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Fukushima laments a recovery without Olympic witnesses
Jake Seiner
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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, left, hands the ball to Yuma Takara, 14, during a pre-game ceremony before a baseball game between Japan and the Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Fukushima, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
FUKUSHIMA – The bus transporting Olympic officials and media from downtown Fukushima to the suburban Azuma Baseball Stadium features a slickly produced video boasting of the region s recovery from a devastating 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown.
It includes images of ruin and reconstruction, recognition of the more than 30,000 people still evacuated from their homes, an elaborate dance number and an anime segment where a scientist helps a cartoon garlic bulb convince an ill-tempered alien that the region’s food is delicious and free of nuclear contaminants.
The national Mountain Rescue Association spring conference, in its 61st year, is making its first appearance in Pennsylvania this weekend — only its third venture east of the Mississippi River. Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Somerset County welcomed about 200 guests from across the country and world for the three-day
You’ve probably heard of Reina & Jericho, mainly as the touching metroidvania from
Reclamation Games was previously announced for both Nintendo Switch and PC through Steam. Well, there’s good news for those folk who prefer the Xbox and PlayStation lifestyle, as it’s now confirmed for launch on Xbox Series X|S and PS5.
Reina & Jericho will launch on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Nintendo Switch and PC in Q3 2021 as gamers get the opportunity to follow a woman’s
time-bending journey to save the love of her life, all as she looks to fight for freedom. It will focus on a world which has just seen a corrupt and tyrannical regime collapse, as Reina witnesses the abduction of her lover, Jericho, by the forces of her former oppressors. In a desperate attempt to rescue Jericho, Reina follows them into a mysterious subterranean facility teeming with deadly devices and supernatural artifacts that are the key to regaining power.
Mobile publisher and marketing platform AppLovin nets $2 billion through IPO ); }
Mobile company AppLovin has raised $2 billion through an initial public offering (IPO) that valued the company at $28.6 billion.
MarketWatch reports the marketing platform turned publisher priced its IPO at $80 per share, and offered 22.5 million shares to raise $1.8 billion. Shareholder KKR Denali Holdings then offered 2.5 million shares to contribute an extra $200 million.
The news comes a year after AppLovin acquired
AppLovin has previously invested in a number of game studios including Clipwire Games, Firecraft Studios, and Redemption Games, and back in 2018 launched a publishing arm called Lion Studios to help developers distribute and promote their apps.