TOKYO, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher on Tuesday ... Maki Sawada, a strategist in Nomura Securities Co.'s investment content department, said that the issues such as finance-related ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Governor Vows City’s Medical System Is Ready for Games
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Tuesday that a sufficient number of hospitals combined with a speed-up in the vaccination rollout among the elderly meant the city will be able to hold "safe and ... ( read original story ...)
IOC’s Bach praises Tokyo preparations for “safe” Games
This was Bach's first face-to-face meeting with the committee since finishing his three-day quarantine after arriving in Tokyo.Organizers last week announced that spectators would be banned from ... ( read original story ...)
Google to buy Japan payments firm Pring
Alphabet's Google has agreed to buy payments business Pring from backers including fintech firm Metaps Inc as the U.S. tech giant pushes ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes, typhoons pose threat at Tokyo Olympic
The coronavirus might top the risks at the Tokyo Olympics, but organisers in Japan have other deadly, unpredictable threats to contend with: natural disasters. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Miners Navigate Extreme World of Crypto Power-Hunting
Bitcoin miners forced to leave China have found themselves thrust into the wild and extreme world of crypto power-hunting. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya police take down knife-wielding man at train station without using lethal force
Nagoya is Japan’s fourth-largest city, with a population of more than 2.3 million people, so you can pretty much count on Nagoya Station, the city’s main rail hub, having a lot of people in it at any ... ( read original story ...)
Mattel announces Naomi Osaka Barbie Doll
Watch "Mattel announces Naomi Osaka Barbie Doll as part of their role model series", a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream featuring original CBS News ... ( read original story ...)
Firms From Sony to Noodle Maker Urge Japan to Pursue Moon Business
Japan needs to take commercial development of the moon more seriously if the country is to remain competitive in the budding space economy. That’s the message to the government from a group of ... ( read original story ...)
Four Tokyo Olympic Staff Arrested for Suspected Cocaine Use
Two Americans and two British nationals contracted to work for the Tokyo Olympics have been arrested on suspicion of violating drug laws by using cocaine, the police and organizers of the Games said ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s gov’t sees Taiwan tensions as regional security risk
Japan believes rising tension surrounding Taiwan requires its attention “with a sense of crisis” as China intensifies military activities in the area and the United States steps up support for the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Provide One Million More COVID Vaccine Doses to Taiwan
Japan will send a third batch of donated COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan this week, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday, in a further show of support for the Chinese-claimed island ... ( read original story ...)
Japan warns of Taiwan crisis, growing risks from US-China rivalry
Growing military tensions around Taiwan as well as economic and technological rivalry between China and the United States threaten peace and stability in East Asia as the regional power balance shifts ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finmin says govt in close touch with BOJ on climate change response
Japan's government is communicating closely with the Bank of Japan on responses to issues ranging from climate change to the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan to provide 1 mln more COVID vaccine doses to Taiwan
Japan will send a third batch of donated COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan this week, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday, in a further show of support for the Chinese-claimed island ... ( read original story ...)
Corona Chronicles: IOC Opens Door for Tokyo Postponement
The IOC says it will take the next steps to evaluate a possible postponement of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. A statement from the IOC following a suddenly called teleconference of the Executive Board ... ( read original story ...)