Under Japan’s civil code, married couples are required to share the same surname, thus making the country the only industrialised nation where having different surnames for married spouses is illegal. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho Bank reports large-scale ATM system failure
Mizuho Bank said Sunday a glitch affecting some of its automated teller machines had prevented customers from withdrawing money. ( read original story ...)
Does Australia’s ‘preferred’ status for 2032 Olympics affect Utah’s hopes for another Games?
Utah bidders "continue to actively work" with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to determine whether to pursue the 2030 or the 2034 Winter Games. ( read original story ...)
Professional traders need a global crypto sea, not hundreds of lakes
Compared to the United States equities market, crypto trading lacks the market access, liquidity and tools required for institutional participation. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho halts service at card-eating ATMs
Japan's Mizuho Bank stopped service at some of its automated teller machines (ATMs) on Sunday after the machines devoured customers' cash cards and bank books. The core banking unit of Mizuho ... ( read original story ...)
Fact-checking or propaganda? Osaka political group’s new Twitter account raises eyebrows
Concerned about a rise in what Osaka Ishin said was false statements on social media, the group launched a new Twitter account to track posts about the prefecture's COVID-19 response. ( read original story ...)
Business Of Sports: Japan agonises over Tokyo Olympics
Damned if they do, damned if they don’t” perhaps best sums up the fate of the organisers of the already-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. You wouldn’t want to be in the shoes of either the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, pandemic linked to a rise in depression and suicide among women
The gym in Osaka where she worked as a personal trainer had suspended ... including after the burst of the property-based bubble in the 1990s and the global downturn in 2008. During those periods, it ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho Suffers Problems at ATMs, Preventing Use of Some Services
Japan's Mizuho Bank is suffering problems at its ATMs, preventing customers from accessing some services, the lender said on its website on Sunday. Customers are unable to make withdrawals at some ... ( read original story ...)
Sadness replaced outrage once Williams saw Osaka’s arrival as a changing of the guard
Few sporting controversies now look as silly as the one which followed Naomi Osaka’s win over Serena Williams in the 2018 US Open women’s singles final. ( read original story ...)
Reds, FC Tokyo open J.League season with 1-1 stalemate
Masato Morishige netted a late equalizer Saturday as FC Tokyo salvaged a 1-1 draw and denied new Urawa Reds manager Ricardo Rodriguez a winning start to his J.League first-division career. The opening ... ( read original story ...)
Studio Ghibli’s ‘Spirited Away’ is being turned into a stage play
Studio Ghibli's 'Spirited Away' is being turned into a stage play by Toho Co. Ltd and theatre director John Caird that will debut in 2022. ( read original story ...)
Kazuyoshi Miura: I don’t think leaving football will ever be an option
The veteran player who has recently signed a contract renewal with Yokohama FC talked to the AFC website on his 54th birthday. ( read original story ...)
LA Police Probe Fire, Vandalism at Japanese Buddhist Temple
Surveillance video caught a man jumping the security fences at the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple on Thursday night, smashing a 12-foot-high glass window with a rock, yanking a pair of metallic ... ( read original story ...)
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics may cost more than $26 billion – and the estimate keeps rising
Olympics in Tokyo are the most expensive summer games ever, and last year's postponement added nearly $3 billion to the total. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Matches Bright Pink Hair to Her Eyeliner
Naomi Osaka had a bright surprise in store for all of us this week — and it wasn’t just her shimmering victory at the Australian Open. The tennis champ took to Instagram on Friday, February 26 to show ... ( read original story ...)