Emma McKeon broke her own national 100-metre butterfly record while becoming the first Australian swimmer to secure selection for the Tokyo Games ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Karen Bardsley withdraws from Team GB squad with hamstring injury
The England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley has withdrawn from the Team GB women’s football squad with an injury. At 36, the Tokyo Olympics were likely to be her final major international tournament. ( read original story ...)
Japan and Mexico have earthquake early-warning systems. How does California’s compare?
Japan has a sophisticated system to alert its residents, and Mexico City has ubiquitous sirens. Is California's early warning system ready? ( read original story ...)
Op-Ed: Why is Tokyo insisting on hosting the Olympics during a pandemic?
The question of what the Olympics are really for has haunted the Games since they were revived in 1896. Today, they are a big money-making business. ( read original story ...)
Daiki Axis Co., Ltd. (4245, First Section, Tokyo…
In the three months ended March 31, 2021, net sales increased while profit declined. Meanwhile, the Company has formulated its new ... ( read original story ...)
Ahead of Tokyo Olympics, Japan ponders easing curbs in Tokyo, Osaka from June 21
In Tokyo and Osaka, the Japanese government is considering reducing the Covid-19 limits. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, the government wants to avoid a return of the Covid-19 outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Team GB goalkeeper Karen Bardsley to miss Games through injury
Goalkeeper Karen Bardsley has been forced to withdraw from the Great Britain squad for the Tokyo Olympics with an injury. The Manchester City and England player, 36, is on loan at US side OL Reign. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase’s IPO kicked off a new era in crypto—or did it?
He understood early on that bitcoin was a trillion-dollar opportunity, and that regular people would need a simple, regulator-friendly way to access it. That vision became Coinbase, and when the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan considers easing Covid-19 curbs in Tokyo, Osaka from June 21
The Japanese government is considering easing the Covid-19 restrictions in Tokyo and Osaka from June 21, an official said ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Su runs 100m in 9.98 seconds in Tokyo trials
Su Bingtian has confirmed his strong form by clocking 9.98 seconds to win the 100 metres at China's national athletics trials for the Tokyo Olympics in Shaoxing, local media reported. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bourse seeks to sell more diverse Japan Inc. to investors
The Tokyo Stock Exchange wants to make Japan's blue chip companies more like their socially conscious and diverse U.S. and European counterparts under an upgraded corporate governance code that took ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo company to create 100+ jobs in White House
Advanex Japan and Advanex Americas are excited to be building a White House, Tennessee, after a search that spanned over two years and several states,” Kenichi Og ... ( read original story ...)
Why the Tokyo Olympics are different for American swimmer Ryan Lochte
After a scandal at the Rio Olympics in 2016, Ryan Lochte was ready to move on from the sport. A new perspective on life has Lochte focused on Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Harsh Goenka shares Japan’s edible face mask in viral post. Have you seen it?
The mask is made of bread that is said to block water droplets to prevent the spread of COVID-19.Goenka writes, so when it comes to putting the ‘fun’ in functional, what better than a face mask that ... ( read original story ...)
Trading Stocks Is Finally Free in Japan, If You’re Under 25
Japanese brokerages are amping up the speed on the free stock-trading revolution - though only the young need apply. ( read original story ...)
‘Fateful encounter’: 2 Buddhist figures might be 1,300-year-old separated Japanese pair
A pair of Buddhist figures -- one kept in this west Japan city and the other in Tokyo -- are likely to be of the same provenance, made for dis ... ( read original story ...)