South Korea expressed "deep regret" following reports that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent an offering to the Yasukuni Shrine. ( read original story ...)
Nissan to close global headquarters, other Japan sites through May 10 due to virus
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has allowed manufacturing plants to keep operating under a state of emergency that was declared this month and broadened last week, but Nissan and its rivals had already ... ( read original story ...)
Italian cruise ship crew tests positive for COVID-19 in Japan
A crewmember from an Italian cruise ship in Japan has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Tomihisa Taue, the mayor of Nagasaki, said at a press briefing on Tuesday one person connected to the ... ( read original story ...)
GIC, Equinix partner to build data centres in Japan
Noting that Japan was the world's third-largest economy and a regional interconnectivity hub, Equinix said Tokyo housed a large number of global and regional business headquarters and which end-user ... ( read original story ...)
DForce hacker returns $25m in ‘stolen’ crypto-currencies
A mystery hacker allegedly stole $25m (£20m) in crypto-currencies - and then returned the funds two days later. Records show that funds in a variety ofere withdrawn from the DForce platform based in ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan flags coronavirus risks to financial stability
The Bank of Japan has declared the country’s financial system “remains and will remain stable” despite the coronavirus pandemic, even as it flagged three significant risks to the country’s lenders. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics, IOC conflict over who pays for postponement
TOKYO -- An open conflict broke out Tuesday between Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC over who will pay for the unprecedented year-long postponement. Tokyo spokesman Masa Takaya said the organizing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Waiting for Golden Week to Decide on Extending Coronavirus Emergency: Sources
Japan will decide during its Golden Week holiday between April 29 and May 6 whether to extend its month-long state of emergency to fight a widening coronavirus outbreak, government and ruling party ... ( read original story ...)
Demand for masks crashes website of Japan’s Sharp
The website of Japanese electronics firm Sharp crashed on Tuesday after the company started selling face masks online, as Japan’s tally of coronavirus infectio ... ( read original story ...)
Cosmopolitan Projects and Central Developments Property Group wins Laserfiche Run Smarter Award
“We congratulate Cosmopolitan Projects and Central Developments Property Group for achieving the Laserfiche ... Inc., a global leading provider of total document solutions based in Osaka, Japan. The ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus disruptions to halve 2020’s sports calendar: data analysis
Only about half of the sports events originally scheduled in 2020 are likely to take place this year due to disruptions caused by ... ( read original story ...)
Patio pommel & basement climbing – how athletes are training for Tokyo in lockdown
Great Britain stars including Max Whitlock, Jade Jones, Shauna Coxsey and Will Bayley show Aimee Fuller the innovative ways they have adapted their homes to train for Tokyo during lockdown. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 100,000-yen handouts to public a heavy burden on municipal gov’ts
Following the out-of-the-ordinary reworking of an emergency economic stimulus package and the fiscal 2020 supplementary budget due to the nov･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to gather information following reports on North Korea leader’s health
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday the government would make every effort to gather information and analysis following media reports regarding the health of. "We would like to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan back in whaling business, but quotas and cost make meat a hard sell
“Whale food orders are higher than before” as a result of the attention the resumed commercial whaling has brought to the meat, said Shintaro Sato, the owner of Taruichi, an izakaya (Japanese pub) ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese firm rents empty flats as a temporary ‘coronavirus divorce’ to stressed couples
Japan has a strong work culture and old-fashioned gender attitudes still dominate Credit: NATSUKO FUKUEBEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images Yui is one of 25 people already signed up to Kasoku. She moved ... ( read original story ...)