It’s hard to list the stories of every person still stuck outside of Japan due to the country's border policies, but two of them show just how complica ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei pulls back after hitting 29-1/2-year high
Japan's benchmark Nikkei share average pulled back from a more than 29-1/2-year high on Monday, as investors chose to pocket profits amid some concerns of overheating after five consecutive weeks of ... ( read original story ...)
LeBron, Osaka, Mahomes Among SI Sportspersons Of The Year
NBA champion LeBron James, Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes and Japan's Naomi Osaka were among five athletes honored Sunday by Sports Illustrated magazine for their off-field activism. SI's annual ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: I don’t have that many friends on Tour
During a live session with Rich Kleiman, manager of US basketball star Kevin Durant, Osaka was asked if there's any camaraderie between players on Tour, outside of their own circles or teams ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM’s Support Slides on Coronavirus Response: Media Poll
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's cabinet tumbled nearly 13 points due to dissatisfaction with the government's response to a resurgence in the coronavirus, a weekend Kyodo News ... ( read original story ...)
Control Bionics kicks off frenetic IPO week; nearly doubles on debut
The IPO of Control Bionics (ASX:CBL) was a success on its first day with the company nearly doubling. It listed at the start of a frenetic week for ASX IPOs ... ( read original story ...)
USD/JPY struggles to keep 104.00 as Nikkei 225 trims early gains
USD/JPY drops to the intraday low of 104.11as markets in Tokyo open for Monday’s trading. The yen pair justifies the recent weakness in Nikkei 225, Japan’s headline equity index, while parting ways ... ( read original story ...)
JR Tokai pins hope on Biden to push high-speed rail plan in Texas
NAGOYA--A long-delayed high-speed rail project using Japanese technology in Texas has finally cleared a major hurdle and could receive a further push by the upcoming change in the White House. The U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Spaces for living: How Tokyo’s urban landscape deals with change
If smaller fires are included, historians estimate this number skyrockets to almost 1,800 and, even today, Edo is sometimes called “kasai toshi,” or “city of fire.” As a result, much of Tokyo’s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo is one of the three largest financial hubs in the world, but it lacks human resources and systems to match that position.
Koetsu Aizawa, a professor of international finance at Saitama Gakuen University. After a computer glitch that brought trading to a grinding halt for one full day in October exposed the Tokyo bourse's ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes near Ryūgasaki, Japan
A moderately shallow magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported early morning near Ryūgasaki, Ryūgasaki-shi, Ibaraki, Japan. According to, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan retrieves asteroid samples in hunt for origins of planets
Japan has retrieved a capsule of asteroid dust from Australia's remote outback after a six-year mission that may help uncover more about the origins of the planets and water, the Asian nation's space ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s inclusive toilets
Japanese toilets are a symbol of the country's hospitality culture, known locally as 'omotenashi'. Now the Tokyo Toilet project is taking the concept a step further by reimagining 17 public toilets ... ( read original story ...)
Fraudulent Crypto Browser Extension Redirects to a Fake Metamask Domain
Ciphertrace has raised red flags about a phishing campaign, which is stealing funds from people who install a malicious browser extension. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Suwon Bluewings prediction, preview, team news and more | AFC Champions League 2020 Round of 16
Yokohama F. Marinos will face Suwon Bluewings on Monday in their AFC Champions League round of 16 encounter. Yokohama F. Marinos will be the favorites to win the match despite Suwon's good form of ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama F. Marinos looking to make AFC Champions League history against Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Yokohama F. Marinos hope to reach the AFC Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in their history when they face two-time semi-finalists Suwon Samsung Bluewings at Khalifa International ... ( read original story ...)