Two of tennis's governing bodies have promised to review the impact of the press on players' mental health after Naomi Osaka stunned the sporting world by walking out of the French Open to place the ... ( read original story ...)
Reviews promised but no changes yet after Osaka exit
Two of tennis's governing bodies have promised to review the impact of the press on players' mental health after Naomi Osaka stunned the sporting world by walking out of the French Open to place the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics ‘Have Lost Meaning’ and Opportunity To Cancel Them ‘Has Been Missed’
The International Olympic Committee remains adamant the Games will begin on July 23, despite public opposition in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Former Olympian Kaori Yamaguchi says Japan ‘cornered’ into holding Tokyo Games
Tokyo has been “cornered” into holding the Olympics during the pandemic, an executive member of the Japanese Olympic Committee said in an editorial. ( read original story ...)
Eat, Sleep, Play: First Team to Arrive in Japan Finds a Constricted Olympics
Daily coronavirus tests. Hotel confinement. A lot of Nintendo time. The experience of Australia’s softball team is a preview of a Games like no other. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: France to welcome vaccinated tourists; 1.24m vaccines from Japan arrive in Taiwan
France says vaccinated visitors from ‘orange’ countries, including US and UK, won’t have to quarantine; Taiwan now has more than double number of shots ... ( read original story ...)
Nina Metz: Naomi Osaka, sports journalism and portrayals of sports writers on the big and small screen
In the 1988 baseball movie “Bull Durham,” Kevin Costner’s veteran backstop Crash Davis explains to Tim Robbins’ rookie pitcher Nuke LaLoosh how to handle press interviews: “You’re gonna have to learn ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cornered into going ahead with Games, says Olympic official
Member of Japanese Olympic Committee criticises IOC and says Games will leave a ‘bitter taste’ ... ( read original story ...)
No Olympics if no athletes come to Japan, says Tokyo 2020 president
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games cannot happen if no athletes can make it to Japan for the event, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said at a news briefing held on Friday. She ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean E-Commerce Giant Begins Japan Expansion
Though the firm has been tight-lipped about its expansion game plan, it’s clear that a Singapore base, granting access to the lucrative and competitive Southeast Asian region, is in the books. Coupang ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises 0.4% at close; Japan shares end mixed as growth stocks drag ahead of US jobs data
The Nikkei average ended 0.40 per cent lower at 28,941.52 after two days of gains, while the broader Topix managed to close 0.03 per cent higher at 1,959.19, its fourth straight day of gains. ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.40%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell ... ( read original story ...)
G-7 to start 2-day finance talks with focus on int’l corporate tax
Finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are set to start a two-day in-person meeting on Friday in London and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s fiscal target under intense pressure as COVID costs accumulate
Japan’s government is under political pressure to water down an already stretched fiscal target this year as the cost to combat the COVID-19 pandemic accumulates, sources say, casting further doubt on ... ( read original story ...)
What Naomi Osaka’s French Open withdrawal means for tennis – video explainer
The Guardian’s Tumaini Carayol says the heavy-handed statement and response from the French Open to the 23-year-old’s decision marks a ‘shameful moment for tennis’ ... ( read original story ...)
Samarkand Group plc : Opening of Japan office
GMT/BST Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 04 Samarkand Group plc ("Samarkand" or the "Company ... ( read original story ...)