Tag: East Asia
Chen tops Hanyu to win men’s free skate at World Team Trophy
OSAKA, Japan — Three-time world champion Nathan Chen won the free skate at the figure skating World Team Trophy on Friday to continue his...
Column: The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only
In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific...
Lowe homers, rookie Arihara beats Rays 5-1 for 1st MLB win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Nate Lowe hit a solo homer and Texas rookie Kohei Arihara got his first major league victory, pitching into the...
Tokyo Games: Officials say cancelation, no fans still option
TOKYO — Two top officials of Japan's ruling LDP party on Thursday said radical changes could be coming to the Tokyo Olympics. One went...
Chipmaker TSMC says profit up 16.7% as demand revives
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips, said Thursday quarterly profit rose 16.7% over a year...
Chen edges Hanyu at World Team Trophy in Japan
OSAKA, Japan — Three-time world champion Nathan Chen beat two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu in the men’s short program at the figure skating...
ITF moves rankings cutoff for Olympic tennis to June 14
LONDON — The WTA and ATP rankings of June 14 will be used to determine which tennis players earn direct entry into the Tokyo...
Ralph Lauren unveils crisp white Team USA Olympic uniforms
NEW YORK — With a crisp white graphic look and roomy pockets, the uniforms to be worn by Team USA at the closing ceremony...
Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops revive extremist threat?
BRUSSELS — At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and...
Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops revive extremist threat?
BRUSSELS — At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and...
