Odori Park is a huge park extending about 1.5 kilometers from east to west across central Sapporo. Throughout the year, Odori Park hosts snow festivals, light shows, and beer gardens. The iconic ... ( read original story ...)
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Toyota President Akio Toyoda said his company was disappointed by recent comments from Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori which were contrary to the values that the Japanese automaker respects ... ( read original story ...)
A decade after Great East Japan Earthquake, suicide continues to take lives
Over the nearly 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, the number of suicides thought to be connected with the disaster reached 240, according to data announced by the Health, Labor and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower after Nikkei’s close at new 30-year high
Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday as investors locked in gains amid caution about chasing the upside after the Nikkei ended at a fresh 30-year high in the previous session. In the first 15 minutes ... ( read original story ...)
Japan suffers rise in female suicides during Covid-19 pandemic
When the coronavirus pandemic began last year, Japan’s suicide prevention specialists were most concerned about vulnerable retirees and the group that historically accounts for the country’s high ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to discard millions of Pfizer vaccine doses because it has wrong syringes
Millions of people in Japan will not receive Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine as planned due to a shortage of specialist syringes – an oversight that could frustrate the country’s inoculation programme. ( read original story ...)
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What’s it like traveling to Japan, six months ahead of the Olympics? Almost impossible, unless you’re a Japanese national or a foreigner with resident status. A state ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Threatens ‘Game Over’ For Japan’s Arcades
Bright, noisy arcades are still a neighbourhood fixture in Japan, but they have been disappearing as business is hit by virus-curtailed opening hours. "This is when the place usually starts to fill up ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga Says Coronavirus Vaccinations to Begin Middle of Next Week
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Secretive dealmaker lands US$14 bil hit with Kuaishou IPO
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BPCL, Air India stake sale by September this year, LIC IPO after October
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OLYMPICS/ IOC says Tokyo 2020 chief Mori comments ‘absolutely inappropriate’
The Tokyo Games organizing committee (TOCOG ... Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of the influential business lobby Keidanren, initially refrained from commenting but later said: "I feel that that's what ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 leader won’t step down after ‘absolutely inappropriate’ comments
The IOC called comments by Tokyo 2020 leader Yoshiro Mori 'completely inappropriate,' but he seems determined to stay on the job. ( read original story ...)
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Unrivaled: Naomi Tenkaichi is a shojo manga created by the tandem of twin authors Futago Kamikita, known for having drawn the Pretty Cure manga, a story set in space and which follows the adventures o ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic committee to meet over Mori comments as volunteers withdraw
Yoshiro Mori has come under fire for saying last week that meetings with female participants take a long time, adding that they ‘get competitive’ with each other. ( read original story ...)