Japan has protested a South Korean court order that assets seized from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries be sold off to pay compensation to two women subjected to forced labour for the company during ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo looks to allow certified eateries to serve alcohol after lifting of virus emergency
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is considering allowing restaurants and bars to serve alcohol following the lifting of the state of emergen ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic Hero Simone Biles Says Everything Came to a Head in Tokyo: Report
Simone Biles was expected to dominate at the Tokyo Olympics but instead caused a sensation by pulling out of the opening event of the women's gymnastics competition. ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles says she should have quit before Tokyo Games
The 24-year-old American dropped out of the opening event at the Summer Games, the team competition in July, after just one vault and later said she was struggling with the "twisties," a serious ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower following mixed US shares
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Tuesday following a mixed close on Wall Street, where investors were eyeing the risk of a US government shutdown.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Aso: Cannot expect inflation to accelerate without strong consumer demand
Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso is making some comments on the country’s inflation outlook while appreciating the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) measures to ramp up price pressures. Aware of opinions that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s next PM must work quickly on virus, economy, China
The stakes are high as Japanese governing party members vote Wednesday for four candidates seeking to replace Yoshihide Suga as prime minister. The next leader must address a ... ( read original story ...)
Propel the trend: Sapporo debuts hard seltzers and beer-like beverage to strengthen home consumption business
Japanese brewery giant Sapporo is debuting its first hard seltzer products and a beer-like beverage across supermarkets and convenience stores nationwide, as it looks to strengthen its ... ( read original story ...)
Aloha! ‘Caps headed to Hawaii for first preseason fixtures of 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps FC depart for the Aloha State on Wednesday night for a 10-day training camp that will include their first preseason fixtures of 2018. The ‘Caps will face Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo ... ( read original story ...)
Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appears effective against SARS-CoV-2 mu variant
Researchers in Japan have conducted a study showing that the vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) seems to be adequately effective against the B. ( read original story ...)
Olympic hero Biles says everything came to a head in Tokyo, report
US gymnastics icon Simone Biles said on Monday she should have quit "way before Tokyo" but held onto her Olympic dream even though it took a heavy emotional toll on her well-being. The 24-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
‘I should have quit way before Tokyo’, Simone Biles says her mental health issues had begun before Olympics
Biles was expected to dominate at the Tokyo Games but instead caused a sensation by pulling out of the opening event of the women's gymnastics competition after being plagued by an attack of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to lift all virus emergency steps nationwide
Japan is set to lift all coronavirus emergency measures when they expire later this week as the infections slow and the nation tries to reactivate its economy. Officials in charge of coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
teamLab Planets va lancer à Tokyo une expérience culinaire, un espace artistique et un magasin de fleurs le 8 octobre prochain
Lab Planets TOKYO à Toyosu, Tokyo, a le plaisir de lancer « Vegan Ramen UZU Tokyo » inspiré du restaurant déjà existant à Kyoto ... ( read original story ...)
Japan seeks to end COVID-19 state of emergency this month -minister
The Japanese government will seek advisers' approval to lift the state of emergency in all regions on Oct. 1 as the number of new coronavirus cases falls and the strain on the medical system eases, ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ policymakers warned of Japan’s recovery delay, China risk
Some Bank of Japan policymakers warned of the risk of a delay in the country's economic recovery as state of emergency curbs to combat the coronavirus pandemic weighed on consumption, minutes of their ... ( read original story ...)