With the coronavirus pandemic adding to the challenge of finding work in a foreign country, overseas students in Japan have taken to ... ( read original story ...)
Yeast that traveled from space to sea depths set for use in Japan sake brew
Sake yeast that was taken into space has now returned from a journey to the depths of the sea, and plans are underway to use it to create a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Skytree looks to post-pandemic initiatives as it marks 9th anniversary
Operator Tobu Tower Skytree Co. is also considering new initiatives for its 10th anniversary next year in anticipation of the end of the pandemic. Last year, Skytree closed from March to May because ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Son Joins Growing Calls Opposing Tokyo Olympic Games
Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder and top executive of SoftBank Group Corp., joined growing criticism of the plan to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer as scheduled amid the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
OLYMPICS-SoftBank’s Son raises fresh doubt over Tokyo 2020
SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T founder and CEO Masayoshi Son on Saturday expressed fresh doubt about Tokyo's delayed Summer Olympics going ahead during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Currently more than 80% of ... ( read original story ...)
What could happen if the Tokyo Olympics are cancelled?
With a little over two months until the start of the Tokyo Olympics, the possibility of a cancellation looms large over the Games. As Japan battles a fourt ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda Announces Approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan
Grants Regulatory Approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine (COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna Intramuscular Injection) Following Positive Interim Results in Takeda’s Phase 1/2 Immunogenicity and Safety Clinical ... ( read original story ...)
Law firm adds health care services group
Nashville law firm Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison has added a new practice group focused on health care services, specifically for dentist, optometrists and veterinarians. The group is being led by ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics to go ahead ‘Covid state of emergency or not’
IOC vice-president says as long as Japanese public are protected, athletes must get chance to compete ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s jobless rate seen up, Tokyo CPI far below BOJ’s inflation goal: Reuters poll
Japan's unemployment rate probably inched up in April, a Reuters poll found, in the latest sign of a slight deterioration in the job market as the ... ( read original story ...)
Doing Business with Japan: Successful Strategies for Intercultural Communication
In Japan, evidence of the country's Westernization abounds, yet despite appearances, it has remained "uniquely" Japanese. For this reason, the ... ( read original story ...)
World-Famous Cream Puff Chain, With Cult Following, Is Coming To Pearland
The world-famous fresh and natural cream puffs chain, Beard Papa's, is finally coming to Pearland. With its Japanese origins and cult following, the dessert destination is set to officially open on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Traders See Faster Vaccine Pace Driving Markets Higher
To be sure, vaccinations for professionals in Tokyo still seem far off, with little indication when they might get shots. While Japan has administered just 7 million first and sec ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists Break Depth Record For Hole Drilled Off Japan 8 Kilometers Below Sea Level
A crew in Japan has set the record for the deepest sea drilling and the deepest sub-sea level sample after recovering a 37-meter-long (121 feet) sediment c ... ( read original story ...)
Skyports To Develop eVTOL Vertiport For Osaka-Kansai World Expo
UK vertiport developer Skyports plans to have an operational facility for passenger electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft in place in Japan’s Osaka Prefecture in time for the ... ( read original story ...)
Interview: Should the Tokyo Olympics be canceled?
The pandemic has delayed and canceled so many parts of our lives that it’s impossible to keep count. But as we count down to the Summer Games in Tokyo, many suggest the Olympics be canceled. ( read original story ...)