Why visit Osaka? The city is getting more and more popular among tourists visiting Japan. According to a survey by MasterCard, Osaka recorded the highest growth rate in the world for visits made to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Face Another Problem Because of Its President
The postponed Tokyo Olympics have yet another problem besides the pandemic. This time it’s Yoshiro Mori, the president of the local organizing committee. Mori made derogatory comments about women ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics Chief Said Sorry for Demeaning Women. In Japan, That’s Often Enough.
Yoshiro Mori’s resistance to calls for his resignation shows the power of a male-dominated old guard that is mostly unaccountable to public opinion. ( read original story ...)
IOC says Tokyo 2020 chief Mori comments ‘absolutely inappropriate’
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday that comments about women made by Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games chief Yoshiro Mori were "absolutely inappropriate". Mori has come under fire for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Keeps Its Covid Fight Simple With a Rule Starting at Dinnertime
Call it the Zen art of lockdowns. In the fight to suppress Covid-19, Japan has found success by stripping down its policy to one simple measure: closing restaurants and bars at 8 p.m. ( read original story ...)
Nissan stays in red ink amid pandemic, Japan criminal trial
Japanese automaker Nissan reported Tuesday losses for the fiscal third quarter, as its sales were hit by the coronavirus pandemic and its brand image continued to take a beating ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nissan trims loss forecast as auto markets rebound and it cuts costs
Japan's No. 3 automaker Nissan Motor Co on Tuesday trimmed its loss forecast for the current financial year by more than a third as the automaker benefited from a rebound in demand led by China and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nissan unexpectedly posts operating profit in third quarter
Japan's No. 3 automaker Nissan Motor Co posted a third quarter operating profit on Tuesday, beating analyst estimates for a loss, as it benefited from a rebound in demand for cars. ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares end higher after scaling 30-year highs
The Nikkei share average ended 0.4 per cent higher at 29,505.93, while the broader Topix index inched up 0.08 per cent to 1,925.54. ( read original story ...)
Key questions in the Moritomo Gakuen scandal still unanswered
The site in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, where Moritomo Gakuen had planned to open a private elementary school. (Toyokazu Kosugi) Four years after The Asahi Shimbun first uncovered a questionable sale ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Aso wants G-7 to focus on digital currency at finance talks Fri.
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said Tuesday he wants finance chiefs from the Group of Seven industrialized economies to have in-d ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Automaker Honda’s Profit Rises Despite Pandemic Damage
Honda's fiscal third-quarter profit has more than doubled to about $2.7 billion despite the coronavirus pandemic as auto sales grew in Japan and the U.S. Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. said ... ( read original story ...)
Elematec Corporation To Distribute NevadaNanotech Inc.’s Innovative Molecular Property Spectrometer™ Flammable Gas Sensors In Japan
NevadaNano Inc. the world’s leading innovator in gas detection sensor technology, today announced that Elematec Corporation will distribute their Molecular Property Spectrometer™ (MPS™) to its diverse ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Musk’s next disruption: accounting for crypto
Elon Musk is never shy of creating a bit more disruption. The entrepreneur’s $808 billion electric-car company, Tesla, said on Monday that it has put $1.5 billion into bitcoin and may soon accept the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wants G7 finance chiefs to ‘thrash out’ digital currency policy at talks as China trials continue
G7 nations have been cautious about China’s lead in issuing a digital currency, as it could threaten the long-standing international position of their conventional currencies. ( read original story ...)
Aus Open champ Naomi Osaka condemns ‘beyond pathetic’ and ‘disgusting’ racist comment
Former Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has condemned the racist treatment of the Asian community during the COVID pandemic. The world No.3 was speaking out after withdrawing from her Gippsland ... ( read original story ...)