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Japanese woman achieves Guinness World Records title after 20 years of attending world expos

Tomiyo Yamada visits 648 days of world expos over two decades, earning a Guinness World Records title and inspiring global connection.

Long jump in Times Square, pole vault in train stations: Field events need ‘street meets’

Field events have been struggling to cut through to fans in recent years - street meets are a way of bringing back the crowds ...

Japan's factory output rises for 4th month on jump in car, machinery production

Japan's industrial output rose for the fourth straight month in September as the world's third-largest economy continued to shake off the drag from the COVID-19 crisis largely thanks to improving ...
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Women's track-and-field startup Athlos eyes sustainable and durable growth

The concept, which is the brainchild of Reddit founder and women's sports entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian, appears to be going ...

'Jumping for joy' Japanese welcome Osaka forcing discussion on racism

As they celebrated Naomi Osaka's victory in the final of the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows on Saturday, Tokyoites were eager to embrace their heroines' stand against racial injustice.

Japanese banks well placed to join Nikkei’s Takaichi euphoria, say analysts

TOKYO (Reuters) -The "Takaichi trade" that propelled Japanese stocks to record highs this week passed by the banking sector, ...

Women’s long jump takes over Times Square as Athlos brings track to the bright lights

Athlos, a women's only track and field series, is set to light up Times Square with a unique long jump competition.

ABB sells robotics unit to SoftBank for $5.38 bln, shares jump on deal

Investing.com-- Swiss engineering giant ABB Ltd (SIX: ABBN) on Wednesday said it agreed to sell its robotics unit to SoftBank ...