AstraZeneca Plc has told Japan's health ministry it would produce more than 90 million coronavirus vaccine shots in the country, Japan's top government spokesman said on Thursday. Chief Cabinet ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Showa Denko set to sell aluminum business to Apollo: Nikkei
Japan's Showa Denko KK is set to sell its aluminum business to U.S. investment fund Apollo Global Management for more than 50 billion yen ($480.31 million), the Nikkei business daily reported on ... ( read original story ...)
JDT draws Nagoya Grampus in AFC Champions League, Kedah gets Lion City Sailors and TFC face Kaya in AFC Cup
The full draw for the 2021 competitions for the three Malaysian representatives in Johor Darul Ta'zm, Kedah Darul Aman FC and Terengganu FC. ( read original story ...)
Crocodile patties, croquettes add bite to Osaka school lunches
Schoolchildren in this western Japan city recently snapped up the chance to feast on a rare lunch treat -- crocodile meat. ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka to Play Lead-Up Events of Australian Open 2021
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka are in the entry list of two new pre-events leading to Australian Open 2021. Read to know. ( read original story ...)
Serena, Osaka, Djokovic to headline Adelaide exo
The first star-studded event of the 2021 season is upon us, with the "A Day at the Drive" exhibition in Adelaide, Australia, playing host to Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, Rafael Nadal and many more. ( read original story ...)
Olympic officials insist Tokyo Games on track for this summer
IOC President Thomas Bach says, "We have many good reasons to say it’s not about whether the Games are taking place, it’s about the how." ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Old Politicians Can’t Convince Young People to Stay Home
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 ...)
AXA IM Breaks Ground on $260M Nagoya Distribution Centre with ESR
AXA Investment Managers and ESR have begun construction on the Yatomi Kisosaki distribution centre near Nagoya Japan. ( read original story ...)
IOC president Thomas Bach: Focus is not if Tokyo Olympics will happen – but how
The IOC said it would ask national Olympic committees to contact their respective governments about vaccine access for athletes. ( read original story ...)
IOC says speculating on Tokyo Olympics is damaging athletes
IOC president Thomas Bach hit back at the continuing speculation about whether the Tokyo Olympics may be canceled or postponed again, saying Wednesday that such talk is damaging ... ( read original story ...)
Israel, Denmark to vaccinate all athletes for Tokyo Games
Several countries, including Israel and Denmark, said on Wednesday they would vaccinate their athletes and staff against COVID-19 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, amid global debate over whether athletes ... ( read original story ...)
Japan insists on domestic clinical trials before vaccine rollout
A contentious requirement for Japan-specific trials has delayed the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in Asia’s largest advanced economy and threatened the Tokyo Olympics. Small clinical trials that ... ( read original story ...)
Biden reaffirms commitment to defending Japan’s Senkaku Islands
President Joe Biden has told Japan that US security guarantees apply to the Senkaku Islands, sending a warning to China about the features in the East China Sea that are administered by Tokyo but ... ( read original story ...)
Biden, Japan PM discuss China action near Senkaku Islands
President Joe Biden spoke to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday and offered his administration's commitment to protecting the Senkaku Islands, a group of uninhabited ... ( read original story ...)
Suga Says He and Biden Agree to Strengthen U.S.-Japan Alliance
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday he had agreed with U.S. President Joe Biden in a phone call to strengthen their bilateral alliance, as China expands its economic and military ... ( read original story ...)