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Jul 02 2021
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Rising U.S. Track Star Sha’Carri Richardson Tests Positive for Marijuana, Could Miss Tokyo Olympics
American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who was set to be a breakout star at the Olympic Games later this month, has tested positive for marijuana, putting her participation in the Tokyo games in doubt. The 21-year-old, sporting bright orange hair and an electric personality, roared to victory in the women’s 100-meter sprint at the U.S. Olympic trials, making her a fan favorite as well as a
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Jan 05 2023
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A 467-lb. bluefin tuna sold for $270,000 at a Tokyo auction
There’s nothing fishy about this tale of a tuna that sold for $270,000. That was indeed the price for a 467-lb. bluefin tuna offered at a New Year’s auction in Tokyo. The sizable sum (36 million in Japanese Yen) was more than twice the top figure paid last year for a tuna, according to the Japan Times, and is the sixth highest price paid for such a fish since data began being made available
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Jul 23 2021
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Olympic Games Begin
“The Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony will take place at 8 p.m. local time in Japan on Friday, July 23.” NBC Sports
Many on both sides criticize the Japanese government and the IOC, and wonder whether the games should have been delayed or canceled:
“The Tokyo Olympic fiasco didn’t start with the coronavirus pandemic. When Tokyo was elevated from candidate city to host, the two
The Flip Side
Jul 23 2021
Headline Roundup
A Year Behind Schedule, 2020 Tokyo Olympics Finally Begin
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics kicked off Friday with opening ceremonies in Tokyo, Japan. The games were delayed by a year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Coronavirus remains a top story around the games; public health concerns threatened to force another delay, and fan presence at the games will be heavily restricted. Roughly 11,000 athletes from nearly 200 countries will participate in the games, which
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Aug 09 2022
Analysis
Beijing’s Taiwan Aggression Has Backfired in Tokyo
China’s four days of military exercises encircling Taiwan in response to a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week has clear ramifications for Japan. The show of military muscle just 70 miles from Japanese territory and the firing of ballistic missiles into waters controlled by Japan were clearly meant as a warning that the country risks being dragged into any future conflict in the
Foreign Policy
Jan 08 2023
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Asian Stock Market: China reopening, easy Fed bets underpin firmer sentiment amid Tokyo’s absence
• Downbeat US data weigh on hawkish Fed wagers, tease US recession. • Light calendar, off in Japan restrict market moves ahead of inflation data from China, Japan and US. Market sentiment improves in Asia as China drops the last flag of the zero-Covid policy and the softer US wage growth data challenged hawkish Fed wagers. Even so, an absence of traders from Tokyo and a light calendar, as well
FXStreet
Jan 09 2023
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USD/JPY slides below 132.00 despite mixed Tokyo Inflation data, focus on Fed Chair Powell
• Upbeat Fedspeak, long weekend in Japan allowed Yen bears to take a breather ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s speech. USD/JPY takes offers to refresh the intraday low near 131.60 as it prints a three-day downtrend even as the Tokyo inflation data fails to bolster hawkish expectations from the Bank of Japan (BOJ). The reason could be linked to the long weekend in Japan, as well as the wait for Fed
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Jul 21 2021
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Tokyo Games boast equal gender participation for first time
Grace Luczak had left competitive rowing and taken a job in the private sector when a move toward gender equity at the Tokyo Games lured her back into a boat.
A women’s rowing event was added to create a more inclusive Olympics, which meant four additional seats on the U.S. team and a spot for Luczak.
“It’s really hard to make the decision to come back, to plan financially to be
Associated Press
Jul 23 2021
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About 100 US Olympians at Tokyo Games unvaccinated, official says
The Tokyo Olympics opened Friday under a cloud of uncertainty as the coronavirus pandemic still hangs over the entire world with some athletes contracting the illness even before the Games got underway.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) said about 100 of the 613 U.S. athletes in Tokyo for the Olympics remain unvaccinated. USOPC medical director Dr. Jonathan Finnoff said
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