Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday Japan is determined to host the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after the games were postponed due to the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new prime minister vows to host Olympics next year
Japan’s new prime minister said Saturday that he’s determined to host the Tokyo Olympic Games next summer as “proof that humanity has defeated the pandemic.” The 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga ‘determined’ to hold Olympics despite pandemic
Japan is "determined" to host the postponed Olympic Games in 2021 despite the coronavirus pandemic, the country's newly elected prime minister told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka pulls out of tournament semis to protest racial injustice
Naomi Osaka pulled out of the semi-finals of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament on Wednesday in protest at racial injustice. Osaka, who has a Japanese mother and Haitian father and has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s base strike capability ‘necessary’: Defense chief Kishi
Developing the capability to strike enemy bases in response to an impending missile launch is "necessary to protect our nation," Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said Friday, weighing in on a possible ... ( read original story ...)
5.1-magnitude quake hits 181 km SE of Shimoda, Japan: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 181 km southeast of Shimoda, Japan at 16:46:45 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 118.83 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga and China’s Xi agree to pursue high-level contacts in first talks
Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday he had agreed with Chinese President Xi Jinping in their first talks to pursue high-level contacts in a bid to promote regional and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to tell U.N. Tokyo is determined to host Olympics next year
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to tell the United Nations General Assembly on Friday that Japan is determined to host the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after the games were postponed due to ... ( read original story ...)
Want to Be Successful in 3 Easy Steps? Just Observe Naomi Osaka
Earlier this month, 22-year-old Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka defeated Belarusian Victoria Azarenka to win the 2020 U.S. Open Women's Singles title, her second triumph at the annual Grand Slam. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Planners Detail Cost Cutting for Summer Games
Tokyo Olympics organizers detailed modest cuts to reduce costs and coronavirus risk the Games next summer, but didn’t reduce athlete numbers or alter plans for opening and closing ceremonies. ( read original story ...)
Diacks’ $55m of suspicious bank transfers linked to Tokyo Olympic bid
More than $55m was transferred in and out of suspicious bank accounts linked to Lamine Diack and his son, Papa Massata, according to a huge leak of secret financial documents ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi Tells Japan’s Suga That He Hopes for Cooperation: State TV
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for the meeting to commend role models in China's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Great Hall of ... ( read original story ...)
Spin clean-up method brings practical quantum computers closer to reality
Researchers at Osaka City University create a quantum algorithm that removes spin contaminants while making chemical calculations on quantum computers. This allows for predictions of electronic and ... ( read original story ...)
New study says the number of unique crypto asset users has increased 189% in the past year
A new Cambridge University report claims the number of unique cryptoassets accounts has increased by fourfold over the last four years. The post New study says the number of unique crypto asset users ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020: US Lawmakers Propose Single National Crypto Framework
Lawmakers in the U.S. have introduced the Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020 to create a single, national regulatory framework for cryptocurrency trading platforms, including those that trade ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s Bearish September Has Kneecapped Crypto ETP Activity: Report
Bitcoin's fall earlier this month likely put off investors from purchasing crypto ETPs, pushing volumes into a nosedive. ( read original story ...)