As it was, Naomi Osaka would have been one of the most-watched, most-discussed, most-supported athletes at the Tokyo Olympics. She’s the highest-earning female athlete in the world, a tennis superstar ... ( read original story ...)
Teacher Alice Hodgkinson goes missing from flat in Yokohama, Japan
The family of a British woman living in Japan are appealing for information about her whereabouts after she disappeared from her home in the city of Yokohama.Alice Hodgkinson, 28, failed to turn up to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to ship another 1.1M AstraZeneca doses to Taiwan
Japan is set to send another 1.1 million donated AstraZeneca doses to Taiwan this week to help the self-governing island fight its worst COVID-19 outbreak amid a struggle to get vaccines. ( read original story ...)
Rescuers search for missing in Japan amid fresh slide risks
Rescue workers are facing the risk of more mudslides as they search for more than two dozen people still missing three days after a torrent of mud and debris ripped through a Japanese resort town and ... ( read original story ...)
COVID complexity means business is far from usual in Tokyo 2020 athletes village
Athletes villages at the Olympics and Paralympics are places where competitors can put aside their sporting rivalries to socialize an ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.5 quake hits 57 km northwest of Nayoro, Japan early afternoon
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred only 12 minutes ago 57 km northwest of Nayoro, Japan, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) ... ( read original story ...)
Clean Science and Technology IPO: Here are key things to know
Specialty chemicals manufacturer Clean Science and Technology will launch its initial public offering (IPO) for subscription on July 7. This will be the second IPO in July 2021 after GR Infraprojects. ( read original story ...)
LGBT visibility grows in Japan ahead of ‘diversity’ Olympics
Speaking with Nikkei Asia less than a month from the start of the "Unity in Diversity" Games, Sugiyama said that LGBT athletes rarely speak up about their sexuality because they fear negative ... ( read original story ...)
Controversial ‘comfort women’ exhibit to be shown by Nagoya gallery
The exhibition stoked controversy after it opened at the Aichi Triennale 2019 but was forced to close over security concerns amid a flood of threats and complaints. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics shaping up as TV-only event with few fans
The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics are shaping up as a TV-only event with few fans — if any — being allowed when they open in just over two weeks. Japan’s Asahi newspaper, citing multiple ... ( read original story ...)
As Olympic athletes begin to arrive in Tokyo, fear of virus spike grows
TOKYO, Japan — The pressure of hosting an Olympics during ... Kengo Sakurada, president of Sompo Holdings and the head of an influential business lobby, said on June 30 that the current vaccination ... ( read original story ...)
How this Ipoh business found its start in making an uncommon, luxury Japanese dessert
Amai Kitchen is an Ipoh-based business that handmakes and sells the Japanese dessert nerikiri wagashi, and hosts classes to teach the craft. To the untrained eye, this would look like fancy mochi to ... ( read original story ...)
Pikes Peak: 2 division wins for Yokohama
Cars running on Yokohama Advan tyres have finished first in two open tyre supply divisions of the 99th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, which took place in Colorado, USA, on 27 June. The division ... ( read original story ...)
As Tokyo Olympics approach, virus worries rise in Japan
The pressure of hosting an Olympics during a still-active pandemic is beginning to show in Japan. The games begin July 23, with organizers determined they will go on, even with a reduced number of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says to ship 1.1 million more AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan
Japan will ship about 1.1 million more doses of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday, after previously delivering 1.24 million ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank, Uniqlo maker rebound, pulling Nikkei higher amid COVID-19 caution
Japan's Nikkei rose on Tuesday, helped by a rebound in shares of Daikin Industries, Uniqlo-maker Fast Retailing and SoftBank Group after steep declines in the previous session. ( read original story ...)