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 ...)
Tokyo logs record cases as infections surge amid Games
Tokyo reported 5,042 new coronavirus cases Thursday, its most since the pandemic began as infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Japan balks at waiving quarantine for vaccinated travelers
Japan remains reluctant to ease its 14-day quarantine requirement for even fully vaccinated travelers from overseas, bucking a global trend and possibly delaying the resumption of business travel. ( read original story ...)
POLL-Japan’s Q2 economic rebound likely feeble as COVID-19 impact persists
Japan's economy likely recovered slightly in the second quarter from a steep slump at the start of the year, a Reuters poll showed, as solid exports and capital expenditure cushioned some of the blow ... ( read original story ...)
Mr. Ryoichi Tanaka Joins Telix Japan as Chief Operating Officer
Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, ‘Telix’, the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that Mr. Ryoichi Tanaka has joined the Telix Japan leadership team in the role of Chief Operating Officer and ... ( read original story ...)