The next installment in our popular series of webinars for foreigners who want to learn about the benefits of getting permanent residency (PR) or a long-term visa in Japan. New for this session, we ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics’ Fate Should be Decided by Medical Experts: IOC Official
Athletes’ Commission member has said that the global sports governing body should not take a call on whether the Tokyo Olympics should be held or not, and that the decision should be left to medical ... ( read original story ...)
Mampara of the week: Tokyo Sexwale
Tokyo Sexwale has lived a colourful life. A young activist imprisoned on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela, he came out to become an important figure in post-apartheid SA, serving as the first ... ( read original story ...)
After politics, Walter Mondale made Minnesota business his business
When he returned after two decades in Washington, the former vice president quietly influenced Minnesota's business scene. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Century and DOCOMO to Globally Expand EDGEMATRIX Edge-AI Platform for Video Surveillance & Monitoring
Tokyo Century and DOCOMO to Globally Expand EDGEMATRIX Edge-AI Platform for Video Surveillance & Monitoring TOKYO, Apr 13, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Tokyo Century Corporation and ... ( read original story ...)
Anger, disappointment brews over Tokyo gov’t plan to stop eateries’ alcohol sales
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to request restaurants serving alcohol temporarily close during the state of emergency come April 25 ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Was Tokyo Sexwale ’scammed’ over ’stolen billions’ or not?
Hawks head Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya said the ANC veteran and billionaire’s complaint is being handled by the Serious Economic Offences Unit, which will decide whether to conduct a criminal ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Doctors not IOC should decide Games’ fate, says Hayley Wickenheiser
Wickenheiser, a Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, knows after training for years to compete, she would do anything to go, so athletes, and the IOC, shouldn't make the final choice on the Games' fate. ( read original story ...)
Japan Photo Journal: Infection measure checks begin in Tokyo’s Kabukicho ahead of emergency
Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers are seen on the night of April 23 patrolling the Japanese capital's Kabukicho nightlife district as part ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fukushima waste water plan has its merits. Critics should not jump to conclusions
this is not advisable because Japan is located in an earthquake zone: around 1,500 earthquakes are recorded in the country every year. If the storage tanks collapse and the water is leaked due to ... ( read original story ...)
Opening Osaka’s Super Nintendo World Last Month Seems Like A Mistake
After the park opened, Osaka became a covid hotspot within the country. “Today, Universal Studios Japan has decided to temporarily close our park due to the substantial business shutdown request ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close lower on concerns over fresh virus emergency
TOKYO, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower Friday ... after its earnings forecast for this business year missed median analysts' expectations. Issues that fell outpaced those that rose by 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Tokyo, Osaka face state of emergency as infections spiral; Southeast Asia tightens Ramadan curbs
Japan is set to declare a state of emergency from Sunday to May 11 in Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefectures, asking restaurants and bars to close. ( read original story ...)
SHIRLEY DE VILLIERS: Show us the money, Tokyo
Tokyo Sexwale – former freedom fighter, political prisoner, death-row inmate, cabinet minister, provincial premier, kasi-dweller, bomb-maker, speaker of Russian, anonymous funder of students and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says to seek ‘short, powerful’ state of emergency for Tokyo, elsewhere
The Japanese government is seeking a "short and powerful" state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefectures, a cabinet minister said on Friday, as Japan struggles to contain a resurgent ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Sexwale lays criminal complaint with Hawks about missing billions
ANC veteran and businessman #TokyoSexwale is sticking to his guns that billions of donor funds were stolen from the South African Reserve Bank ... ( read original story ...)