With hydrogen's growing momentum in politics and business, Japan is showing the way forward to a hydrogen-based society. One of the first countries to adopt a national hydrogen strategy in 2017, it is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Athletes Have Covid; Johnson’s Swift Reverse: Virus Update
Two athletes tested positive for Covid-19 in Tokyo’s Olympic Village, less than a week before the opening ceremony of the games. Southeast Asia continues to reel from a wave of infections, with ... ( read original story ...)
Sound Museum Vision and Contact Release Collaboration Items with Tokyo Creatives
Renowned Tokyo nightclubs Sound Museum Vision and Contact have been able to resume business after crowdfunding last summer, but due to repeated emergency declarations in the city, operations have been ... ( read original story ...)
Refugee team gets green light for Tokyo Games after positive case
The Olympic refugee team will start arriving in Tokyo later on Sunday, the International Olympic Committee said, ending speculation about their participation after one team official had tested ... ( read original story ...)
‘Shuttle Diplomacy Gone Bad’: How Japan’s investing star became embroiled in Toshiba board dispute
Hiromichi Mizuno’s connections, spanning from the Japanese government to Harvard University, made him a guiding voice among climate-focused investors worldwide. Now those ties have placed his own ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.2 just reported 46 km east of Tōkamachi, Japan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Tōkamachi, Tōkamachi-shi, Niigata, Japan, was reported only 13 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 Scare Hits Tokyo Olympics: Three Participating Athletes Test Positive Days Ahead Of Games Launch
The development gains much significance as two of the three athletes were also staying at the Olympic Village. ( read original story ...)
AP PHOTOS: Olympic guests get view of Tokyo — from the bus
As the bus rumbles along a Tokyo thruway, passengers steal a fleeting glance at the Olympic rings floating on a barge in the bay. Colorful shop signs that dot the Kabukicho entertainment district pass ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live: Boris Johnson will not isolate despite contact; two athletes test positive in Tokyo Olympic Village
British prime minister will take part in daily testing pilot after health secretary diagnosed with Covid; athletes are first to test positive on site ... ( read original story ...)
‘Naomi Osaka’ Netflix docuseries takes an intimate look at tennis star
It’s the tennis star’s unresolved questions that are the heart of “Naomi Osaka,” director-producer Garrett Bradley said of the series that was taped over a two-year period starting with the 2019 U.S. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia Airlines celebrates first year of joint business partnership with Japan Airlines
Malaysia Airlines and Japan Airlines (JAL) celebrate the first anniversary of their joint business partnership, reaffirming the relationship between both carriers by flying 44 Malaysian Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
Goodbye, Tokyo: Tea company Lupicia moves HQ to Niseko ski resort
Moving his company from the bustling capital Tokyo to the mountainous views of Niseko, Hokkaido, Hiroki Mizuguchi, chairman and president of tea store chain Lupicia is confident that the new ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.6 just reported 93 km northeast of Iwaki, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred early morning on Sunday 18 July 2021 at 1:21 am local time near Iwaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Researc ... ( read original story ...)
Five U.S. Women Looking for Redemption at the Tokyo Games
Whether they’re gunning for their first medal or another gold, these athletes have unfinished business in the Olympics. ( read original story ...)
A revived Jordan Chiles finds way to Tokyo through Houston
When Jordan Chiles talked her parents into buying a dog as a 2016 Christmas present, she named it Tokyo Gold, a name that embodied her goals and expectations for her gymnastics career. By 2018, ... ( read original story ...)
5.1-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture: JMA
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on Saturday struck off Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 8:50 p.m. local time, with ... ( read original story ...)