The rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are already the most expensive Summer Olympics in history, according to a new study by the University of Oxford. The Tokyo Games, which we ... ( read original story ...)
World Coronavirus Dispatch: Tokyo Olympics next year despite virus
Tokyo Olympics will happen next year despite virus ... Read more here Airplane cabins could look different the next time you fly One of the biggest companies in that business, Recaro Aircraft Seating ... ( read original story ...)
LIXIL announces winners for Asia Pacific Property Awards 2020-21
LIXIL, maker of pioneering water and housing products, in partnership with the Asia Pacific Property Awards, today announced the winners for this year's edition. ( read original story ...)
Japanese government exposed to 40% of $6.7 billion Nissan loans: sources
The Japanese government has guaranteed most of a loan to Nissan Motor Co from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), a source said, taking its guarantee to more than 40% of 713 billion yen ($6. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Won’t Return to Pre-Covid Levels, Says Bloomberg Economics Report
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s economy won’t return to its pre-pandemic size without structural reforms needed to boost productivity and counter the impact of a shrinking population, according to Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says it offered Mauritius ‘unprecedented’ support, including financial
Japan has told Mauritius it would offer support on an "unprecedented scale", Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Monday, after a Japanese-owned ship struck a coral reef off the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Man Nabbed for Abducting 9-Yr-Old Girl He Met via Online Game
A Tokyo man has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a 9-year-old schoolgirl he met through an online game and confining her for more than two days, with investigative sources saying he had ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Osaka tops Kontaveit, back in US Open quarters
The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 12:25 a.m. Naomi Osaka returned to the U.S. Open quarterfinals by taking advantage of some early jitters for Anett Kontaveit and ... ( read original story ...)
US Open: Naomi Osaka beats Anette Kontaveit to reach quarter-finals
Two-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka beats Anette Kontaveit in straight sets to reach the last eight of the US Open. ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Haishen hits South Korea after lashing Japan, leaving four missing
The storm triggered landslides and left four people missing and hundreds of thousands without power as it barreled through southwestern Japan. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips, SoftBank Group tumbles after Nasdaq rout
Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Monday following a drop on Wall Street while SoftBank Group sank on reports that it had made massive bets on U.S. technology shares just as a rally in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese govt exposed to 40% of $6.7 billion Nissan loans – sources
The Japanese government has guaranteed most of a loan to Nissan Motor Co from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), a source said, taking its guarantee to more than 40% of 713 billion yen ($6.7 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Fed’s strategy shift to bind big central banks from Frankfurt to Tokyo
The U.S. Federal Reserve's landmark shift to a more tolerant stance on inflation will be a drag on the dollar for years and will raise hard questions about the role of central banking, challenging ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets mixed after Wall Street slides
Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after Wall Street turned in its biggest weekly decline in more than two months. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney retreated. Seoul ... ( read original story ...)
After Abe, more Abenomics — for better or worse
The Tokyo market's Nikkei 225 stock benchmark hit an all-time ... the prime minister's success in breaking a stalemate that had kept the Bank of Japan and the Finance Ministry from cooperating on ... ( read original story ...)
A field guide to anti-racist organizations in Japan
Groups fighting for equality in Japan focus on the rights of immigrants, refugees, Ainu and Zainichi residents. ( read original story ...)