Category: BUSINESS

Tokyo stocks closed largely lower Wednesday as concerns rose over the country's economic recovery outlook after the Japanese capital marked a record number of COVID-19 infection cases the earlier day, ... ( read original story ...)

India's star shuttler PV Sindhu will face Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt in the round of 16 here at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 2. ( read original story ...)

Bent over in exhaustion before serving. Resting on his racket between points. Grasping for a rubber tube blowing cool air next to his seat on changeovers ... ( read original story ...)

The number of Tokyo's new COVID-19 cases exceeded 3,000 for the first time, Kyodo News said on Wednesday, citing government sources. ( read original story ...)

The atmosphere at Olympics venues in Tokyo is eerie as the screams, shouts and cries of joy from athletes bounce off empty seats, with spectators banned from events. ( read original story ...)

So it was not surprising Wednesday when a pair of fresh 19-year-olds walked off the USA Swimming assembly line and onto the medal podium. But it was still damn impressive. The day before, Alex Walsh ... ( read original story ...)

My job as a buyer at Kyoko opened my eyes to the thrill and excitement of business. I started working for my father's business because he told me to do so. But my six-year stint in Osaka helped me ... ( read original story ...)

The former Fox News host took a jab at the decorated tennis champion just hours after Osaka’s Sports Illustrated Magazine cover debut. ( read original story ...)

Sixteen more people associated with the Tokyo Olympics have tested positive for COVID-19, but none are athletes, bringing the total since the start of this month to 169, games organisers said ... ( read original story ...)

We’re not trying to be overly celebratory or pretend that we’re not living in a world that is in the midst of great difficulty. We are and it is,” says Savannah Guthrie, of balancing ... ( read original story ...)

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday forecast that Japan's economy will grow 2.8 percent in 2021 from a year before, down ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese capital saw 2,848 new coronavirus cases, topping its earlier record of 2,520 daily cases set on Jan. 7, the Associated Press reported. ( read original story ...)

Small businesses in Tokyo have been badly hit by not only the pandemic, but the decision to ban fans from abroad for the Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's Metropolitan Government reported at least 2,848 COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, the Japanese city's highest case count since the pandemic began, Reuters writes.The big picture: Rising ... ( read original story ...)