SLH is delighted to announce the joining of Chalet Ivy Jozankei as their first member hotel in Sapporo’s hot spring resort town of Jozankei. ( read original story ...)
BE:FIRST’s ‘Gifted.’ Wins Close Race to Top Japan Hot 100
BE:FIRST’s “Gifted.” bows at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Nov. 1 to 7, coming out on top after one of the closest races between two songs since the inception of the chart. ( read original story ...)
LeBron, Osaka Among Stars Backing Extended Reality Platform StatusPRO
Sports tech and gaming company StatusPro, which creates extended reality training programs, announced a number of new big-name investors Thursday, headlined by Lakers star LeBron James and his ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. gold medalist Suni Lee says she was pepper sprayed in racist attack weeks after Tokyo games
Gymnast Suni Lee collected three medals, including gold in the all-around event, as the first Hmong American to participate in the Olympics this summer in Tokyo. Weeks after her trailblazing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 champions dominate nominations for bumper BWF Player of the Year Awards
Nominees have been revealed for the Badminton World Federation's Player of the Year Awards - with honours for two seasons combined because of the ... ( read original story ...)
For Once, Japan’s Foreign Minister Is Actually Qualified
Fresh from a surprisingly strong showing at recent parliamentary elections, Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has moved to put his imprint on foreign policy with a foreign minister appointment ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Likely Shrank Ahead of Kishida’s Stimulus Plan
Japan’s economy continues to sputter and is expected to have shrunk for the fifth quarter in two years as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida puts the finishing touches on a stimulus package aimed at shoring ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto’s Super User: Young Men. 43% Of U.S. Males Aged 18 To 29 Have Bought The Currency
Young men don’t just seem more interested in cryptocurrency than the average person, they actually are: New research shows that almost half of all American men ages 18 to 29 say they have invested in, ... ( read original story ...)
Subaru Finally Has an SUV That’s Good for the Great Outdoors
The company has moved on from talking about capitalizing on climate change to launching an electric vehicle that might help to mitigate it. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank to buy 20pc stake in bKash
Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank Group Corporation is going to buy a 20 per cent stake in bKash, which could give a further push to the fast-expanding mobile financial service industry in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 international communications manager Lavier appointed to ITTF role
Tokyo 2020 senior manager of international communications Tristan Lavier has been appointed head of communications at the International Table Tennis ... ( read original story ...)
Discord shelves idea to bring crypto to its platform after user outcry over environmental impact
Two days after Discord's CEO teased a possible crypto wallet integration, he said there's no plan for now to carry out the idea. ( read original story ...)
CM felicitates medal winners of Tokyo Paralympics
Taking inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve to encourage athletes and promote sports in the country, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath honoured athletes who won medals in ... ( read original story ...)
ADDX Expects Significant Upside in Japan, As Partner Tokai Tokyo Receives Security Tokens License
Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings and private market exchange ADDX have announced a new partnership to offer fractional private market investment products to investors in Japan, after Tokai Tokyo secured ... ( read original story ...)
Japan refiner Eneos, Goldman to launch tender offer in $4.2 bln Nippo deal
Japan's Eneos Holdings and Goldman Sachs on Thursday moved ahead with a tender offer for the 43% the refiner doesn't already own in roadbuilder Nippo Corp , shrugging off opposition from activist ... ( read original story ...)
Japan closes in on qualifying group leaders in Asia
Japan closed in on both Saudi Arabia and Australia in Asian World Cup qualifying, beating Vietnam 1-0 Thursday while the two leading teams in Group B played out a 0-0 draw. ( read original story ...)