TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese official choked on tears on Friday as he apologized for the cancellation of Olympic tickets, a moment that crystallized the country’s pain to see the Tokyo 2020 Games eclipsed by a worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tokyo 2020 ticket sales manager Hidenori Suzuki’s emotional display …
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through: GREG BEACHAM, Associated Press Posted: Jul 7, 2021 / 5:31 PM CDT / Update: Jul 7, 2021 / 5:31 PM CDT Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels ranks first as he hits a single in the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox on …
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What was said? Mikitani posted on Twitter (via Google Translate): “As a club sponsor and tour organizer, I am so sorry that the FCB players have made discriminatory remarks. “Since Rakuten endorsed Barca’s philosophy and sponsored the club, such statements are unacceptable under any circumstances and will officially protest the …
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Japan’s vaccination efforts are gaining momentum now after a slow start, and that’s good news for retailers, EY’s Nobuko Kobayashi said. “Vaccination, finally, is gaining momentum in Japan. Government says anyone who wants to be vaccinated can be by October, November,” Kobayashi, head of strategy execution, said on Friday. Asia-Pacific …
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Image source: AP A woman receives an injection of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. (Representative image) A team of scientists has identified an antimalarial drug, mefloquine, effective against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. The Tokyo University of Science team and others have mathematically modeled the effectiveness of mefloquine to predict …
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Despite threats from Covid-19, the British & Irish Lions Tour in South Africa is scheduled to take place on July 3. The tour was reduced to eight games, plus a June 26 pre-tour game against Japan which saw the Lions start their campaign on a level playing field with a …
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TOKYO – (AP) – Asian stocks were mostly down on Thursday as investors waited for closely watched US jobs for indications of how the recovery from the pandemic is unfolding. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.5% early in the session to 28,660.33, while South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.4% to 3,283.57. …
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DETROIT (AP) – Although General Motors will build Honda’s first two all-electric vehicles for North America, the Japanese automaker plans to change course and manufacture its own later this decade. Company officials say they’re developing their own EV architecture, and after two GM-made EVs go on sale in 2024, Honda …
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LAS VEGAS – (AP) – Former three-weight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko made a successful return to the ring, stopping Japanese veteran Masayoshi Nakatani in his ninth round on Saturday night. With Nakatani’s left eye shut after eight devastating rounds, Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) used a flurry of lefts to finish …
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Getty Images Three people in Japan have been arrested for allegedly breaking the country’s intellectual property laws by posting “fast movies” to YouTube – short, edited versions of copyrighted movies. Wednesday’s arrests are the first in the country to post quick movies online, reports the Japan Times. High-Speed Movies include …
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