About 30,000 people from scores of nations are spitting into tiny plastic vials at the Olympics in a daily If you do the math for the two-week duration of the Olympics, that adds up to a half million ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nomura Q1 net profit dives 66% on slowdown in trading, Archegos loss
Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank, on Friday reported a 66% drop in first-quarter net profit due to a slowdown in the trading business and a previously flagged loss from the Archegos ... ( read original story ...)
EXPLAINER: Detailing Japan’s new COVID state of emergency
WHAT IS JAPAN’S STATE OF EMERGENCY? It doesn't mean a lockdown. In fact, Japan has never had a lockdown. Its “emergency” measures are centered around having bars and restaurants close early. Under the ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.8 just reported 92 km southeast of Hachinohe, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred around noon on Friday 30 July 2021 at 1:05 pm local time near Hachinohe, Hachinohe Shi, Aomori, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Rese ... ( read original story ...)
Legacy Japanese gift shop saved by Little Tokyo small business fund
A 63-year-old Japanese gift shop was struggling to stay open due to the pandemic, but the community came together to save it. ( read original story ...)
Japan Industrial Production Climbs 6.2% In June
Industrial output in Japan advanced a seasonally adjusted 6.2 percent on month in June, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ... ( read original story ...)
Despite ratings woes, Tokyo Olympics will be profitable for NBCUniversal
Simone Biles' departure, COVID-19 fears, empty arenas and time differences with Japan dampened NBCUniversal's presentation of the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.1 quake hits 75 km southeast of Iwaki, Japan in the afternoon
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake near Iwaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, Japan, was reported only 13 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of t ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Novak Djokovic defeats Kei Nishikori to enter semi-finals
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic cruised into the semi-finals of men's singles event at the Tokyo Olympics here at Ariake Tennis Park on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Officials in Tokyo alarmed as cases hit record highs; Biden to launch vaccine push for millions of federal workers
Coronavirus case counts are once again rising across the US, near and far. Health officials are scrambling to vaccinate as the Delta variant takes hold. Confusion is growing about whether people ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.0 just reported 13 km northeast of Shingū, Japan
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake near Shingū, Shingū-shi, Wakayama, Japan, was reported only 13 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resil ... ( read original story ...)
Tsunami might hit Japanese archipelago after 8.1 magnitude Alaska earthquake — Reports
The Japan Meteorological Agency is studying the possible impact of an earthquake that hit Alaska on Thursday, reported Sputnik. According to Kyodo news agency, the 8.1 magnitude earthquake was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan checking tsunami risk after Alaska quake-NHK
Japan Meteorological Agency is checking if there is a possibility of a tsunami hitting Japan after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 case spikes have Japan’s local gov’ts scrambling to stop 5th wave
The coronavirus is spreading unchecked in Japan, with the lion's share of new infections hitting younger people. This has spurred local governments to ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.7 just reported 67 km southwest of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake near Yonakuni, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa, Japan, was reported only 21 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, considered ... ( read original story ...)
3 prefectures near Tokyo to ask for COVID emergency declaration
Three prefectures neighboring Tokyo will jointly request the central government Thursday to add them to areas under the COVID-19 stat ... ( read original story ...)