Category: BUSINESS

With the decision to extend the coronavirus state of emergency, local authorities including the Tokyo Metropolitan Government have eased thei ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese public has a darkening sense of the unstoppable arrival of tens of thousands of athletes and their teams, says the Financial Times’ ... ( read original story ...)

No one wins if Osaka, a four-time major champion, is sitting out big events because a secondary part of her job (albeit part of her job) is causing her too much stress. ( read original story ...)

I think now the best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris, tweets Osaka ... ( read original story ...)

While some regions of Japan are struggling with an influx of serious coronavirus cases, Tokyo has so far kept a tentative grip on its outbreak. But in three weeks, thousands of foreign athletes will ... ( read original story ...)

Debate rages on over Osaka's press boycott. Osaka was fined $15,000 for skipping her news conference after her first round win and was warned of possible expulsion from Roland Garros ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is riddled with millions of vacant homes, called akiya, that local governments hope will sell for next to nothing, along with cash incentives to encourage buyers. ( read original story ...)

NAOMI Osaka (JPN) celebrates matchpoint during her match against Patricia Maria Țig (ROU) at Roland Garros Stadium. — REUTERSPARIS — Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 by Grand Slam organizers for skipping ... ( read original story ...)

The two state-run mass inoculation centers reached their targets just one week after their opening, boosting Japan's COVID-19 vaccination drive. ( read original story ...)

Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) launches a new insider guide to Japan categorized into seven themes that will motivate tourists. These seve ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 for refusing to speak to media after her first round win at French Open and faces expulsion from Grand Slam tournaments if she continues to do so ... ( read original story ...)

Two women in their 20s apparently jumped to their deaths from an office building in a Tokyo business district on Sunday. Police said they received a call at around 7:15 a.m. from an office worker ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's so-far sluggish COVID-19 vaccination efforts got a lift Monday as two state-run mass inoculation centers in Tokyo and Osaka got up to full speed one week after their opening. The two venues, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s retail sales surged in April, compared to the same period last year, largely thanks to the comparatively low base of figures in April 2020, when the country’s Covid-19 restrictions were even ... ( read original story ...)