Tag: business

Tokyo dazzles with its traditional culture and passion for new. But more than any one sight, it's the city's varying neighborhoods that enchant visitors. ( read original story ...)

The chambers of commerce of the United States and other advanced economies urged the Japanese government on Friday to mobilize all available resources to speed up its sluggish rollout of COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)

Worries about variants of the virus and a slow vaccination drive have prompted urgent calls from doctors, business leaders, and citizens to cancel the Tokyo Olympics, due to start on July 23. ( read original story ...)

Five-time Olympian Rob Heffernan remains fully confident that the Olympic Games will go ahead as planned this summer, despite fears that Covid-19 may halt the games for a second time. ( read original story ...)

Eight weeks before Opening Ceremonies are scheduled, the IOC — in its uniquely arrogant way — insists that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will go on as planned. Pandemic be damned. A state of ... ( read original story ...)

Around 1,500 Japanese businesses have either declared bankruptcy or shut down due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, credit research firm Teikoku Databank said Thursday. Its latest figure, ... ( read original story ...)

In this week’s SportsMoney Playbook: the gaming world’s microchip dilemma, Naomi Osaka’s new threads and more money for digital collectibles. Plus: a trailblazing basketball recruiter shares her NBA ... ( read original story ...)

Provided by Khaleej Times Osaka to skip press conferences as reporters 'have no regard for athletes' 'mental health' Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka on Wednesday said ... ( read original story ...)

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said this week she will not take questions from the press at this year’s French Open, saying the nature of news conferences puts an undue burden on players’ ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka believes that the mental health of professional athletes is often disregarded, and that every press conference they participate in is proof. "We're often sat there and asked questions that ... ( read original story ...)

It’s sometimes overwhelming.” Osaka, 23, made headlines this week when sports business website Sportico reported she had earned $55.2 million over the past 12 months, a record haul for a female ... ( read original story ...)

"at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url=" -Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka on Wednesday said she will not take questions from the press at this year’s French Open, saying the nature of news ... ( read original story ...)

Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka says she will not take questions from the press at this year's French Open, saying the nature of news conferences puts an undue burden on players' mental ... ( read original story ...)

Expecting players to answer questions after losses amounted to “kicking a person while they’re down,” she said. ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) -Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka on Wednesday said she will not take questions from the press at this year's French Open, saying the nature of news conferences puts an undue ... ( read original story ...)

Ash Barty calms her fans' nerves before setting out to regain the French Open title, enjoying a hit-out with world number two Naomi Osaka, with the Japanese player citing mental health concerns in her ... ( read original story ...)