Country music isn’t something you’d expect to hear coming from a small bar in Tokyo. But it’s music like this Takeshi Yoshino has been listening to since he was in high school. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics, at $15.4 Billion, Could Be Costliest
The official price tag for the Tokyo Olympics in $15.4 billion, which a University of Oxford study says is the most expensive on record. What else could those billions buy? The ballpark figure for ... ( read original story ...)
Column One: When in Tokyo, forget everything you know about 7-Elevens and convenience stores
The 7-Elevens in Japan are seemingly everywhere and offer a plethora of food options that aren't available in the U.S. Why is everything so different? ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Bajrang Punia wins BRONZE; India equals London Olympics tally of 6 MEDALS-PM Modi says ‘Spectacularly fought’
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia won bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics 2021, beating Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov 8-0 in the 65kg wrestling event on Saturday, August 7, 2021. ( read original story ...)
Baseball-Young pitchers lead Japan to first gold as vets take backseat
Young pitchers from Nippon Professional Baseball in the biggest game of their careers led Japan to a first Olympic gold medal in the sport with a 2-0 win over the United States on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Baseball-Japan win gold medal with 2-0 victory over United States
Japan won the Olympic gold medal in baseball at the Tokyo Games on Saturday by beating the United States 2-0. The U.S. claimed the silver medal and the Dominican Republic took bronze earlier on ... ( read original story ...)
Wrestling-Sadulaev beats Snyder in clash of titans, Japan claim two golds
Russian Abdulrashid Sadulaev beat American Kyle Snyder 6-3 in the men's Olympic freestyle heavyweight gold medal bout on Saturday in an absorbing contest between two Rio 2016 champions. ( read original story ...)
The Secret History of Japanese Wine
The story most often repeated — in Japan and beyond — is that Japanese winemaking started just 150 years ago with the introduction of European oenology. But I'd read in the Kikizake-shi textbook (like ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Dai-ichi Life to buy Westpac’s life business for about A$900 million -Nikkei
Japan's Dai-ichi Life Holdings will buy Australian banking group Westpac's life insurance business for about A$900 million ($665.5 million), the Nikkei reported on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
A very deep magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported in the morning near Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. According to Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), the ... ( read original story ...)
Pangasinan, Japanese firm sign MoU for $1-B aquafarm project
The provincial government of Pangasinan is eyeing a $1-billion undertaking - Pangasinan Fish Farming (PFF) project - which will be established and operated ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese govt approves Indian contingent’s visit to its Embassy in Tokyo
The Indian contingent at the Tokyo Olympics has got the required approval from Japanese government to leave the Games Village and travel to the Indian Embassy for a felicitation ceremony on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Dai-ichi Life to buy Westpac’s life business for about AUS$900 million -Nikkei
Japan's Dai-ichi Life Holdings will buy Australian banking group Westpac's life insurance business for about AUS$900 million (US$665.5 million), the Nikkei reported on Friday.Dai-ichi Life is looking ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Food and Grocery Retailing Overview, Market Size and Forecasts 2021-2025 – ResearchAndMarkets.com
The "Food and Grocery Retailing in Japan - Sector Overview, Market Size and Forecast to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Haryana to give Rs 50 lakh each to 9 women hockey players from state
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced an award of Rs 50 lakh each to the nine members of the Olympics women's hockey team representing the state ... ( read original story ...)
Multicultural Olympic team shows Japan’s diversity growing pains
The Tokyo Olympics were supposed to showcase Japan's growing ethnic diversity, but the Games have also dragged into the international spotlight a domestic debate about whether the country can be both ... ( read original story ...)