Naomi Osaka has filed a motion to dismiss a $2million lawsuit against her from a disgruntled former coach, branding the claims “repugnant”. The world number one has not found life off the court easy ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. airlines eye new Haneda slots to boost Japan business and tourist travel
Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport, which is seeing a resurgence as the city pursues ambitious business and tourism goals, is adding 24 slots to boost capacity ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch names new country executives for Japan, Australia: memo
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Bank of America Merrill Lynch appointed Joseph Fayyad and Tamao Sasada as country executives of Australia and Japan, respectively, an internal memo seen by Reuters said. Sasada ... ( read original story ...)
Japan March exports to shrink for fourth straight month, fuelling growth worries: Reuters poll
The nation's consumer inflation is also expected to remain tepid in March, the poll also showed, leaving the Bank of Japan under pressure to meet its elusive 2 percent target. Exports are forecast to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display to come under Chinese group’s control after $2.1 billion bailout
TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc supplier Japan Display said on Friday it has signed a long-awaited deal under which it will receive a 232 billion yen ($2.1 billion) bailout that will give a ... ( read original story ...)
Seven-Eleven rebel lays bare the price of convenience in Japan
Yet Japan is suffering a severe labor shortage ... sharply underperforming the Nikkei Stock Average. But Seven-Eleven franchisees' contracts have given them little room to adjust to business ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends at 4-month high ahead of earnings, 10-day holiday
Topix falls 0.1 pct; NT ratio at second all-time high * Investors wary of buying ahead of earnings season, 10-day break By Tomo Uetake TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo : Announcing the “YEBISU Guided Tour” at the Museum of Yebisu Beer
New Tours to Start in English & Korean for Overseas Visitors~ We will begin providing an "YEBISU Guided Tour" to be conducted in English and Korean for overseas visitors at the Museum of Yebisu Beer ... ( read original story ...)
Uber IPO filing reveals Softbank as largest shareholder
revealing Japan's Softbank Group as its largest shareholder. According to U.S. media reports, public valuation could go as high as $100 billion, which would make it the biggest American IPO of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urged G20 to strengthen global coordination: Finance Minister Aso
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday he has called on his Group of 20 counterparts to strengthen global coordination to address potential risks to the world ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urged G20 to strengthen global coordination – finmin Aso
Japan is chair of this year’s G20 meeting. Aso made the comments after a G20 finance leaders’ working dinner, held on the sidelines of International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings. The G20 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first blockchain real estate transactions recorded by Propy
Propy, a global proptech real estate platform, today announced the completion of two blockchain-recorded property deals in Japan – the first of its kind in Asia. The properties are both residential ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Catholic Church to begin investigating sex abuse cases
TOKYO - The Catholic Church in Japan is preparing to investigate allegations of sexual abuse against minors by its priests, including accusations from 20 years ago, officials said Thursday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese F-35 pilot called for mission to be aborted shortly before crash
“We have not recovered anything that would point to a cause,” a Japanese air force official told the Reuters news agency. Ships and aircraft continue to search for the missing aviato ( read original story ...)
Japan is hit by powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 has struck Japan. The tremors hit the east coast of Honshu, the country's largest island, on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Service. ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-UK monitoring situation of 17 F-35s after Japan crash
BERLIN, April 10 (Reuters) - The British Ministry of Defence is in close touch with U.S. officials and monitoring the situation after Japan grounded its F-35A fighter jets following the crash of a ... ( read original story ...)