Month: October 2021

Over 60% of people in Japan have had two COVID-19 vaccine shots, and new positive cases numbers are rapidly decreasing. But infections are sp ... ( read original story ...)

Heartbreak for Vietnam; Japan flatter to deceive again Ahead of Match Day 4 of the Asian qualifiers, we take a look at the biggest talking points. Japan face do-or-die mission against Socceroos As ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will on Monday release September figures for machine tool orders, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. ( read original story ...)

Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and the Sony Group are reportedly considering joint construction of a semiconductor factory in western Japan amid a global chip shortage. ( read original story ...)

Recent North Korean rocket tests have raised the possibility that Japan's current missile defenses may be rendered ineffective, forcing policymakers here to consider new options -- including a ... ( read original story ...)

Seth Fischer of Oasis Management says there are easy wins to he had as Japan’s corporate governance revolution provides activist investors with fertile ground. ( read original story ...)

One’s a dual under-23 and senior national team coach renowned for demanding mental toughness from his players and a stilted style of football, and the other is Graham Arnold. Hajime Moriyasu will ... ( read original story ...)

Galen Rupp was hoping to capture his second career Bank of America Chicago Marathon title on Sunday, and although he dropped back in the closing stages of the race, he still put up a strong time as he ... ( read original story ...)

The success of para athletes at the Tokyo Paralympics 2021 will inspire India's younger generation with physical disabilities to take up sports as a v ... ( read original story ...)

When Misato Michishita won the Paralympic marathon in Tokyo this summer, she picked up more than a gold medal. The visually impaired Japanese office worker became a must-get for organizers of today’s ... ( read original story ...)

East Japan Railway Co. says it experiencing extensive service disruption in the Tokyo area due to a power outage. ( read original story ...)

Major lines operated by East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) in the Tokyo area were temporarily suspended on the afternoon of Oct. 10 after an electrical fire broke out at a substation in Saitama ... ( read original story ...)

Laura Muir is still coming to terms with her Olympic medal success more than two months on from Tokyo – but insists it helps fuel her future ambitions. ( read original story ...)

Despite a homebuilding industry that went into a virtual standstill during the pandemic, Japan last year used its highest rate of domestically produced lumber since 1972. The reason -- they burned ... ( read original story ...)