A Japanese softball player will receive a new gold medal after the mayor of her hometown bit it and sparked controversy. ( read original story ...)
Mayor bites Olympian’s gold medal, prompting thousands of complaints
The medal bite has become a staple of Olympic photo-ops — but that's usually for the winners themselves, not other people. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Debuts Takashi Murakami Co-Designed Tennis Racket
Naomi Osaka has officially linked up with famed contemporary, Japanese artist Takashi Murakami to design a limited-edition Yonex tennis racket and accompanying bag. Both Osaka and Murakami have ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Confronts Lockdown Taboo With Virus at ‘Disaster Level’
As Japan struggles with its worst-yet wave of coronavirus cases, calls for the kind of mandatory lockdown seen in other parts of the world have emerged in a country that has so far shunned such harsh ... ( read original story ...)
Japan defence minister visits Yasukuni Shrine ahead of WWII anniversary
Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi visited Yasukuni shrine on Friday, according to local media, paying his respects at the shrine for war dead that is seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of ... ( read original story ...)
Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Japan’s Mitsubishi Estate on second luxury One Sydney Harbour acquisition
One of Japan's largest and most successful property developers, Mitsubishi Estate, has again engaged Clayton Utz to represent its interests in the landmark Lendlease One Sydney Harbour residential ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto platform Poly Network rewards hacker with $500,000 ‘bug bounty’
Poly Network, the cryptocurrency platform which lost $610 million in a hack earlier this week, confirmed on Friday it had offered the hacker or hackers a $500,000 "bug bounty". In a statement it ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.14%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.14%. The best ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes down on virus worries
TOKYO: Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed lower on Friday as worries over rising coronavirus cases in Japan weighed on the market. The Nikkei 225 index slid 0.14 percent, or 37.87 points, to end at ... ( read original story ...)
Austria Considers Masks, Tokyo Warns of Crisis: Virus Update
The spread of the virus in Tokyo is at disaster levels comparable with the heavy rains and flooding hitting Japan’s west and residents should stay at home and get vaccinated, Tokyo’s governor warned a ... ( read original story ...)
Bouncing back from losses, Japan’s refiners face pandemic stress again
Japan's major oil refiners have recovered from last year's steep losses with all reporting a profit for the April-June quarter, but they continue to face headwinds as COVID-19 cases spiral to record ... ( read original story ...)
‘White hat’ hacker returns most of $600 million crypto tokens taken -Poly Network
Hackers behind one of the biggest ever digital coin heists have now returned nearly all of the $610 million-plus they stole, Poly Network, the cryptocurrency platform targeted earlier this week by the ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-director seeks to stall $2 bln Paytm IPO, company calls it harassment
At the heart of the dispute is a one-page document signed between Mr. Saxena and Paytm’s billionaire CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, in 2001 ... ( read original story ...)
China Opposes Virus Probe; Tokyo Warns of Crisis: Virus Update
The spread of the coronavirus in Tokyo is at disaster levels comparable with the heavy rains and flooding hitting Japan’s west and residents should stay at home and get vaccinated, Tokyo’s governor ... ( read original story ...)
Japan inflation seen weak despite export boom as COVID hits consumption: Reuters poll
Japan's export boom extended into in July but consumer prices likely fell, a Reuters poll showed, highlighting the divergence between manufacturers benefiting from robust global demand and retailers ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q3 growth forecast slashed on COVID-19 surge: Reuters poll
Japan's economy will grow this quarter at a much slower pace than previously expected as a resurgence in coronavirus infections is hurting the momentum for a recovery, a Reuters poll found. But ... ( read original story ...)