Asia-Pacific markets rose Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 leading gains. The Japanese benchmark index was up 0.8% in early trade while the Topix added 0.67%. In South Korea, the Kospi index was up ... ( read original story ...)
Secretive Hedge Fund Ends Years of Silence to Take On Japan Icon
He was speaking on behalf of Effissimo Capital Management Pte, a secretive hedge fund that had avoided the spotlight for almost 15 years. Now it was coming out into the open, if only slightly, to ... ( read original story ...)
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One will be competing in her first Olympic Games, while the other is looking for her first Olympic gold medal in her third and final try. ( read original story ...)
Watch Simone Biles Land New Double Pike Vault Ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Simone Biles just landed a new double pike vault that has us convinced she's superhuman. She already has a combined total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals, making her the most decorated ... ( read original story ...)
Giants could be represented on Team USA in Tokyo Olympics
" Giants fans might not know the name James Sherfy. It's time for that to change. Sherfy isn't only off to a great start for the Sacramento River Cats, San Francisco's Triple-A affiliate, he also ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s Cam Levins dips under Tokyo marathon standard with a week to spare
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IOC VP gets backlash saying the Tokyo Olympics are on no matter what — ‘Absolutely, yes’ — even if there’s a state of emergency in Japan
If John Coates was trying to stir controversy, he succeeded. An International Olympic Committee vice president, Coates was asked a few days ago by a Japanese reporter at an online news conference if ... ( read original story ...)
12-foot python found in Yokohama after evading authorities for 16 days
Residents of Yokohama City can rest easy now that a gigantic 3.5-meter (12-foot) reticulated python that escaped earlier this month has been located on the evening of 22 May. This was just one day ... ( read original story ...)
IOC VP gets backlash saying the Tokyo Olympics are no matter what — ‘Absolutely, yes’ — even if there’s a state of emergency in Japan
If John Coates was trying to stir controversy, he succeeded. An International Olympic Committee vice president, Coates was asked a few days ago by a Japanese reporter at an online news conference if ... ( read original story ...)
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A roughly 3.5 meter-long pet python that managed to break free from an apartment in Yokohama earlier this month was caught alive S ... ( read original story ...)
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Find the best time to book from Kangerlussuaq to Nagoya by checking our best time to book tool. Track the price of your plane tickets to Nagoya by signing up to Skyscanner Price Alerts. If you’re ... ( read original story ...)
The contradictory versions of Carlos Ghosn on trial in a Tokyo courtroom
After eight months laying bare one of the world’s biggest automotive alliances, a Tokyo court is homing in on a pivotal question: was Carlos Ghosn a leader that Nissan could not afford to keep, or ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Towns to Get Vaccines for Seniors by July: Paper
The Japanese government expects to finish delivering coronavirus vaccines for senior citizens to all municipalities by July 4, the Yomiuri newspaper reported. ( read original story ...)
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Are there any travel restrictions from Nagoya Chubu Centrair to Tulum right now? You can travel from Nagoya Chubu Centrair to Tulum right now, and there's likely no need to quarantine when you arrive, ... ( read original story ...)