From bitter social media posts to workouts using mattresses as hitting partners, dozens of the world's best tennis players confined to Australian hotels for two ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Q&A: 6 months out and murmurs of cancellation
The Tokyo Olympics are to open in six months on July 23. Interestingly, Tokyo organizers have no public program planned to mark the milestone. There is too much uncertainty for ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics within Hidilyn’s reach
Barring any more postponements related to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2016 Rio Olympics weightlifting silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz will officially claim her spot to the Tokyo Games by April. ( read original story ...)
People in home drinking sessions part of Hokkaido’s 125 new COVID-19 infections
Five people drinking at home gatherings were one of the four clusters of coronavirus infections confirmed on Jan. 18 in Japan's northernmos ... ( read original story ...)
Researchers find potential biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease
A research team led by Nagoya University in Japan has found that blood pressure, the hematocrit (the percentage of red blood cells in blood), and serum cholesterol levels change in patients with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s suicides jump 16% in COVID-19 2nd wave after fall in 1st wave – study
Suicide rates in Japan have jumped in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among women and children, even though they fell in the first wave when the government offered generous ... ( read original story ...)
Market LIVE: Sensex jumps 240 points, Nifty crosses 14,300 in pre-open; IRFC IPO subscribed 65% on first day
Domestic equity market benchmarks BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading in the positive territory in pre-open on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Light 4.1 quake hits near Ōfunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan
Just 13 minutes ago, a 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Ōfunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan. The tremor was recorded early morning on Tuesday 19 January 2021 at 5:47 am local time, at a moderately ... ( read original story ...)
Australian Open: Tennis stars REVOLT against Naomi Osaka’s Adelaide quarantine
There are 72 tennis players in hard quarantine ahead of the tournament scheduled to start on February 8 after six people on three of 17 charter flights tested positive to coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Pandemic Reveals Hidden Poverty In Wealthy Japan
Yuichiro welled up as he collected a food parcel at a Tokyo outreach event offering help to the growing number of Japanese pushed into poverty by the coronavirus pandemic. "There is no work. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo restaurant chains openly defy gov’t closure requests amid virus aid discrepancies
A number of restaurant chains in the capital have come out in opposition against the latest coronavirus state of emergency declaration and ar ... ( read original story ...)
POLL-Japan firms see capex rebound in FY2021 despite COVID hit
Almost three quarters of Japanese firms expect to keep capital spending steady or raise it in the coming business year from the fiscal year ending in March, a Reuters monthly survey showed, despite ... ( read original story ...)
Will more Japanese firms exit South Korea as tensions rise after ‘comfort women’ ruling?
Car manufacturers, clothing firms and electronics makers - including heavyweights Nissan and Olympus - were among the 45 Japanese companies that withdrew from the South Korean market in the financial ... ( read original story ...)
Lessons learned: Japan F&B companies prioritise manufacturing, R&D and safety amid second COVID-19 state of emergency
Leading Japanese firms Asahi, Ajinomoto, Kirin, Hotei Foods, Nippn and Nissin have underlined how their manufacturing, R&D and employee safety are being maintained as certain prefectures come under ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 0.58 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened up 0.58 percent at 28,405.49 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix gained 0.27 percent at 1,850.45. TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips on profit-taking
The Nikkei average dropped 0.97% to end at 28,242.21, slipping further from its 30-year peak of 28,979 touched last week. It is still up 2.90% so far this month. The broader Topix lost 0.60% to 1,845. ( read original story ...)