TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan's weather agency warned Wednesday of the risk of further flooding, swollen rivers and mudslides across wide areas of the country as heavy rain from last week could continue ... ( read original story ...)
PM Suga urges business lobby to promote ‘telework’ trend
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday urged Japan Business Federation to switch to telework or work from home to reduce the number of commuters ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei snaps losing streak to end higher
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index snapped its four-day losing streak to close higher today, supported by gains in other Asian shares. The Nikkei 225 index gained 0.59 per cent, or 161.44 points, to end ... ( read original story ...)
PM Suga asks business lobby to reduce commuters amid virus resurgence
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked Japan's largest business lobby Wednesday to help reduce the number of commuters through telework ... ( read original story ...)
Winning Sales Teams of Global Corporations in Japan Use a Consistent Sales Methodology to …
When looking to accelerate revenue growth and compete effectively in the global market, high-performing, enterprise sales teams choose a simple sales methodology that all customer-facing employees in ... ( read original story ...)
Lessons from COVID-19: Japan strengthens food security measures to prevent shortages in a crisis
The Japanese government is seeking to strengthen its food security measures in the wake of COVID-19 supply constraints to prevent product shortages in a future crisis. ( read original story ...)
Osaka races Tokyo to open Japan’s first Waldorf Astoria
A group of Japanese companies looks to build a luxury Waldorf Astoria hotel as a main attraction in an urban redevelopment project in Osaka, a city short on top-class accommodations. Mitsubishi Estate ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Designs Sustainable Levi’s Collaboration That Pays Homage to Her Japanese Heritage
Naomi Osaka is building her fashion empire. The tennis pro just announced her latest collaboration — a limited-edition womenswear line in partnership with Levi's — that pays homage to her Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
First Boeing KC-46A tanker headed for Japan after passing refueling test
A Boeing Co. KC-46A tanker built for the Japanese air force passed a major milestone in August when it completed a midair refueling of another aircraft in Washington air space. The KC-46A is a ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.4 quake hits 47 km south of Matsue, Japan early morning
Support us - Help us upgrade our services! We truly love working to bring you the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the world. Maintaining our website and our free apps does require, ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka continues serve-and-volley struggles with media as U.S. Open looms
Naomi Osaka and the U.S. Open are on a collision course, set to intersect in the media capital of the world later this month for her sport’s biggest stage in this country. At the moment, it looks like ... ( read original story ...)
Tearful Osaka briefly leaves media conference
Naomi Osaka briefly left a media conference in Cincinnati on Monday after she appeared to get upset with a line of questioning about her relationship with the media, leading her agent to describe a ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Breaks Down in Tears During Press Conference Over Question About Haiti’s Earthquake — Watch
Naomi Osaka was left in tears during a press conference after a reporter asked her about the devastating earthquake in Haiti, which killed over 1,400 people. ( read original story ...)
Over 40% of central Tokyo bars open beyond 8 p.m. in defiance of gov’t calls: survey
More than 40% of bars in downtown Tokyo's entertainment quarters remained open even after 8 p.m. in defiance of the metropolitan government's ... ( read original story ...)
Economic Watch: Poor pandemic control, weak private consumption drag down Japan’s economic recovery
Although Japan's economic growth turned positive as shown by the statistics of the second quarter, it remained sluggish due to poor control of the COVID-19 pandemic and persistently weak personal ... ( read original story ...)
Nursing Home Founder Becomes Billionaire As Japan’s Hospitals Battle Covid-19
As hospitals in Japan focus on treating Covid-19 patients, more elderly people are going to nursing homes instead, like those operated by Tokyo-listed Amvis. ( read original story ...)