Brokers pitching Japan’s stock market story to stubbornly indifferent investors say they have no shortage of charts that make the bull case loud and clear, but this is probably the strongest. The char... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Game Show 2018: Dates, News, Games, Schedule, and Live Stream
Tokyo Game Show is the biggest video game expo in Japan, bringing many of the biggest studios under one roof for a weekend jam-packed with the newest and upcoming titles. This year's showcase is no di... ( read original story ...)
From Japan to Squamish, family gets help with English through Raise-a-Reader
When Naoko Ohshiro immigrated to Canada from Japan with her husband, Masakazu, they moved from Yokohoma, with almost the population of all of B.C. and second in size only to Tokyo, to a small city ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo drops bid for 2026 Winter Olympics following earthquake
The Japanese city of Sapporo has dropped its bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics following a recent earthquake. After meeting with Sapporo representatives, the International Olympic Committee ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Osaka victory tour stops at sumo match, and she liked it
TOKYO— Naomi Osaka showed how deep her Japanese roots run: She went to watch Japan’s national sport of sumo and said she liked it. Osaka is in Tokyo this week to play in the Pan Pacific Open, just a w... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo ends bid for 2026 Winter Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Japanese city of Sapporo has dropped its bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics following a recent earthquake. After meeting with Sapporo representatives, the International O... ( read original story ...)
Osaka victory tour stops at sumo match, and she liked it
Naomi Osaka showed how deep her Japanese roots run: She went to watch Japan's national sport of sumo and said she liked it. Osaka is in Tokyo this week to play in the Pan Pacific Open, just a week ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sapporo will not bid to host 2026 Winter Olympics: IOC
(Reuters) - The Japanese city of Sapporo will not bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics after the recent earthquake in Hokkaido, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday, adding that the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Loses Bid to Reinstate Commercial Whaling
Japan’s 70-member delegation failed to overturn ... However, environmental groups pushed back, saying whales are not the property of an individual country and have been driven to near ... ( read original story ...)
Cibulkova to get first shot at US Open champion Osaka
TOKYO: Big-hitting Dominika Cibulkova will get her first crack at newly crowned US Open champion Naomi Osaka after squeaking into the last 16 of the Pan Pacific Open on Monday. The beefy Slovak ... ( read original story ...)
SBI Nears Launch Ripple Blockchain Payments App ‘MoneyTap’ in Japan
MoneyTap is the first real noteworthy application of Ripple’s blockchain tech for consumer-ended retail payments in Japan, enabling domestic bank customers to transact instantly 24 hours a day ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka blames US Open tears on ‘notorious’ nerves
TOKYO: Naomi Osaka has put her US Open tears down to shredded nerves and her natural awkwardness, rather than the tantrum thrown by Serena Williams that overshadowed a historic Japanese win. ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms keen to join B&R
In the latest effort to gain access to B&R projects, a delegation of more than 200 Japanese business executives traveled to Beijing last week and met with top Chinese government officials, including P... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe owes his longevity to youth support
TOKYO -- Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister ... An opinion poll conducted by Nikkei in June showed that the support rating for the Abe government was the highest among those in their 20s or ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka blames US Open tears on ‘notorious’ nerves
Naomi Osaka has put her US Open tears down to shredded nerves and her natural awkwardness, rather than the tantrum thrown by Serena Williams that overshadowed a historic Japanese win. The 20-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese SBI Set to Launch Ripple-Based Mobile App
The project is currently supported by the Japan Bank Consortium (JBC), a collection of 61 Japanese banks members brought together by SBI Holdings and SBI Ripple Asia. Some of these banks, namely, SBI ... ( read original story ...)