The site superimposes on a world map some 4,200 geotagged Japanese-language tweets posted within 24 hours of the 9.0-magnitude quake. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Disney shackled by COVID as leisure industry struggles
Deep losses for the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort illustrate how Japan's leisure and entertainment companies are reeling from capacity limits and other restrictions tied to the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Florida official meets with Olympic committee to discuss moving Summer Games to US
The idea of Florida hosting the postponed Summer Olympics is increasingly possible after a state official met with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.7 just reported 47 km northwest of Miyako, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred early morning on Friday 29 January 2021 at 4:24 am local time near Miyako, Miyako-shi, Iwate, Japan, as reported by NIED. According to preliminary data, the ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.3 just reported 22 km east of Iwaki, Japan
NIED reported a magnitude 4.3 quake in Japan near Iwaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, only 12 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Friday 29 January 2021 at 3:24 am local time at a moderately ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Buys Ownership Stake in NWSL’s North Carolina Courage
Osaka becomes the first investor in the Courage since Steve Malik acquired and relocated the team to North Carolina in 2017. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Tsukiji Outer Market Comes Back to Life
When the Tsukiji Wholesale Market was moved to Toyosu there were concerns about what would happen to the neighboring Tsukiji Outer Market, open to the general public. It seems that there was no need ... ( read original story ...)
NBCUniversal Chief ‘Pretty Confident’ Tokyo Summer Olympics Will Happen This Year
Comcast and NBCUniversal leaders are hopeful that the summer Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo later this year despite the uncertainty about the feasibility of large gatherings because of the ... ( read original story ...)
Tanaka signs with northern Japanese club Rakuten Eagles
Former New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has signed a two-year contract with the Rakuten Eagles in Japanese baseball, the club said Thursday. The Eagles confirmed ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka buys ownership stake in North Carolina Courage of National Women’s Soccer League
Three-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka announced via Twitter on Thursday that she had purchased a stake in the NWSL's North Carolina Courage. ( read original story ...)
Advertisers are seeking money-back deals if the Tokyo Olympics are canceled
The IOC says it's pushing ahead with the Tokyo Olympics, but advertisers are preparing for Plan B. ( read original story ...)
Website Compiles Tweets after March 2011 Earthquake
A website that displays Twitter posts written in the aftermath of the March 2011 powerful earthquake in eastern Japan has been published as the country prepares to mark a decade since the disaster. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Vietnam’s first local outbreak in 2 months grows
Vietnam reported 82 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, hours after confirming the first two infections in nearly two months. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Showa Denko to sell aluminium business to Apollo
Japan's Showa Denko KK 4004.T said on Thursday it would sell its aluminium business to U.S. investment fund Apollo Global Management APO.Nas the materials maker steps up efforts to divest assets. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Showa Denko set to sell aluminum business to Apollo: Nikkei
Japan's Showa Denko KK is set to sell its aluminum business to U.S. investment fund Apollo Global Management for more than 50 billion yen ($480.31 million), the Nikkei business daily reported on ... ( read original story ...)
GameStop’s Dizzying Surge Makes Japan Peer Seem a Bargain
The Japanese firm trades at about 0.2 times its trailing sales, versus GameStop’s nearly 2 times valuation as of Wednesday. What it’s lacking in activist investor board members -- and an army of ... ( read original story ...)