Japan is halfway through its second state of emergency, with officials set to examine the effectiveness of the measure this week. ( read original story ...)
Significant magnitude 5.0 quake hits 114 km southwest of Ishigaki, Japan in the afternoon
Just 13 minutes ago, a 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Monday 25 January 2021 at 4:25 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 10 ... ( read original story ...)
5.2-magnitude quake hits 106 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan — USGS
(Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 106 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan at 07:25:35 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff have been leaders during coronavirus pandemic, says Pam Shriver
Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff have been "able to communicate really effectively" in a period which has seen protests against racial injustice take place in the middle of a global pandemic, says tennis ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: ‘I really admire Serena Williams’
Home; Tennis News; Serena Williams; Like many other players, the 23-year-old Naomi Osaka didn't play much tennis in 2020. The Japanese entered only four tournaments and saved the ... ( read original story ...)
Daiwa House sets up property development arm in China’s Jiangsu
Daiwa House Industry Co. has set up a subsidiary in Changzhou to engage in a new real estate development project in the city in the eastern coastal province of Jiangsu. Daiwa House has been in the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends at 30-yr high on optimism of domestic earnings
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Monday, with the benchmark Nikkei closing at a 30-year high, amid continued hopes for robust earnings at Japanese f ... ( read original story ...)
Hayashi Telempu Makes Capital Participation in Adler Pelzer of Germany
Hayashi Telempu Corporation (hereinafter HTC, headquartered in Nagoya, Japan), the parent company of Hayashi Telempu Thailand, and the controlling shareholder of Adler Pelzer Group (hereinafter APG, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan likely to hit COVID-19 herd immunity in October, months after Olympics: researcher
Japan is likely to achieve herd immunity to COVID-19 through mass inoculations only months after the planned Tokyo Olympics, even though it has locked in the biggest quantity of vaccines in Asia, ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba Up 16% on Plan to Join Tokyo Exchange’s Top Section
Toshiba Corp.’s shares surged the most in three years after the company said it will return to the first section of the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges following an extended absence. ( read original story ...)
Cluster at Osaka police station puts 12 officers on leave, some 100 furloughed
Twelve members of the community affairs division of the Osaka Prefectural Police's Neyagawa Police Station have been infected with the novel ... ( read original story ...)
Bernie Sanders Appears With Nadal, Djokovic, Osaka, Serena, Federer and Others in Tennis Memes
After the United States Presidential Inauguration, the entire tennis world has created posts trolling Senator Bernie Sanders. Check it out. ( read original story ...)
Regulating Bitcoin? Yellen should leave Crypto alone for now
Regulating Bitcoin? Yellen should leave Crypto alone for now Tyler Cowen is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is a professor of economics ... ( read original story ...)
Significant 5.0 quake hits near Kushiro, Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan
The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 5.0 quake in Japan near Kushiro, Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido, only 18 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Monday 25 January ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Long & Short: No, Bitcoin Was Not a Response to the Financial Crisis
Many commentators assume bitcoin was created as a result of the financial crisis of 2008. Here's why that thinking is wrongheaded. ( read original story ...)
A slice of life in Tokyo: five of the city’s top pizzerias
With its makers focusing on local ingredients in intriguing combinations, some of the world’s best Neapolitan-style pizza is on offer in the Japanese capital. Here’s where to find it ... ( read original story ...)