Tokyo to Host 2020 Summer Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee has selected Tokyo to host the 2020 Summer Games. The Japanese city, considered a favorite to be chosen as host, prevailed over Istanbul in a second-round vote...
View ArticleAre Chinese Happy about Tokyo’s Olympics Win?
China Digital Times reports: As recent territorial tensions have led the relationship between China and Japan into a stalemate, how are the Chinese reacting to Tokyo’s successful bid to host the 2020...
View ArticleBig in Japan: How Tokyo is Gearing Up for the 2020 Olympics
Big in Japan: how Tokyo is gearing up for the 2020 Olympics http://t.co/5B7hkcOFqc pic.twitter.com/UokYPhwh9q — Financial Times (@FT) July 12, 2014Filed under: Art & Culture, Asia, Japan Tagged:...
View ArticleBeijing Announces Addition of ‘White House Fence Jumping’ Event to 2022 Olympics
Though controversial, the addition of ‘White House Fence Jumping’ and ‘Freestyle White House Barricade Jumping‘ events to Beijing’s 2022 Olympics is seen as an important effort to bring creativity and...
View ArticleThe American Bar Association Mumbles as Beijing Arrests Lawyers
Not Such Good American Friends. Every foreign business or nonprofit in China has to balance its principles with the realities of operating in a dictatorship. But what’s the point of claiming to promote...
View ArticleAmerican Shooter Wins First Gold of the Olympics
Stacy Dash writes: I love to see strong American women with guns. Way to go, Team USA! American teenager Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, holding...
View ArticleIsraeli Athletes at Rio Olympics Endure ‘Shocking’ Hostility, Taunting by...
The confrontations with delegations of nations traditionally hostile to Israel have marred an otherwise successful Olympics for Israel. Two days ago, judo fighter Yarden Gerbi won the bronze medal,...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Hits All-Time High as Wall Street Cheers Replacement of Cashiers...
Cowen believes McDonald’s digital ordering upgrades will drive the fast-food chain’s sales higher. McDonald’s shares hit an all-time high on Tuesday as Wall Street expects sales to increase from new...
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