Osaka Prefecture confirmed a daily record of 918 coronavirus infections Saturday, the prefectural government said, as Japanese authorities have been facing an uphill battle to control the spread of ... ( read original story ...)
After sleepless night, golf-mad Japan celebrates Matsuyama’s Masters triumph
There will be a few bleary eyes in corporate Japan on Monday morning. In this golf-crazy nation, it's hard to underestimate the impact of Hideki Matsuyama's historic Masters triumph and impossible to ... ( read original story ...)
Tears and cheers as Matsuyama victory thrills Japan
"Matsuyama opens the door of history," declared the Asahi Shimbun newspaper. In Japan, the one-stroke victory came early on Monday morning, with some broadcasters carrying live footage of his final ... ( read original story ...)
‘Making Japan proud’: Tiger Woods congratulates Hideki Matsuyama for history-making Masters win
His history-making win earned kudos from the biggest name in the golf world: Tiger Woods. "Making Japan proud Hideki," Woods wrote on his verified Twitter account. "Congratulations on such a huge ... ( read original story ...)
The Masters: Hideki Matsuyama survives late mistakes to win first men’s major for Japan
After being six clear with seven holes to play, Hideki Matsuyama survived a nervy finish and a late charge from Xander Schauffele. Matsuyama's overnight four-stroke lead was quickly reduced to one ... ( read original story ...)
How Hideki Matsuyama ended his and Japan’s long wait for a Masters champion
That dramatic breakthrough came less than a month after a devastating earthquake, the strongest recorded in Japan's history, triggered a tsunami with waves up to 132 feet. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 0.36 pct
TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average .N225 opened up 0.36 percent at 29,874.43 on Monday, while the broader Topix .TOPX gained 0.40 percent at 1,967.30. ( read original story ...)
Japan bank lending rises again as pandemic pressures services sector
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese bank lending rose 6.3% in March from a year earlier, data showed on Monday, as restaurants and hotels sought more loans to weather the hit from the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan Overall Bank Lending Climbs 6.3% On Year In March
Overall bank lending in Japan was up 6.3 percent on year in March, the Bank of Japan said on Monday - coming in at 579.994 trillion ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Slow Vaccine Rollout Pushes Back Recovery Time Frame
The fast pace of finance is right at your fingertips ... A restaurant worker removes a doorway divider from a storefront in the Umeda district of Osaka, Japan, on Friday, April 9, 2021. Osaka, the ... ( read original story ...)
Yoshihide – Tokyo’s Koike says will ask govt for emergency measures to stem COVID-19 rise
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 ...)
Japan’s Matsuyama makes history as Masters champ
With the weight of a nation on his shoulders, 29-year-old Hideki Matsuyama held on to win the 85th U.S. Masters in Augusta, Georgia on Sunday -- making history as the first ever Japanese man to win a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Matsuyama wins Masters for maiden major victory
Hideki Matsuyama overcame a potentially ruinous moment to become the first Japanese man to win a major championship with a one-shot Masters victory over Will Zalatoris at Augusta National on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
‘Superstar of Japan’ Hideki Matsuyama wins Masters, first from country to win a men’s major
“I think he’d become the superstar of Japan, if he isn’t already,” Scott said after his own round. “But I don’t think he really feels the weight of expectation — like we all kind of can see what it ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Matsuyama wins historic Masters
-10 H Matsuyama (Jpn);-9 W Zalatoris (US); -7 J Spieth (US) -6 J Rahm (Spa), M Leishman (Aus); -5 J Rose (Eng);-4 P Reed (US), C Conners (Can) Selected others: -2 R MacIntyre (Sco);-1 T Hatton (Eng); ... ( read original story ...)
Hideki Matsuyama Wins the Masters and Makes History for Japan
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Hideki Matsuyama had the weight of a golf-obsessed, yet championship-deprived country hovering over every shot at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday as he sought to become the first man ... ( read original story ...)