With the decision to extend the coronavirus state of emergency, local authorities including the Tokyo Metropolitan Government have eased thei ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Cutting down of trees in Yoyogi raises new frustrations over Tokyo Olympics
The Japanese public has a darkening sense of the unstoppable arrival of tens of thousands of athletes and their teams, says the Financial Times’ ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Quits the French Open After News Conference Dispute
The four-time Grand Slam tournament winner wrote on Instagram that she had suffered from bouts of depression since 2018 and will “take some time” away from the tennis court. ( read original story ...)
Factbox-Japan’s Naomi Osaka Who Withdrew From the French Open on Monday
Factbox on Japan's Naomi Osaka, who withdrew from the French Open on Monday in the wake of her decision to boycott post-match media duties, explaining she had been suffering from depression since ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Australia’s softball squad set to arrive in Japan Tuesday
Australia's softball squad is set to arrive in Japan on Tuesday for a pre-Olympic training camp, as the majority of the Japanese public is opposed to holding the huge international event in a country ... ( read original story ...)
‘Womenomics’ Author Matsui Seeks to Bring ESG to Japan Startups
After 30 years in Japan, former Goldman Sachs vice chair Kathy Matsui, known for research that shifted government policy on women at work, is starting a venture fund that could help put some of her ... ( read original story ...)
There are more than 8 million empty homes in rural Japan, and local governments are selling them for as little as $500 in a bid to lure residents
In Japan, local authorities are giving away renovation subsidies to incentivize people to move into the country's rural areas. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s statement about withdrawing from French Open
The truth is that I have suffered long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018 and I have had a really hard time coping with that. Anyone that knows me knows I'm introverted, and anyone that has ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka: ‘Best thing’ for French Open would be her withdrawal
Naomi Osaka wrote on Twitter on Monday that “the best thing for the tournament” would be if she withdrew from the French Open, a dramatic turn of events for the four-time Grand Slam champion and ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open, citing her mental health
Tennis star Naomi Osaka said Monday she is withdrawing from the French Open after refusing to speak to the media at the grand slam. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s abrupt end at French Open should start new beginning for tennis in improving partnership with its stars
No one wins if Osaka, a four-time major champion, is sitting out big events because a secondary part of her job (albeit part of her job) is causing her too much stress. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open after media boycott controversy
I think now the best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris, tweets Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo has kept a tentative grip on its coronavirus outbreak. But the Olympics could change everything
While some regions of Japan are struggling with an influx of serious coronavirus cases, Tokyo has so far kept a tentative grip on its outbreak. But in three weeks, thousands of foreign athletes will ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists drill ‘world’s deepest ocean hole’ five MILES deep near site of Japan’s Fukushima disaster
THE DEEPEST manmade ocean hole in the world has just been drilled off the coast of Japan. Scientists created the hole in the hope of understanding the reasons for past earthquakes better. The new ... ( read original story ...)
Why the Bank of Japan Bought $300 Billion of Stocks
Over the span of a decade, the central bank bought hundreds of billions of dollars in Tokyo-listed stock ETFs as part of its monetary easing programs, sitting on a handsome $130 billion profit. You ... ( read original story ...)
FSA Warns of Bybit Operating Unregistered Crypto Services in Japan
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has issued a warning letter to Singapore-based major cryptocurrency exchange Bybit. ( read original story ...)