The current prime minister of Japan is Yoshihide Suga. On 14 September 2020 he was elected to the presidency of the governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ... ( read original story ...)
50th Anniversary: how witnesses review the legacy of the icebreaker ping-pong diplomacy
After the 1971 World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya, Japan, the US ping-pong team became the first American delegation to visit the People's Republic of China by invitation. The Chinese team ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Mulls Seeking New State of Emergency over Pandemic
Osaka/Tokyo, April 12 (Jiji Press)--The prefectural government of Osaka, western Japan, is considering asking the national government to declare yet another state of emergency in the prefecture over ... ( read original story ...)
Petition to Stop Japan Dumping Radioactive Water in Ocean Gains Over 183,000 Signatures
Japan is expected to announce plans to release hundreds of thousands of tons of leftover cooling water from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the Pacific Ocean, prompting almost 200,000 people to ... ( read original story ...)
Hideki Matsuyama’s caddie bowing respectfully to Augusta symbolizes emotional Masters win for a proud Japan
Like Yu Darvish in baseball and Naomi Osaka in tennis before him, Matsuyama is hoping that his victory can bring a bright future for golf in Japan. "I hope it will affect golf in Japan in a good ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end lower amid concern over rebound in COVID infections
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 229.33 points, or 0.77 percent, from Friday at 29,538.73. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 4.88 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo adopts tougher coronavirus rules, starts vaccinating elders
Tokyo adopted tougher measures against the coronavirus Monday as it struggles to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious variant ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks eat up early gains to end on minus side
Tokyo stocks ended lower on Monday ... “Investors moved to mainly sell issues in the manufacturing sector that are scheduled to release their business results (later this month) after Yaskawa Electric ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Reports 603 New Coronavirus Cases
The daily number of new coronavirus cases in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, came to 603 on Monday, hitting a record high for a Monday, although it was below 700 for the first time in a week. You are ... ( read original story ...)
70% of Japanese want Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed: poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 70% of people in Japan want the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled or delayed as the coronavirus pandemic rolls on, a Kyodo News poll showed on Monday, just over 100 days ahead ... ( read original story ...)
Hideki Matsuyama’s Masters win will make him ‘forever a hero’ in Japan
Hideki Matsuyama's victory at Augusta National will resonate throughout the whole of the Far East after he became the first Japanese man to win a major, writes Iain Carter. ( read original story ...)
W Hotels arrives in Japan with opening in Osaka
World-renowned hospitality design firm concrete Amsterdam was appointed to design the interiors of W Hotels’ first property in Japan. The hotel has just opened and Hotel Designs managed to get a ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin And Crypto Braced For Near-$100 Billion Coinbase Earthquake As Bitcoin Price Suddenly Soars
The bitcoin price has added over 5% during the last few days as the wider crypto market and smaller tokens record bigger gains—pushing the combined value of the world's cryptocurrencies to well over ... ( read original story ...)
HollyGold, the First True Hollywood Crypto Currency Project, is now on XT.com Exchange
Crypto currency has become as sought after as fiat money. It is now a medium of exchange and has real significant value. It has real-life commercial applications and the general public is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.77%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.77%. The best ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group appoints Colin Chen as first Asia Pacific ESG finance head
Chen, who is based in Singapore, takes on the newly created position after 21 years with the multinational bank, which is Japan’s largest. He will perform the role in addition to his job as head of ... ( read original story ...)