Japan’s coast guard has rescued a second survivor in waters where a ship carrying thousands of cows from New Zealand is believed to have sunk during stormy weather. ( read original story ...)
In This Tokyo Bar, People Don’t Talk. They Write.
With more people staying at home to avoid infection, places that used to thrive on crowds and face-to-face interactions, like bars and restaurants, are now coming up with new ways to bring customers ... ( read original story ...)
Akita Michinoku Capital Says KFC Operator Yum China to Raise $2.2 Billion in Hong Kong Secondary Listing
Akita Michinoku Capital says KFC operator Yum China is set to raise $2.2 billion in its Hong Kong secondary listing. ( read original story ...)
Bodybuilders deliver turnaround for pandemic-hit sushi restaurant in central Japan
A sushi chef and bodybuilder in central Japan has been garnering attention for his spin on deliveries during the novel coronavirus pandemic, as he puts on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic CEO: Vaccine Not Requirement to Hold Games
The CEO of the Tokyo Games says having a vaccine is not a requirement for holding next year's postponed Olympics and Paralympics. ( read original story ...)
Lone survivor after ship with 43 crew and 5,800 cows sinks off Japan: “I’m the only one?”
Japanese rescuers found a crew member and multiple dead cows in waters where a ship carrying thousands of cows sank during stormy weather. ( read original story ...)
Japan says it will bear cost of coronavirus vaccines for populace
Japan's government said on Friday it would bear the cost of providing coronavirus vaccines to the populace, as it aims for a comprehensive inoculation against the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
CORRECTED-UPDATE 9-More than 40 crew missing after cattle ship capsizes in storm off Japan
More than 40 crew members were missing after a ship carrying cattle from New Zealand to China capsized in stormy weather in the East China Sea, the Japanese coastguard said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics are most costly Summer Games, Oxford study says
The Tokyo Olympics are already the most expensive Summer Games on record with costs set to go higher, a wide-ranging study from Britain's University of Oxford indicates. The Tokyo cost overrun already ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka And Stefanos Tsitsipas Echo Black Lives Matters Campaign In US Open
The unique Grand Slam hasn’t stopped key players to speak up regarding relevant social issues. Players such as Naomi Osaka and Stefanos Tsitsipas in the US Open have echoed the Black Lives Matters ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bracing for dangerously powerful typhoon
Japan is bracing for a dangerously powerful typhoon approaching its southern regions this weekend on the heels of an earlier storm that injured dozens of people in the country and on the Korean Penins ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares end lower on Wall St rout; Nikkei up nearly 1.4% for the week
Japanese shares closed lower on Friday, after a sell-off in high-flying U.S. technology stocks pushed Wall Street to its steepest fall in nearly three months, although for the week, Tokyo markets ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to offer incentives to companies shifting base from China to India: Report
Japanese manufacturers will now be eligible for subsidies if they shift production out of China to India or Bangladesh, in an expansion of a government program aimed at diversifying the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tuna market, the world’s largest, hit hard by coronavirus pandemic
Japan's tuna market, the world's largest, is taking an outsized hit from the coronavirus pandemic, pressuring restaurants and wholesalers at Tokyo's sprawling Toyosu fish market to adapt to survive. ( read original story ...)
5.0-magnitude quake hits Japan
An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck Japan's Fukui prefecture on Friday, although no tsunami warning was issued. ( read original story ...)
Stüssy’s Nagoya Chapter Is Opening Today
Stüssy has just unveiled its newest flagship opening in Nagoya, Japan. Just days after releasing its Fall 2020 lookbook, the new Stüssy Nagoya Chapter store sees the more recent store design cues of ... ( read original story ...)