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Alcaraz Fights Back in Tokyo to Emulate Nadal with 10th Final of Season

This is Beirut, 29/09 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Carlos Alcaraz battled back to beat Casper Ruud 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Monday in Tokyo and reach his 10th final of a spectacular season, emulating fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal. The world number one and US Open champion Alcaraz will face his Laver Cup conqueror Taylor Fritz in Tuesday's decider of the Japan Open. No man since the legendary Nadal in ...

Lyles, Tebogo Sail Into World 200m Final But Gout Out

This is Beirut, 18/09 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

USA Noah Lyles Athletics Tokyo World Cup

Noah Lyles kept alive his bid to match Usain Bolt's record of four consecutive world 200-meter titles as he scorched to the fastest time of the year of 19.51sec in the semi-finals on Thursday. There was Tokyo heartbreak, though, for Australia's 17-year-old sensation Gout Gout, who missed out on what would have been a first senior final. There ...

Gold Hits Another High

This is Beirut, 09/09 09:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Gold Tokyo Japan Nikkei

Gold climbed to a fresh all-time high in Asian trading on Tuesday, reaching $3,654 an ounce around 02:30 GMT. The yellow metal is reaffirming its role as a safe-haven asset, buoyed by expectations of U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts, inflation concerns, and political uncertainty in France and Japan. “Gold provides the clearest expression of ...

Tokyo Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom

This is Beirut, 01/04 18:10 - Reading : less than a minute

Tokyo Japan Cherry blossoms Spring

Despite the cold, Tokyo is filled with colors and smiles under the cherry blossoms.

'Lost in Translation' Returns Two Decades After Its Success

Madeleine Cadoux, 12/02 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Cinema Art Culture Film Tokyo

Released in 2003, Lost in Translation quickly became a cult classic, praised for its delicate storytelling and melancholic beauty. Directed by Sofia Coppola, the film follows Bob Harris, a washed-up American actor played by Bill Murray, and Charlotte, a young woman searching for meaning, portrayed by Scarlett Johansson. Against the backdrop of a ...

Honmaru: A New Chapter in Tokyo's Bookstore Culture

This is Beirut, 2024-11-03 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Library Tokyo

In the Kanda Jimbocho district of Tokyo, a new bookstore concept is taking shape, revitalizing the reading experience and the quest for books. Tomoyo Ozumi, an enthusiastic customer, rejoices at her recent discovery: an illustrated book on cheeses that she found in an innovative bookstore where anyone can rent a shelf to sell their works. This ...

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