IOC President Thomas Bach said the event's "competitions" have "to be the clear focus" for the Olympics to unfold safely this July ... ( read original story ...)
Onsen: Japan’s hot spring tradition
He is on a mission to experience for himself the country's deep connection with the natural world as he relaxes in a traditional Japanese hot spring bath. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho says suffers minor ATMs system glitch after Sunday’s large-scale breakdown
The main banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group said it detected a system glitch at several of its automated teller machines (ATMs) on Wednesday night, after suffering a large-scale breakdown a few ... ( read original story ...)
Maersk Boxships That Lost Containers Heading for Los Angeles
Maersk is reporting that its boxship the Maersk Eindhoven has resumed its voyage recovering quicker than expected from the recent incident. The vessel had lost propulsion power causing 260 containers ... ( read original story ...)
Maersk Eindhoven departs Yokohama
The 13,100 teu sailed yesterday from APM Terminals Yokohama with an estimated time of arrival of March 13 at the Los Angeles anchorage. The Maersk Eindhoven experienced a loss of engine propulsion ... ( read original story ...)
PayPal is in early-stage talks to buy crypto asset security firm Curv for half a billion, reports say
Founded in 2018, the US-Israeli firm is based in New York and has research and development offices in Tel Aviv. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 organisers to decide this month if overseas fans can attend Games
A decision will be taken on whether overseas spectators will be able to attend the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games at the end of the month, the organising committee president said. Seiko ... ( read original story ...)
Spectators from Abroad Reportedly May Not Be Permitted to Attend Upcoming Summer Olympics in Tokyo
IOC President Thomas Bach said the event's "competitions" have "to be the clear focus" for the Olympics to unfold safely this July ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics organizers near a decision to ban overseas spectators for Tokyo Games
Plans for the Olympics are taking shape, with most athletes vaccinated, probably no overseas spectators and limits on domestic fans. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 appoints 12 women to Executive Board in response to sexism row
Tokyo Sports Association for Persons with Disabilities chairwoman Yaeko Shiraishi has also been added to the Executive Board. The remaining new members include professors, lawyers and business ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 organizers appoint 12 new executive board members
CEO of Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020), attends the press conference after Tokyo 2020 president Mori Yoshiro announced his resignation in Tokyo, Japan, on ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: State of emergency may be extended in Tokyo area
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says he is considering extending an ongoing state of emergency for the Tokyo region for about two weeks, amid concerns that infections have not slowed ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese Garden in SF’s Golden Gate Park is one of many in Calif. with a tragic history
Reflecting on this history today gives Keiji “an appreciation of what that first generation had to overcome, to achieve what they did. They had the cards stacked against them, and yet they went on to ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi Electric 1st Among Japanese Firms and 3rd Globally in International Patent Applications Filed in 2020
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it ranked first among Japanese firms and third globally in terms of international patent applications filed in 2020 according to an ... ( read original story ...)
How did a home built for Japanese American seniors become California’s deadliest nursing facility?
LOS ANGELES >> Tracy and her family agonized over moving her grandmother from the nursing facility in Boyle Heights where she had lived comfortably for four years, especially in the middle of a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firms send canned mackerel to poor kids in gratitude for 2011 aid
Tokyo - Manufacturers of canned fish in eastern and northeastern Japan that was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster have been offering the protein-rich items to feed school children ... ( read original story ...)