Evolve is an agency which is mostly focused on investing, brand partnerships, philanthropy and creating businesses owned by athletes. ( read original story ...)
Nick Kyrgios deal done as Aussie firebrand becomes first to sign up to Naomi Osaka’s agency
Nick Kyrgios is joining forces with Naomi Osaka, becoming the first ATP tennis player to sign up to the superstar's agency. ( read original story ...)
Kyrgios joins Osaka’s Evolve agency
Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has become the first athlete to join Evolve, the new agency owned by Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka and her agent Stuart Duguid. Osaka and Duguid announced ... ( read original story ...)
Nick Kyrgios signs with Naomi Osaka’s agency
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has become the first athlete to join Evolve, the sports agency co-founded by four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo closes books on costly, pandemic-delayed Olympics
Organizers of last year’s COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics were expected to place the final cost of the Games at 1.42 trillion yen, about twice what was forecast when the IOC awarded them in 2013. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Research team says underground fluids may have caused recent quakes in central Japan
Strong earthquakes that jolted the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on June 19 and 20 amid a recent swarm of temblors may have been trigg ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s latest unicorn is a Thailand mobile payments firm
“While we are always considering ways to grow our business, our options could later include a global ... to new markets including Vietnam and the Philippines. Apart from Japan and Thailand, Opn ... ( read original story ...)
Central Japan rocked by series of quakes, region braces for more
The Ishikawa Prefecture region in central Japan has been rocked by a series of earthquakes over the past two days, with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warning that further temblors could be ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shocked by rising prices after decades of economic stagnation
Sign up for the daily Marketplace newsletter to make sense of the most important business and economic news. As a child growing up in Japan, I observed that prices rarely rose. My favorite lunch was ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s record $81-billion bond buy brings calm to market
Ten-year yields edged higher to 0.23% Monday in the aftermath of the BOJ's 10.9 trillion yen ($81 billion) of government bond purchases last week, the most on record ... ( read original story ...)
NI business leader reveals his ‘visit’ to The Covid Quarantine Hotel in Tokyo
Former CEO of Harland and Wolff spent seven days in isolation due to testing positive for Covid-19 on a recent business trip to Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan maintains economic assessment as consumer, business spending picks up
Japan's government on Monday maintained its assessment that the country's economy is picking up as the downside effects of the coronavirus pandemic begin to wane and private and business spending ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to fine Meta, Twitter if they keep neglecting domestic registry
With more countries stepping up regulations on IT giants to protect users, Japan is looking to enact its own strict measures. In early June, the Ministry of Justice reiterated its request that some ... ( read original story ...)
Strong quake jolts Japan for second straight day
TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck Ishikawa prefecture, central Japan, today, the second strong quake to jolt the region in as many days, the weather agency said, while ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo teams up with B2B events specialist for third luxury forum
B2B travel events specialist Connections is to host the third edition of its Tokyo luxury forum in November. Connections Luxury Tokyo will run from November 13-16 in partnership with the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Strong quake hits eastern Taiwan, jolts town in northern Japan
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake had an estimated depth of 10 kilometres, according to USGS, and struck at 09:05 local time (0105 GMT). ( read original story ...)