The astonishing rise of cryptocurrencies, including red-hot Bitcoin, just handed one of the world’s leading gold miners one more reason to urge investors to buy the age-old haven that is bullion. ( read original story ...)
The U.S. could catch Japan’s economic malaise if the Fed and other officials don’t heed the warnings
OUTSIDE THE BOX As we haltingly crawl our way out of the current global COVID-19 pandemic thrust upon us by a biological disease, it is important that the U.S. does not succumb to another ... ( read original story ...)
Cuban President Raúl Castro Sends Condolences to Japan over Quake Victims
President Raúl Castro has sent a message of condolences to Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in the wake of the death and severe devastation caused to the Asian country by a series of earthquakes ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Wipha Kills At Least 17 in Japan
In Japan, at least 17 people are dead after a powerful typhoon whipped the eastern coast. It was the strongest typhoon to hit the area in 10 years. ( read original story ...)
Chairman of sporting goods retailer Alpen arrested over sexual assault
Taizo Mizuno, chairman of sporting goods retailer Alpen Co, has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting and injuring a woman in November, police said. Mizuno, 72, is suspected of stealing 100, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Chief to Resign After Saying Women Talk Too Much in Meetings
The head of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee is stepping down after facing backlash over sexist remarks.Yoshiro Mori, 83, told Nippon TV news Thursday that he will announce his resignation on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics president to resign following sexist remarks
Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori will step down after sexist remarks he made about women were leaked to Japanese media last week, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported Thursday, citing sources. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020’s Mori to quit, sources say, as he vows to end controversy
The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, Yoshiro Mori, will resign over a sexist remark that sparked an outcry, two sources said on Thursday, while the former prime minister said ... ( read original story ...)
Reaction to reports Tokyo 2020 chief Mori to resign
Yoshiro Mori, the head of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, is set to step down, media reported on Thursday, after setting off a social media firestorm with sexist comments about how women talk too ... ( read original story ...)
FOCUS: Japan’s green growth plan propels firms to sharpen environment focus
With Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledging to bring Japan's carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050, a growing number of Japanese companies are looking at how they can make a bigger contribution ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s NHK Picks Up ‘Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles’
Japanese public broadcaster NHK, via its business arm NHK Enterprises, has acquired local rights to 'Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles.' ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Olympics chief to resign over sexist remarks, reports say
The head of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee is set to resign, Japanese media reported on Thursday, after an uproar over sexist remarks he had made about women at a meeting last week. Mori, an ... ( read original story ...)
Reports: Mori to resign Tokyo Olympics over sexist remarks
The long saga of Yoshiro Mori appears to be near the end. Japan's Kyodo news agency and others reported on Thursday — citing unnamed sources — that Yoshiro Mori will step ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics president expected to resign over sexist comments
Yoshiro Mori had insisted for days he would not quit but Japanese media say he will step down amid a growing tide of anger over his remarks ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Outgoing Chief Mori Had a History of Blunders, Sexist Remarks
Outgoing Chief Mori Had a History of Blunders, Sexist Remarks TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori, set to step down on Friday after making sexist comments about women, has a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan coronavirus: It has the most beds per capita in the developed world so why is its health system crashing?
Japan's national healthcare system, which has the most hospital beds in the developed world per capita, has been praised in the past for its high quality of service. But the Covid-19 pandemic has ... ( read original story ...)