U.S. military commands in Japan reported eight new patients with COVID-19, the coronavirus disease, by 6 p.m. Thursday. U.S. Forces Korea reported four. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s March economy watcher sentiment rises as virus emergency ends
Business sentiment among workers with jobs sensitive to economic trends in Japan continued to rise in March, as the government ended a state of emergency for the Tokyo region and some other areas over ... ( read original story ...)
Japan denies considering vaccine priority for Olympic athletes
Japan said on Thursday it was not currently looking to prioritise COVID-19 vaccines for Olympic athletes, dismissing a media report that sparked a social media outcry since the country's inoculations ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo asks government to allow it to take virus measures
told reporters Thursday that she asked the government to allow her to issue binding orders under a new virus prevention law enacted in February that include penalty for business owners who defy ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares mostly higher; Tokyo slips as virus cases surge
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday though Tokyo’s benchmark declined as reports of rising coronavirus cases raised alarm over another setback in the recovery from the ... ( read original story ...)
Rapid coronavirus testing centers at Tokyo airport open to media
Privately run coronavirus testing centers at Tokyo's Haneda airport for boarding passengers opened to the media on Thursday ahead of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Social Media Furore Over Prospect of Vaccine Priority for Olympic Athletes
a vast majority of Japanese want the Games to be cancelled or postponed again. A number of test events for some sports have recently been cancelled or postponed due to concerns about the pandemic, and ... ( read original story ...)
NTT Com’s Prototype Platform Securely Shares CO2 Emissions-related Data from Switzerland to Sites in Germany and Japan
which normally would not be available for sharing due to its high confidentiality even though partners engaged in actual business would need to perform CO2 emissions calculations, was transmitted ... ( read original story ...)
IAR Systems appoints Kazuhisa Harabe as new Country Manager for Japan
In my new role, I will focus on driving our business forward and contribute to the further fortification and development of world-renowned Japanese manufacturing." Story continues Harabe joined ... ( read original story ...)
ESR to develop US$2bn+ multi-phase data centre campus near Osaka CBD, Japan
Today, Osaka is the fifth largest data centre market in the APAC ... meeting their needs and requirements beyond optimising business performance and growth. The environmental footprint of the online ... ( read original story ...)
MGM-Orix only partners for Osaka govt’s Integrated Resort project
Osaka will likely request additional documents from the consortium ... is an independent news website covering latest updates on politics, business, technology, sports etc. Founded in 2017, The Indian ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan, was reported only 13 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of ... ( read original story ...)
This 78 foot AR model of Tokyo is like a real life Cities: Skylines map
It outlines business and population densities ... This 78 foot model was first unveiled back in 2019 and covers 13 of the 23 districts that make up the city of Tokyo—that's 143 square miles of ... ( read original story ...)
British Icon Caterham Cars Acquired By Japanese Automotive Group
In addition to Caterham, Japan's VT Holdings also import other British marques including Lotus, Royal Enfields and Morgan, selling through a 200-plus nationwide dealership. ( read original story ...)
Japan regulator bans nuke plant restart over lax safeguards
TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant that was destroyed in a 2011 disaster said Wednesday it will accept a penalty imposed by regulators over sloppy anti-terrorism measures at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka cancels Olympic torch run, declares COVID-19 medical emergency
Osaka governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said the street runs would ... news provider reaching more than one billion people every day. Reuters provides trusted business, financial, national, and ... ( read original story ...)