Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency restrictions are set to lift on Thursday, allowing restaurants and bars to resume more flexible hours in an effort to jump-start the country’s economic recovery ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to end COVID-19 state of emergency on Thursday
Japan will lift a coronavirus state of emergency in all regions on Thursday as the number of new cases falls and the strain on the medical system eases, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Off-Highway Tires – India Is Now Great Place to Work-Certified™!
MUMBAI - Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT) announced today that its India entity, Alliance Tires Company, has received the Great Place to Work (GPTW) Certification. This prestigious award is based ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka set to return to tennis shortly after getting “that itch” to play again
Monitoring Desk Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka looks set to return to tennis. Osaka said at the U.S. Open earlier this month that she would take a break from the game to concentrate on her ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: I will probably soon return, I want to feel joy and happiness again
Home; Tennis News; Tennis Interviews; Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has hinted that she will soon return to the Tour. Osaka, who has fallen to No. 7 in the rankings due to her ... ( read original story ...)
Roger Federer backs Naomi Osaka and calls for press conference reforms, so what happens next?
The 20-time Grand Slam champion has always enjoyed a positive relationship with the media, and his eagerness to speak in different languages and address all questions that come his way adding to his ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles compared her Tokyo Olympic struggles to suddenly going blind and still being expected to do your job
Simone Biles compared her strugg Olympics to waking up one day and suddenly finding that you are blind. The most decorated gymnast of all time was forced to withdraw from some events at this summer's ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles: ‘I should have quit way before Tokyo 2020’
Biles withdrew from five of her six finals to focus on her mental health after being unable to execute performances in opening team event ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles says she still cries thinking about her devastating Tokyo Olympic woes
The most decorated gymnast of all time was speaking about her Tokyo Olympics saga in which she dropped out of events due to a mental issue. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo film festival unveils competition line-up with 10 world premieres
World premieres include debut from Happy Hour co-writer Tadashi Nohara and new works from Brillante Mendoza and Mikhail Red. Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced the full line-up for ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Fest: Bong Joon-ho, Isabelle Huppert Join Hirokazu Kore-eda’s New Filmmaker Conversation Series
The Tokyo International Film Festival unveiled the lineup for its 34th annual edition on Tuesday, featuring a slew of established and emerging arthouse talent from across Asia and around the world. ( read original story ...)
Okinawa: Japan’s Surprising Beach Paradise
Sun-splashed, laid-back, a bit rough around the edges, the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa invert Japan’s usual precision and polish. And did we mention the empty beaches? ( read original story ...)
Japan to lift all COVID-19 emergency steps
Japan's government has announced the nation's COVID-19 state of emergency will end this week so the economy can be reactivated as infections slow. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday said the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto expert pleads guilty to conspiring to help North Korea dodge sanctions
Virgil Griffith, a developer of Ethereum, admitted Monday that he conspired to coach North Korea on how to evade economic sanctions by using the cryptocurrency technology to conceal illegal ... ( read original story ...)
‘I should have quit way before Tokyo,’ says four-time gold medalist Simone Biles
Four-time Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles believes she should have “quit way before” the Tokyo Games. American Japan to focus on her mental health. The 24-year-old, who had been expected to ... ( read original story ...)
MP govt felicitating players of Indian women’s hockey team for excellent performance in Tokyo Olympics
The Madhya Pradesh government is felicitating the players of the Indian women’s hockey team today for their excellent performance in the Tokyo Olympics. The Indian women’s hockey team came to Bhopal ... ( read original story ...)