Month: March 2022

Former No.1 Naomi Osaka is breaking new ground at the Miami Open. The Florida native lost three games to No.9 seed Danielle Collins to make her first Miami semifinal. ( read original story ...)

The clinical Japanese star, yet to drop a set in this tournament, won 6-2, 6-1 and will meet Swiss Olympic gold medal winner Belinda Bencic in the last four. ( read original story ...)

Ghostwire’s neon drenched Tokyo is an impressively detailed rendition of the beautiful districts of the famous Japanese city. ( read original story ...)

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has confirmed their Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 delegations will visit the White House in early ... ( read original story ...)

Japan must hit its 2 per cent inflation target and do so via higher domestic demand, not surging commodity prices, according to one of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s most powerful aides. Speaking to ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese retail sales fell in February for the first time in five months, as extended COVID-19 curbs hit service sector businesses, casting doubts over the prospects of a consumption-led recovery this ... ( read original story ...)

The current crisis in Ukraine will have a significant impact on the ongoing process to revise Japan’s National Security Strategy. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong-listed shares of China Evergrande Group's electric vehicle unit are set to resume trading on Wednesday, the company announced Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Starbucks Japan announced four measures to help reduce plastic usage in their stores as part of the companys global effort to reduce waste by 50 percent by 2030. Beginning April 18, 106 Starbucks ... ( read original story ...)

Edo, or present-day Tokyo, was one of the largest cities in the world and is said to have been home to over a million people. Not only was Edo the headquarters of the Tokugawa shogunate, it was also a ... ( read original story ...)

People across Japan are celebrating the peak cherry blossom viewing season one week after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, triggering concerns of a possible virus resurgence. Trees are in full ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea has filed a complaint against Japan on Tuesday for approving history textbooks that officials say “distort historical facts” about sexual slavery and forced labor imposed on Koreans during ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka City Council in Japan has given its approval for the local government to apply to the national authorities for the right to host an integrated resort (IR) in that community. The decision was ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka serves up win: Japan’s Osaka reached the quarter-finals for a second consecutive year with a 6-3 6-4 win over American Alison Riske, recovering after falling behind 2-0 in the second set. ( read original story ...)