sapporo Snow Festival opens amid coronavirus pandemic
A scaled back Sapporo Snow Festival opened online Thursday, revealing the four ice statutes featured in this year's coronavirus pan ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka unchains her fighting spirit to pass Katie Boulter
Gippsland Trophy 2nd seed Naomi Osaka had to dig deep against Katie Boulter in the third round. The Japanese lost the opening set and had to battle hard from the second to break the rival's resistance ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic chief under pressure for saying women talk too much
The president of the Tokyo Olympics has refused to resign after igniting a storm of criticism by saying that women do not belong on committees because they talk too much. Yoshiro Mori, the 83-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Anti-China Activists in Japan Call for Boycott of Beijing 2022 Games
A group of anti-China activists campaigning for human rights in Tibet and support for ethnic Uighurs called on Thursday for a boycott of the 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing, saying the Games would ... ( read original story ...)