Yoshihide Suga’s abrupt decision came after he had spent days trying to salvage a historically unpopular administration. ( read original story ...)
Instant View: Reactions to Reports Japan PM Suga to Step Down
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a news conference on Japan's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at his official residence during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in ... ( read original story ...)
Yoshihide Suga: Japan’s PM will not run in leadership election, effectively giving up the premiership
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide will not run in his party's forthcoming leadership election, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party confirmed Friday, effectively ceding the premiership and opening ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Japan’s PM Suga won’t run in next vote to lead party
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga won’t run for governing party leadership election, indicating he will step down as Japanese leader at the end of this month, public broadcaster NHK said. ( read original story ...)
Suga bows out of party vote, paves way for new Japan PM
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says he won’t run for the leadership of the governing party at the end of this month, paving the way for a new Japanese leader. Suga told reporters Friday that he ... ( read original story ...)
Australia’s Olympic heroes set for massive payday after billionaire property tycoon Harry Triguboff splashes out for every medallist
Australia's Olympic medallists will receive an unexpected cash gift of $645,000 for their results in Tokyo from a billionaire property developer. The ultra-successful swim team will benefit most of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Orders Binance to Halt Services in Latest Crypto Blow
Binance Holdings Ltd. must stop offering services regulated in Singapore after a potential breach of local payment rules, adding to a mounting list of jurisdictions scrutinizing the world’s largest ... ( read original story ...)
Cardano joins crypto’s creative destruction loop
Watch out, bitcoin and ether. Cryptocurrency platform Cardano had its ADA token pass the $3 mark for the first on Sept. 1, just weeks after becoming the world’s third-biggest virtual tender. While its ... ( read original story ...)
US Open Lookahead: Osaka takes Slam win streak to 3rd round
LOOKAHEAD TO FRIDAY Naomi Osaka has won 16 straight Grand Slam matches as she takes on 18-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez in the U.S. Open. Osaka caught a break when her last opponent withdrew from ... ( read original story ...)
Australia’s Olympic medallists get massive payday thanks to property tycoon Harry Triguboff
Australia's Olympic medallists will receive an unexpected cash prize for their efforts in Tokyo. Billionaire property developer Harry Triguboff, of Meriton fame, has vowed to pay each of the 129 ... ( read original story ...)
China shuts Japanese-themed complex after just 2 weeks over online backlash, ‘sensitive’ date concerns
The Japanese-themed Tang Little Kyoto project, which is located in Dalian’s Jinpu New Area, was opened two weeks ago and had proved popular with domestic tourist in China. ( read original story ...)
Kioxia favours IPO over Western Digital merger offer-paper
Japan's Kioxia Holdings Corp, the world's second-largest maker of NAND flash memory chips, plans to push ahead with an initial public offering (IPO) rather than a stock merger with Western Digital, ... ( read original story ...)
Kioxia, formerly Toshiba Memory, arranging for November IPO – paper
Japan's Kioxia Holdings Corp, the world's second-largest maker of flash memory chips and formerly called Toshiba Memory, is arranging for an initial public offering (IPO) in November, the Nikkan Kogyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stars Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia at Adda today
Last month, on the day wrestler Bajrang Punia won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Games, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra made history by winning India’s first track and field Olympics medal. Chopra’s gold ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: ‘We found our first Paralympian at the supermarket’
Now another shining star - Elliott Loonstra - is ready to represent the island at the Tokyo Paralympics. The music pumped loudly as the swimmers walked towards their blocks at Rio 2016, hats slick to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Ellie Simmonds ready to step away as she leaves empty-handed
Ellie Simmonds has almost certainly competed in her last Paralympics after she rounded off a disappointing Games by finishing fifth in the S6 400m freestyle hav ... ( read original story ...)