This summer's virus-postponed Olympics could be held behind closed doors, Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto told AFP on Friday, pledging to ensure the Games will be safe. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Could be Held Behind Closed Doors Due to Covid-19: Games President Hashimoto
This summer’s virus-postponed Olympics could be held behind closed doors, Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto told AFP on Friday, pledging to ensure the Games will be safe. Former Olympian Hashimoto ... ( read original story ...)
UBS to Move Tokyo Rates Trading to Sydney in Asia Revamp
UBS Group AG will relocate its Tokyo-based rates trading business to Sydney by the end of this year as the Swiss bank reorganizes its Asia-Pacific operations.The firm has initiated the process to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics president Seiko Hashimoto admits Games could ‘take place with NO FANS
This summer's virus-postponed Olympics could be behind closed doors, Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto admitted on Friday. she is hopeful people will still 'be glad' the event goes ahead. ( read original story ...)
The Two Big Themes In The Crypto Market Right Now
Last week, Jens Nordvig of Exante Data joked that the most interesting thing in the market was, in fact, this outperformance. JPM strategist Josh Younger put out a note pointing to ETH’s impressive ... ( read original story ...)
Japan link a winner for A-League’s Roar
Former Socceroos defender Jade North hopes Riku Danzaki is just the first of many Japanese players to become a hit with Brisbane Roar in the A-League. ( read original story ...)
Man, woman arrested for dragging wife with car at Osaka Pref. love hotel parking lot
A driver and his female passenger have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder by driving in a love hotel parking lot while the man's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s consumer confidence worsens in April – govt
Japan's consumer confidence deteriorated in April, the government said on Friday, as a resurgence of coronavirus cases, which led to a third state of emergency for Tokyo and other areas, weighed. A ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister says to boost regional financial ties at ASEAN+3 meeting
Japan will aim to strengthen regional financial cooperation with China, South Korea and ASEAN countries on May 3 when their financial leaders meet on the sidelines of the Asian Development Bank's ... ( read original story ...)
Sumo wrestler dies one month after suffering a concussion in Japan
Hibikiryu, 28, landed on his head during a bout in March and was later treated for a spinal injury ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei index opens lower
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.35 percent or 100.89 points at 28,953.08 in early trade, while the broader Topix Index gained 0.06 percent or 1.06 points to 1,910.12 ... ( read original story ...)
Mugging ring suspected of targeting Yokohama
Kanagawa Prefectural Police have busted a four-person mugging ring that targeted Yokohama City, reports the Sankei Shimbun (April 29). At around 8:40 p.m. on March 7, Yuki Watanabe, 32, and three ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cabinet approves use of $4.6 billion of reserves to support pandemic-hit businesses
Japan's cabinet said on Friday it would spend 500 billion yen ($4.59 billion) from emergency reserves to support pandemic-hit businesses. The money will be drawn from 5 trillion yen in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Prepared to Provide 300 Respirators to India
Japan is prepared to provide 300 respirators and 300 oxygen concentrators to India once talks are finalized, Japan's chief cabinet secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Friday. Kato did not specify when ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s March factory output rebounds as car production jumps
Japan's industrial output posted a surprise increase in March, as a jump in car production helped keep an economic recovery from last year's deep coronavirus slump on track. The output rise will ... ( read original story ...)
Shock as Japan sumo wrestler dies after head injury
Hibikiryu, a lower-tier wrestler whose real name was Mitsuki Amano, died of acute respiratory failure on Wednesday at a Tokyo hospital, the Japan Sumo Association said in a statement in the evening. ( read original story ...)