US Open champion Naomi Osaka pulls out of the French Open, which is scheduled to start on 27 September, with a hamstring injury. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Won’t Participate in 2020 French Open Because of Hamstring Injury
Naomi Osaka , who won her second U.S. Open and third Grand Slam title last Saturday, revealed on social media that she will not participate in the French Open due to a hamstring ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Won’t Play at 2020 French Open
Three-time major champion Naomi Osaka will not participate in the 2020 French Open this September. Osaka, who recently took home her second U.S. Open title, said in a statement shared to social media, ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka out of French Open due to hamstring injury
US Open champion Naomi Osaka will miss the French Open due to a hamstring injury. The Japanese star claimed her third grand slam title with a win over Victoria Azarenka in the final in New York on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan turns to ‘Suganomics’ — but analysts say the policy will likely continue Abe’s legacy
Japan's new prime minister Yoshihide Suga will likely pull out all stops to revive the economy badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic but still continue the policies of outgoing leader Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
One Concern Raises $15M, Expands Business to Japan
After acquiring the AI company Datmo in January, the Menlo Park, Calif.-based company has a multi-year agreement with Japan’s second-largest property insurer to sell in Japan and to the private sector ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga aims to get flagship digital agency running by autumn 2021: Nikkei
Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will work to get his flagship new digital technology agency running by autumn 2021, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday, a sign the project is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to create planned new digital technology agency by autumn 2021: Nikkei
Japan's government is likely to create a planned new digital technology agency by autumn 2021, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday. To prepare for the launch of the new agency, the government will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks fall
Japanese stocks fell on Thursday, dragged lower by major exporters after the US Federal Reserve's pledge to keep rates near zero until at least 2023 sent the yen to a seven-week high against the ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Two-thirds of Japan public support new PM Suga, polls show
New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government was backed by at least two-thirds of respondents in domestic polls taken in the early days of his administration. The Kyodo news agency said ... ( read original story ...)
Suga to Help Bank of Japan Tiptoe Away From Inflation at Any Cost
The arrival of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to allow the central bank to take an even longer-term view on achieving a price goal, which was once seen as a quick two-year mission. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Disneyland expansion with ‘Beauty and the Beast’ castle opening this month
The 11.6-acre development adds new attractions in the park’s Fantasyland, Tomorrowland and Toontown themed sections. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: Trolls who said ‘keep politics out of sports’ inspired me to win
Naomi Osaka of Japan poses with the US Open trophy the morning ... investigate the son of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Lev Parnas and his business partner, David Correia, were ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo rubber futures move higher
TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures closed at a two-week high on Thursday after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) slightly upgraded its outlook for the world's third-largest economy, which has slumped amid the Covid ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tallest skyscraper, ‘Torch Tower,’ to be built in Tokyo
Japan's tallest skyscraper around 390 meters high, which is scheduled to be built in front of Tokyo Station in fiscal 2027, will be named "Torch Tower," its developer Mitsubishi Estate Co said ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama IR opposition group to try to oust mayor
A small group of residents in the Japanese city of Yokohama really, really don’t want to have an integrated resort (IR) come to their backyard. The plans are already on unstable ground due to the ... ( read original story ...)