This summer’s virus-postponed Olympics could be held behind closed doors, Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto told AFP on Friday, pledging to ensure the Games will be safe. Former Olympian Hashimoto ... ( read original story ...)
UBS to Move Tokyo Rates Trading to Sydney in Asia Revamp
UBS Group AG will relocate its Tokyo-based rates trading business to Sydney by the end of this year as the Swiss bank reorganizes its Asia-Pacific operations.The firm has initiated the process to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics president Seiko Hashimoto admits Games could ‘take place with NO FANS
This summer's virus-postponed Olympics could be behind closed doors, Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto admitted on Friday. she is hopeful people will still 'be glad' the event goes ahead. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo April core CPI falls 0.2 pct yr/yr
Core consumer prices in Tokyo fell 0.2 percent in April from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. The core consumer price index for Japans ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 0.20 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.20 percent at 28,996.66 on Friday, while the broader Topix gained 0.05 percent at 1,910.03. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is ... ( read original story ...)
Assam for Japan earthquake help
State asked to explore opportunities for a tie-up with the country to 'develop' an early warning system and to create awareness among people to go for quake-resistant buildings ... ( read original story ...)
Bring back my friends: After grieving Japan tsunami victims, a survivor looks ahead (Pt. 2)
The devastating tsunami triggered by the massive earthquake that struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, claimed the lives ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo tops 1000 cases for first time in 3 months
India, Peru and four US states were added to Japan’s list of countries and regions with community transmission of variants of concern. Follow updates here. ( read original story ...)
2020 Olympics: Hong Kong’s government must step in if we want to watch Tokyo Games on television
Government should not use taxpayers’ money to pay US$70 million cost of TV rights, but must encourage Hong Kong’s business sector to step in and pay the broadcasting rights fee for the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Assam Rocked by A Series of 21 Aftershocks Following the 6.4-Magnitude Earthquake
People spent a sleepless night as a series of aftershocks shook Assam after a strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake caused extensive damage to buildings. Sonitpur, whose headquarters Tezpur was rocked first ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Is Serving Up Her Own Sunscreen Line
Business of Fashion reports that Osaka's launching a skincare line specifically designed for people of color. The line focuses on SPF, making it the perfect option for a new everyday sunscreen. The ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka partners with Frankies to launch bikini collection
A day after her Kinlo launch announcement, Naomi Osaka has taken to social media to yet again reveal a new business venture. The four-time Grand Slam champion has joined forces with Frankies Bikinis ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business leaders suggest ways for government to speed up vaccination rate
Japanese business leaders and a Nobel-prizewinning biologist called upon the government to reform its vaccination programme, including allowing drive-through inoculations, as the nation struggles to ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese government imposes state of emergency until May 11 in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo
The Japanese government imposed a state of emergency until May 11 in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo, which is aimed at curbing a surge in COVID-19 cases during the Golden Week holidays. (Xinhua/Du Xiao ... ( read original story ...)
Will the Tokyo Olympics get cancelled in 2021 due to COVID-19?
The Tokyo Olympics was postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is the first one to be postponed rather than being cancelled. ( read original story ...)
Japanese business leaders suggest ways to speed up vaccination rate
Japanese business leaders and a Nobel Prize-winning biologist have called upon the government to reform its vaccination program, including by allowing driv ... ( read original story ...)