Vietnam reported 82 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, hours after confirming the first two infections in nearly two months. ( read original story ...)
China and Japan expand ETF connectivity scheme
China’s two main stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen and the Japan Exchange have added new exchange traded funds and vowed to expand the product types included in their joint ETF Connectivity ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka exclusive column: ‘Why I use my voice in the fight for what is right’
Three-time grand slam champion guest edits this month’s Women’s Sport supplement and explains how Billie Jean King inspired her to speak out ... ( read original story ...)
Florida Wants Tokyo’s 2021 Olympics Despite Rising COVID Infections, Deaths
Disney World isn't fully open and a high school wrestling tournament turned into a super spreader. What could go wrong with an Olympic Games? ( read original story ...)
Helen Glover: Tokyo 2020 comeback bid inspired by children
Double Olympic champion Helen Glover says proving herself to her baby daughter inspired her attempt a comeback at next summer's Tokyo games. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Showa Denko to sell aluminium business to Apollo
Japan's Showa Denko KK 4004.T said on Thursday it would sell its aluminium business to U.S. investment fund Apollo Global Management APO.Nas the materials maker steps up efforts to divest assets. ( read original story ...)
Right At Home / Matsuno finds role with Bull Dogs after moving to Columbus from Japan
Columbus North senior Kanon Matsuno was faced with a tough decision a few years ago — either stay in Japan or move to the United States with her father. Matsuno made the choice to come to America. In ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tracks overnight losses on Wall Street; tech shares slide
Japanese shares tracked overnight declines in Wall Street, with investors selling tech-related shares after a sharp rally recently. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average falls 2.28 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average falls 2.28 percent to 27,981.05 on Thursday, while the broader Topix shed 2.09 percent to 1,821.19. TOKYO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open down over 2% after Wall Street rout
The US Federal Reserve maintained ultra-loose interest rates, with its Chair Jerome Powell cautioning the US economic outlook was "highly uncertain" in light of surging Covid-19 cases. ( read original story ...)
Japan Fails to Get Young People to Stay Home to Protect Elderly
The world’s most rapidly aging society has long struggled to talk to its youth. That’s a disconnect that’s turning deadly in the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Artistic swimming qualifier in Tokyo postponed until May
The artistic swimming Olympic qualification event due to be held in Tokyo in March has been postponed until May because of novel coronavirus restrictions in Japan, organisers said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Pulling off Tokyo 2020 will be a logistical nightmare … and the clock is ticking
UFC had "fight island." The NBA had "the bubble." Tokyo 2020 may need a miracle. After the Covid-19 pandemic forced organizers to delay the Summer Olympics last year, the Games are now are set to ... ( read original story ...)
Florida offers to host Olympics if Tokyo is cancelled over Covid
A bid by the state of Florida to move the 2021 Olympics and Paralympics to the Sunshine State six months before they are due to begin has been decried as “mind-bogglingly stupid”.Jimmy Patronis, chief ... ( read original story ...)
Japan faces Olympian task with slow start to Covid vaccinations
With a vaccine-hesitant public and jabs yet to begin, there are fears immunisations are off the pace ... ( read original story ...)
60% of Japan firms support Games this summer, poll shows
About 60% of Japanese companies say the Tokyo Olympics should be held this summer, a poll of 100 firms showed on Thursday, in contrast to surveys showing strong opposition to the Games among the ... ( read original story ...)