LG Energy Solution (LGES), a South Korean battery-maker, is expected to raise 12.75 trillion won ($10.7 billion) this month in what will be the country's largest-ever initial public offering (IPO). ( read original story ...)
Osaka ‘as good as I can be’ ahead of Australian Open defence
Naomi Osaka declared Saturday she was fully fit and ready to defend her Australian Open title, a week after pulling out of a warm-up event because her "body got a shock" from playing for the first ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Quick healer Osaka allays fitness fears ahead of Australian Open
Australian Open defending champion Naomi Osaka on Saturday allayed fears about an abdominal injury that forced the Japanese former world number one to withdraw from a tune-up event last week. ... ( read original story ...)
Students stabbed during exams at Tokyo uni
A 17-year-old high school student has been arrested in Tokyo after he allegedly stabbed several fellow students as they sat for a university entrance exam. ( read original story ...)
Univ. entrance exam test-takers stabbed near Univ. of Tokyo
Two people taking Japan's unified university entrance exams were stabbed on Saturday near the University of Tokyo, the operator of th ... ( read original story ...)
3 injured after being stabbed in University of Tokyo
Three were injured on Saturday morning after being stabbed at the University of Tokyo, NHK reported. The stabbing took place at around 8 a.m. before the university admission test started, injuring two ... ( read original story ...)
Railguns to defend against hypersonic missiles: What are they and why Japan is betting on this Next Gen weapon
Provided by Firstpost Railguns to defend against hypersonic missiles: What are they and why Japan is betting on this Next Gen weapon . Months after North Korea joined the major ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka And Serena Williams Named Forbes’ Highest-Paid Female Athletes
Tennis champions Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams top "Forbes'" list of the highest-paid female athletes of 2021, making over $100 million combined. ( read original story ...)
Mansion Global’s daily round-up of the latest luxury real estate news from around the world
Tokyo, Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, will be the top-three destinations in the Asia-Pacific region for investors in 2022, according to a survey of 91 institutional investors and eight funds of ... ( read original story ...)
Dirty cash and crypto: how the booming cryptocurrency market is open to exploitation
As the legitimate use of digital currencies grows, there has been a comparable rise in abuse, cybercrime experts say ... ( read original story ...)
Yasunori Takeuchi, Advisor & Ex-CEO, Standard Chartered Bank Japan: Episode #85 Japan’s Top Business Interviews
CEO, Standard Chartered Bank Japan: Episode #85 (Audio here) (Video here) Japan's Top Business Interviews After graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Tokyo, Yasunori Takeuc ... ( read original story ...)
Here Are the Most Eye-Popping Cars at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon
Some of the world’s top automakers and tuners are showing off their wackiest and most extravagant rides at a three-day car show in Tokyo taking place this weekend. Each year giants and fanatics of the ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s missile tests pose a serious threat to Japan, global community, says Hirokazu Matsuno, secretary-general of Japanese Government
North Korea's missile tests pose a serious threat to Japan and the global community, Hirokazu Matsuno, secretary-general of the Japanese Government, said on Friday. "North Korea's repeated missile ... ( read original story ...)
Regional Pulse: Forwarders request additional BSAs, charter flights ex-Japan to fulfill US demand
Airfreight stakeholders with operations in Japan report that Japanese exports, which are currently driven by U.S. demand for automotive-related shipments, has forwarders requesting for additional ... ( read original story ...)
Japan forces U.S. military bases to restrict activities to help stem COVID-19 swell
Some 55,000 U.S. military personnel will be confined to their bases in Japan for the next two weeks. Japan’s government demanded the U.S. impose stricter measures to stem a surge in COVID-19 cases. ( read original story ...)
We want to prove Tokyo wasn’t a one day wonder, says women’s hockey coach Schopman
The extraordinary performance at the Tokyo Olympics was not a “one day wonder”, asserted Indian women’s hockey team chief coach Janneke Schopman, who is looking forward to this year’s World Cup. ( read original story ...)