Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to visit a Tokyo hospital on Monday morning to receive results of a medical check-up from a week ago, Yomiuri daily said, amid concerns voiced by ruling ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe sets record for consecutive days in office, eclipsing Sato
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday became Japan's longest-serving prime minister in terms of consecutive days in office, marking 2,7 ... ( read original story ...)
Bavi set to strengthen into a typhoon and threaten Japan, China and the Korean Peninsula
Following Tropical Storm Higos, Tropical Storm Bavi has developed in the West Pacific Ocean.Bavi formed just east of Taiwan on Saturday morning, local time, according to the Japan Meteorological ... ( read original story ...)
Japan pushes defense equipment exports with corporate expertise
Japan has struck only four deals involving components since the 2014 revision of a rule that had prohibited the export of weapons. The change cleared the path to exports under certain conditions, such ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s new see-through toilets draw crowds — even if people are afraid to use them
Would you use a see-through public washroom? Japan’s giving park-goers the chance, with imaginative new transparent restrooms courtesy of the Tokyo Toilet Project. ( read original story ...)
Japan athletes give Tokyo Olympic stadium a test run
Japan's top athletes put the new Tokyo Olympic stadium through its paces at a track meet Sunday, one year ahead of the Games which have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many athletes ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Kanazaki heads winner as Grampus end Frontale’s unbeaten run
Mu Kanazaki scored the only goal of the game on Sunday as Nagoya Grampus handed Kawasaki Frontale their first defeat of the s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post calls bankers, lawyers, accountants for Toll sale
Japan Post is seeking a cavalry of advisers to help end its disastrous $8.02 billion investment in Australian transport and logistics company Toll Holdings. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama FC beats S-Pulse to equal previous J1 record
Yokohama FC edged Shimizu S-Pulse 3-2 for a milestone win on Saturday, with 19-year-old dynamo Koki Saito opening the scoring before Yusuke Minagawa and Yu ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama FC Overcome Shimizu 3-2 For Third Successive J.League Win
Yokohama FC beat Shimizu S-Pulse 3-2 for their third straight win in the J.League in Shizuoka on Saturday. The talking point of the contest came in the 83rd minute when Thailand international striker ... ( read original story ...)
China to begin issuing re-entry visas for Japanese business people denied return due to COVID-19
Those who have valid residential permits issued by Chinese authorities can apply for the re-entry visa, the Chinese Embassy said. ( read original story ...)
Saudi exchange Tadawul weighs next steps in global and regional plans
Development and expansion of Tadawul is one of the key pillars of the Vision 2030 plans to grow the financial sector of the economy ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump says could ‘decouple’ and not do business with China
Donald Trump entered into a high-stakes trade war with China before reaching a partial Phase 1 trade deal in January but since shut the door on Phase 2 negotiations. ( read original story ...)
News Navigator: Why is Japan advancing with solar flare prediction?
The Mainichi answers common questions readers may have about solar flares, after central Japan's Nagoya University developed a model to more accuratel ... ( read original story ...)
Op-ed: What Japan’s 1980s boom and bust can tell us about the Chinese economy
Three major vulnerabilities emerge in China's economy at a potential turning point in its relations with the world, says Federated Hermes portfolio manager Steve Chiavarone. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Yuan Will Meet the Dollar — in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, according to China’s Commerce Ministry, which is also planning similar evaluations in Shanghai, Macau, Beijing, Tianjin and the p ... ( read original story ...)