Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, announced that he will step down at the end of the month, throwing open the competition to be his successor as the country struggles with the pandemic.Suga’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s prime minister to step aside after a year in office
A deeply uncharismatic leader who struggled to connect with the public, Yoshihide Suga often looked uncomfortable as a public-facing leader. In the end, he apparently decided he had no viable path to ... ( read original story ...)
Brent Lakatos named Canada’s flag-bearer for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics closing ceremony
Wheelchair racing track star Brent Lakatos will carry Canada's flag Sunday during the closing ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, the Canadian Paralympic Committee announced on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Is Japan Tomorrow’s Sporting Superpower?
Japan today stands on the cusp of being a global sporting superpower. As the Paralympic Games draw to a close this weekend following a summer of spectacle from Tokyo, we profile the young Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new digital chief in copyright gaffe
The chief of Japan's Digital Agency, which launched this week to propel creaking government infrastructure into an online future, apologised on Friday after posting an image in breach of copyright ... ( read original story ...)
Review: Maiden Japan: Iron Maiden find eastern muse
Iron Maiden is not a band for those with short attention spans. Since blasting out of England in the late '70s in what would become known as the new wave of British metal, Iron Maiden has never been ... ( read original story ...)
Putin Says Private Businesses, Japanese Firms On Disputed Kurile Islands To Receive Tax Breaks
Russian President Vladimir Putin says private businesses, including Japanese firms, operating on the disputed Kurile Islands will receive tax breaks in an effort to boost the local economy. ( read original story ...)
Russia to tighten grip on islands claimed by Japan with economic zone
Russia will grant extensive tax breaks to a chain of Pacific islands to lure international investment, President Vladimir Putin said Friday, a move that would include the Northern Territories off ... ( read original story ...)
Smoking ban: Japanese investment bank tells employees to stub out cigarettes while working from home
Japan's largest investment bank Nomura has banned all its employees in Japan from taking smoking breaks during working hours ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Day 11 Preview: Para athletics takes centre stage
Saturday is the penultimate day of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, and Canada is readying to compete in four sports: Para athletics, Para canoe, sitting volleyball, and Shooting Para sport. Below is ... ( read original story ...)
Worldwide Olympic Partners Helping to Make Tokyo 2020 Most Innovative Olympic Games Ever
The Olympic Games have always been a catalyst and showcase for innovation, and when Tokyo last hosted the event, in 1964, it saw satellites used to relay live pictures to a global audience for the ... ( read original story ...)
SBI cracks Tokyo’s stone-faced regulators to launch Japan’s first crypto fund
SBI Group have revealed the launch of the first Japanese crypto fund - which will provide access to Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and others. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympians welcomed home to Ystrad Mynach and Blackwood
Two Olympic medallists have been welcomed by hundreds as they rode through their hometowns of Ystrad Mynach and Blackwood. Lauren Price won gold in boxing, while Lauren Williams took silver in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Best of September 3
Japan's Chihiro Kitada of Japan falls during their women's wheelchair basketball match against Canada. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Paralympics briefing: GB reach 100 medals and Cole bows out
Many more medals for ParalympicsGB, Dutch wheelchair tennis dominance and more ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Leader Will Step Down, Damaged By Criticism Of His COVID Response
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's exit raises the specter of a return to a "revolving door" succession of Japanese leaders. ( read original story ...)