Law enforcement divisions in three prefectures have located three girls after they were allegedly abducted in separate incidents ... ( read original story ...)
NBA Unlikely To Pause For 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Adam Silver Says
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league is unlikely to suspend the season just to give way for players participating in the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2021. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei gets the week off to a strong start as stocks in Asia rally early Monday
Stocks rallied in Asia early Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng indexes leading the way. Australian stocks were also strong. ( read original story ...)
Japan: Nikkei bounces back, railways rebound as Covid-19 cases hit three digit again
Japanese shares bounced back on Monday, led by gains in value shares including railway companies, after doctors said U.S. President Donald Trump's health was improving following treatment for Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby denies climate change sabotage claim
As some observers question whether Japan can meet its next set of climate change goals by 2030, one organisation charged with hindering the country’s efforts has come out to defend its record. In ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s September service sector activity shrinks at slowest pace since pandemic’s start
Activity in Japan's services sector contracted for the eight straight month in September but at the slowest pace since the coronavirus pandemic started wreaking havoc on the economy, a private ... ( read original story ...)
Bet on Japan’s new prime minister and regional banks turns sour
A bet by investors that , Japan’s new prime minister, was poised to precipitate a wave of consolidation across the country’s “shattered” regional banking sec ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to restart business travel with South Korea – Nikkei
Japan and South Korea are likely to agree as early as this week to restart short- and long-term business travel between the two countries, the Nikkei reported, in a move aimed at helping their ... ( read original story ...)
Fujitsu still investigating causes of Tokyo stock bourse outage, says CEO
Fujitsu Ltd, the developer of the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s trading system, is still investigating causes of the bourse’s worse-ever outage last week, the company’s chief executive said on Monday. “We ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to restart business travel with Korea: Nikkei
Japan and South Korea are likely to agree as early as this week to restart short- and long-term business travel between the two countries, the Nikkei reported, in a move aimed at helping their ... ( read original story ...)
SGO, an oilless bearing manufacturer in Korea, participates in an exhibition in Japan despite COVID-19
SGO, a Korean oilless bearing manufacturer, will participate in Manufacturing World Osaka (hereinafter referred to as M-Tech), the largest manufacturing exhibition held in Osaka, Japan from October 7 ... ( read original story ...)
24th Tokyo International Film Festival opening ceremony
Actress Milla Jovovich attends the 24th Tokyo film festival opening ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, on October 22, 2011. UPI/Keizo Mori ... ( read original story ...)
“Resident Evil: Retribution” World Premiere in Tokyo
Actress Milla Jovovich attends the world premiere for the film "Resident Evil: Retribution" in Tokyo, Japan, on September 3, 2012. The film will open on September 14 in Japan. UPI/Keizo Mori ... ( read original story ...)
‘Last Mission to Tokyo’ Review: Torture on Trial
How Japanese officers who tortured the ‘Doolittle Raid’ aviators were finally held accountable. ( read original story ...)
Speculative bet on Japan’s regional banks turns sour
A speculative bet on Japan’s new prime minister, and the theory that Yoshihide Suga was poised to precipitate a wave of consolidation across the country’s “shattered” regional banking sector, has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Struggles to Fill Bullet Trains Running With Empty Seats
These days, the section of Tokyo Station serving regional destinations is a shadow of its former self. Gone are the usual crowds and on a mid-week afternoon in late September, just a handful of ... ( read original story ...)