Emergency authorities in Tokyo have conducted a joint drill on expressways and highways based on the scenario of a major earthquake occurring beneath the capital. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gov Koike resumes work after recovering from fatigue
Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike resumed her duties on Sunday after taking time off due to fatigue. Koike, 69, spent six days in hospital from Oct 27. After being discharged on Nov 2, she teleworked from home, ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey in Tokyo! 4 Places For Thanksgiving Dinner in Tokyo and Takeout For 2021
Being a cosmopolitan city, Tokyo has plenty of chic joints serving authentic, wholesome Thanksgiving dinners, lunches, and more! From fancy, high-class restaurants to cozy, casual eateries, and even a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Police Conduct Traffic Control Drill Assuming Quake
Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department conducted on Sunday a traffic control drill assuming that a powerful earthquake has occurred directly under the Tokyo area and registered 7, the highest level on ... ( read original story ...)
Relatives of virus dead question Japan’s stay-at-home policy
Yoshihiko Takeuchi, who ran a small restaurant on the island of Okinawa, told only a few friends he had the coronavirus. When he didn't answer phone calls from public health workers for three days, ... ( read original story ...)
Enuit LLC completes additional functionality for system integration with SAP for LNG at Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in Tokyo
Enuit LLC announced today that the ENTRADE integration with SAP at Mitsui & Co. Ltd. has been gone live supporting Mitsui’s LNG business ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gov. Koike Back to Office
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike returned to work at the metropolitan government office Sunday, about 20 days after leaving a hospital where she received treatment due to extreme fatigue. You are now ... ( read original story ...)
The Tokyo Olympics horse punching saga sent modern pentathlon into chaos. Now the sport’s stars are in open revolt.
Three Olympic and world champions spoke in detail with Insider about the myriad issues they say impact their sport, and how to fix them. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s foreign minister says China invited him for visit
Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Sunday he has been invited to visit China. Hayashi said in an interview on Fuji TV that his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi invited him during a phone ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Foreign Minister Hayashi Says Wang Yi Invited Him to China
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said he was invited to visit China by his counterpart Wang Yi during talks held by phone last week. ( read original story ...)
Young Wall Streeters are pumping their bonus checks into crypto. Here’s an inside look at how they’re making trades — and what their firms’ compliance departments have to say …
Personal-trading policies at banks largely allow crypto investments. That's an opportunity for bankers to trade, but compliance policies are evolving. ( read original story ...)
Clues in the poo: Japan’s finance ministry turns to feces-themed tax drill to educate kids
This is one unusual question that confronts anyone looking at a new brochure from the Japanese Finance Ministry's Tax Bureau, put out in collaboration with popular poo-themed study drill publisher ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks waste reduction initiative to start in Tokyo: borrow a cup, use it, then return it
Take your cup home, then hand it back in at any participating Starbucks café. Starbucks has resolved to reduce its waste by 50 percent by 2030, both in a global sense and specifically regarding its ... ( read original story ...)
South Africa fail to turn clock back to Yokohama in England defeat
The Springboks fought hard but were unable to dominate the contest in the way they did two years ago in the World Cup final ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Fans Lose U.S. Constitution to a Billionaire
Hedge fund manager Ken Griffin won an ultra-rare copy of the Constitution for $43.2 million, outbidding a group of over 17,000 crypto enthusiasts. ( read original story ...)
Ireland 15-12 Japan: Ireland skipper Ciara Griffin signs off with win over Japan
Retiring captain Ciara Griffin scores two second-half tries as Ireland labour to victory over Japan in their last game of a very disappointing 2021. ( read original story ...)