New Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s rhetoric of distributing wealth more equally appears to signal a change of priorities for post-pandemic Japan that may run counter to plans to improve the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
Friction between humans, crows declines amid pandemic in Japan
The relationship between crows and humans in Japan's cities has long been a contentious one. For one, it is not uncommon to see the content ... ( read original story ...)
Accessible Japan
Former Captain of The Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team Steve Brown travels to Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan to unveil record $943 billion budget to ensure post-COVID recovery – draft
Japan's government is set to unveil on Friday its largest ever annual budget with $943 billion in spending for the fiscal year beginning in next April, further straining the industrial world's ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes near Hachinohe, Hachinohe Shi, Aomori, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred only 12 minutes ago 93 km northeast of Hachinohe, Japan, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported. The ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama nabs OE fitment on 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has spec'd an 18-inch rim-diameter version of the Yokohama Geolandar X-CV crossover/SUV tire as an OE fitment on its 2022 model-year Outlander SUV. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Legs Look So Strong In A Leopard Print Dress In A New IG Pic
Naomi Osaka just shared a set of new Instagram photos, and her legs are looking super toned! The 24-year-old trains on the courts for three hours to stay fit. ( read original story ...)
USAG Japan Leadership Team Puts “Boots on the Ground” at All Locations Across Japan
U.S. Army Garrison Japan’s (USAG-J) commander gave himself a tough goal for his first 90 days on the job: putting “boots on the ground” at all of the Garrison’s 17 locations in ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Cozies Up With Boyfriend Cordae in Leopard Mini Dress and Nike LD Waffle Sacai Sneakers at Lakers Game
Naomi Osaka and her boyfriend and rapper, Cordae sat courtside at the Lakers game. For the outing, the tennis star wore a silver and black leopard-print mini dress with white Nike LD Waffle Sacai snea ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto ambassador says he won Blue Origin’s $28M auction and is buying five more tickets to space
The winner of June’s $28 million auction for a seat on Blue Origin’s suborbital spaceship revealed himself today — and is buying tickets for five more people to fly with him a year from now. ( read original story ...)
EY Report: 2021 was the most active year for the IPO market over the past 20 years
Finance - In the face of the uncertain environment that 2021 promised, the global IPO market had an exceptional year, breaking records by IPO volume and proceeds ... ( read original story ...)
Absence of Fans Helped Save $1.8 Billion, but Tokyo Olympics Were Most Expensive On Record
Though having no fans in the stadiums saved the 2020 Olympics labor costs, an Oxford study found that it was still the most expensive Olympics ever recorded. ( read original story ...)
Want fries with that? Too bad. McDonald’s in Japan limits portions
McDonald’s said Tuesday that it would have to ration french fries in Japan due to a supply chain shortage caused by Covid-19 and extreme weather, while the country has a glut of milk. ( read original story ...)
Small business owners rally in Seoul to protest virus curbs
Hundreds of small business owners rallied in South Korea's capital on Wednesday, calling for the withdrawal of a curfew and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics cost almost twice as much as predicted
The official ¥1.45tn ($12.7bn) bill for hosting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics — an event postponed by the pandemic and held without spectators — cost almost twice as much as envisaged by the ... ( read original story ...)
Organizers say Tokyo Olympics cost $1.8B less than expected
The Tokyo Olympics cost $1.8 billion less than anticipated, local organizers said Wednesday, 4 1/2 months after the Games ended. Organizers said the estimated official costs were $13.6 billion. ( read original story ...)