Japanese stocks ended lower on Wednesday as automakers dragged following weak export data, while escalating tensions between North Korea and South Korea also doused the market sentiment. The benchmark ... ( read original story ...)
2021 London Marathon to act as sole trial for Tokyo Olympics
Next April's London Marathon will be Scottish Olympic hopefuls' only chance to earn places in the event in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Why Naomi Osaka Says It’s Insulting to Tell Athletes to ‘Stick to Sports’
Everyone has a vote and a say, I think it’s really weird that athletes get told to just stick to sports,” Osaka said at Wednesday’s TIME100 Talks. “You would never go up to a barber and say just stick ... ( read original story ...)
Sophie Thornhill: Paralympic cycling champion retires after Tokyo 2020 postponement
Paralympic champion Sophie Thornhill has retired from cycling after the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Games. The 24-year-old, who is visually impaired, won tandem kilo gold at Rio 2016 with. She is a ... ( read original story ...)
China Reveals East Asia Crypto Scheme To Rival Bitcoin, Facebook’s Libra And The U.S. Dollar
An influential group in China has revealed plans for an East Asia cryptocurrency scheme that could see a basket of currencies combined to take on bitcoin, Facebook's libra and even the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Snow Festival to scale down sculptures due to COVID-19
Visitors eager to attend the annual Sapporo Snow Festival next year will not be able to see the iconic, towering snow sculptures that often rise higher than 10 meters. Organizers ... ( read original story ...)
Man nabbed for stealing mug from popular cafe in central Japan for ‘collection’
A man who admitted to stealing a mug from an outlet of popular cafe chain Komeda's Coffee for his "collection," has been arrested on suspicion of theft, police said on June 16. The suspect, Shinjiro ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to keep close watch over disputed islands: Suga
Japan will take all possible measures to ensure surveillance of the areas around disputed islands in the East China Sea, the top government spokesman said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ruling Party Eyes Foreign Workers for Financial Sector
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is drafting a proposal to attract high-skilled workers from abroad for Tokyo's financial sector, the lawmaker heading the LDP's committee on foreign labourers ... ( read original story ...)
Best outdoor adventure parks near Tokyo
Get out and about – escape the city for these family-friendly adventure parks, playgrounds and outdoor attractions ... ( read original story ...)
SK Biopharm highlights drugs pipeline ahead of planned $800m IPO
South Korean drugmaker SK Biopharmaceuticals started the run-in to its $800 million initial public offering by offering more details of its development pipeline, saying it would begin clinical trials ... ( read original story ...)
Aso rules out new probe into scandal, despite widow’s plea
Finance Minister Taro Aso again ruled out a new investigation into a document falsification scandal involving his ministry that led to the suicide of one of its officials, despite ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi dumps SpaceJet’s chief development officer as more cuts set to hit in Japan
SpaceJet chief development officer Alexander Bellamy, a former Bombardier C-Series executive, has been let go after four years and four months with Mitsubishi's regional jet program. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Tradition and Art Collide in These Unusual Tatami Designs
Artisan Kenji Yamada transforms tatami into dazzling flooring designs that might just keep the Japanese artistic tradition alive. ( read original story ...)
Osaka human trials of AnGes coronavirus vaccine to start June 30
Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui has said that a clinical trial of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus will begin at a hospital in the city on June 30. The vaccine was developed by AnGes Inc., a ... ( read original story ...)
ROYAL ASCOT 2020: Today’s tips as sun set to rise again on Japan
Nothing says Royal Ascot like The Queen and Frankie Dettori and First Receiver could give Her Majesty a 24th winner at the meeting. ( read original story ...)