Japan's government was acting pre-emptively to ensure there are sufficient beds for seriously ill COVID-19 patients, its health minister said on Wednesday, warning infections have entered a "new phase ... ( read original story ...)
Coming to Terms with Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka is the most accomplished Japanese tennis player of all time—man or woman—and it’s not even close. She is the highest-earning female athlete ever in any sport. She recently received perhaps ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s service sector activity shrinks at faster pace in July – PMI
Japan's services sector activity shrank at a faster pace in July to contract for the 18th consecutive month as curbs rolled out to combat a resurgence in coronavirus infections dealt a blow to ... ( read original story ...)
A Cambodian tuk-tuk driver, a company’s Japanese translator
Nang Veasna, a father of two children is a Tuk-Tuk driver who just like all those in the same business has a noticeable impact on his livelihood due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan Services PMI Slips In July – Jibun
The services sector in Japan continued to contract in July, and at a faster rate, the latest survey from Jibun Bank showed on ... ( read original story ...)
GDT and Japanese embassy hosts virtual discussion with investors
The General Department of Taxation at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and Japanese Embassy to Cambodia held a virtual discussion Monday in conjunction with the Japanese embassy on tax ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Z Holdings Enhances IP Management with Anaqua AQX Platform
Holding Company of Japan’s leading internet service business groups selects Anaqua software and services to strengthen patent and trademark management, budgeting, and licensing processesBOSTON, Aug. ( read original story ...)
Free-to-air TV a Tokyo Olympics loser
None of us will forget the amazing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. For Australia it was a return to the glory days. But in the years ahead Tokyo 2020 will also be remembered as the event that accelerated the ... ( read original story ...)
While all eyes are on Tokyo, nearby the largest US overseas naval base stands ready
The Tokyo Olympic Games are in full swing, and while most of the attention might be on the fields and courts, the largest US overseas naval base in the world is only 43 miles away. ( read original story ...)
Olympic gold medalist Xander Schauffele almost skipped the Tokyo Games
Schauffele came close, he said, to not even having to worry about the potential toll that an Olympic quest would take. ( read original story ...)
Major Luxury Fashion Brands Are Wooing The $2 Trillion Dollar Crypto Market
Today, it is no longer news that the fashion industry has taken the crypto market by the throat, with the intention of milking this $2 trillion dollar cow. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Post-Olympics Stock Bounce Depends on Controlling Covid
The shadow of the Olympics has hung over Japan’s range-bound stock market for months, with some fearing Covid disaster while others have hoped medal wins would help the country mentally move past the ... ( read original story ...)
How Japan Combines History & Science To Prepare For Disasters
With India witnessing increasing frequency of climate change-induced natural disasters, we ask Satoru Nishikawa of the Nagoya University Disaster Mitigation Research Center about the lessons ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka withdraws from National Bank Open in Montreal
World No. 2 Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from this month's National Bank Open in Montreal, Tennis Canada has announced on Tuesday. No.4 Sofia Kenin, No.8 Iga Swiatek have also opted out of the tournament ... ( read original story ...)
Belarus sprinter Krystina Timanovskaya to leave Tokyo for Poland
A Belarusian athlete who refused orders to fly home early from the Olympics will leave Japan in the coming hours. Krystina Timanovskaya, 24, is at Tokyo's Narita airport and will fly to Warsaw after ... ( read original story ...)
Belarus Olympic athlete to leave Tokyo for Poland
A Belarusian athlete who refused orders to fly home early from the Olympics will leave Japan in the coming hours.Krystina Timanovskaya, 24, is at Tokyo's Narita airport and will fly to Warsaw after ... ( read original story ...)