The capital has already had a state of emergency, which gives local authorities more powers to request business closures, imposed three times since the pandemic began. Story continues The last ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka to ask gov’t to extend COVID-19 quasi-emergency
The Osaka prefectural government decided Wednesday to ask the Japanese government to maintain business restrictions under a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency, slated to expire Sunday, until the end of ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan CEO tells Tokyo court Carlos Ghosn had too much power
FILE – In this Dec. 2, 2019, file photo, Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida speaks during a press conference in the automaker’s headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Uchida told a Japanese court on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nomura plans to suspend part of cash-prime brokerage business – source
Nomura Holdings Inc plans to suspend part of its cash-prime brokerage business after sustaining a US$2.9 billion hit from the collapse of U.S. ( read original story ...)
Moderate 4.1 quake hits near Ise, Ise-shi, Mie, Japan
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake near Ise, Ise-shi, Mie, Japan, was reported only 11 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), ... ( read original story ...)
Saddle up: Gymnast Malone takes unusual path to Tokyo
Typical,” Malone said in the soft southern twang that betrays his Tennessee and Georgia roots. That may be the only typical thing about the 21-year-old newly minted national champion who will head to ... ( read original story ...)
As Tokyo Olympics approach, coronavirus worries rise in Japan
The pressure of hosting an Olympics during a still-active pandemic is beginning to show in Japan.. TOKYO >> The pressure of hosting an Olympics during a still-active pandemic is beginning to show in ... ( read original story ...)
The Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Coming Soon – Tokyo to Accept Media Registrations for the Tokyo Media Center
With the Olympic Games just around the corner, Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko sent a video message to the world's media inviting them to the Tokyo Media Center (TMC) provided by the Tokyo Metropolitan ... ( read original story ...)
COVID complexity means business is far from usual in Tokyo 2020 athletes village
Athletes villages at the Olympics and Paralympics are places where competitors can put aside their sporting rivalries to socialize an ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.5 quake hits 57 km northwest of Nayoro, Japan early afternoon
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred only 12 minutes ago 57 km northwest of Nayoro, Japan, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) ... ( read original story ...)
As Olympic athletes begin to arrive in Tokyo, fear of virus spike grows
TOKYO, Japan — The pressure of hosting an Olympics during ... Kengo Sakurada, president of Sompo Holdings and the head of an influential business lobby, said on June 30 that the current vaccination ... ( read original story ...)
How this Ipoh business found its start in making an uncommon, luxury Japanese dessert
Amai Kitchen is an Ipoh-based business that handmakes and sells the Japanese dessert nerikiri wagashi, and hosts classes to teach the craft. To the untrained eye, this would look like fancy mochi to ... ( read original story ...)
Mix Business With Pleasure At Tokyo American Club Nihonbashi
Tokyo American Club, Tokyo’s premiere international private club, has opened an exclusive satellite club on the sixth floor of the Nihonbashi Muromachi Mitsui Tower for busy Tokyoites seeking a ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics Parents and teachers gauge risks for children attending Tokyo Games
Olympic organisers have capped the number of spectators allowed into venues, but will offer Japanese students special access under a programme that would let hundreds of thousands of children see the ... ( read original story ...)
Rescuers in Japan hunt for 80 missing following deadly landslides
It is famous for a hot springs resort.The landslides are a reminder of the natural disasters - including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunami - that haunt Japan, where the capital Tokyo is to ... ( read original story ...)
Vaccine shortage leads to LDP’s ‘crushing defeat’ in Tokyo election
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party acknowledged it was dealt a serious blow by failing to capture a majority in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly with its ally, Komeito, in the July 4 election. The LDP ... ( read original story ...)