Drama, Science Fiction Based on the Novel Written By: Sakyo Komatsu ***Warning, the following may contain spoilers for Japan Sinks: 2020. Reader discretion is advised.*** Series Synopsis Japan has ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Tokyo Games athletes to be exempted from coronavirus entry bans
The Japanese government has decided to set up a system to exempt athletes competing at next year’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games from entry restrictions currently placed on 159 countries and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic athletes to be exempted from virus entry bans
The Japanese government has decided to set up a system to exempt athletes competing at next year's Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games from entry restrictions currently placed on 159 countries and ... ( read original story ...)
STARK Expands to Asian Markets and Opens Headquarter in Tokyo Japan
STARK CEO Stefan Leipold announced that STARK opened its new Asian headquarters in Tokyo, Japan alongside from the USA and Germany. Both Asian businesses and individuals can now shop STARK’s reusable, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tallest skyscraper, named ‘Torch Tower’, to be built in Tokyo
The 63-floor building is part of a development project in the Japanese capital’s Marunouchi district, and will feature offices, a luxury hotel and observation deck. ( read original story ...)
Japan Photo Journal: Ravaged remains
The site of the former Kesen Junior High School, which was severely damaged by the tsunami following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, is seen dev ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Malaysia seal $3 billion currency swap deal
TOKYO: Japan and Malaysia sealed on Friday a mutual currency swap arrangement to allow each side to provide the other up to US$3 billion to prevent a financial crisis, the Japanese Finance Ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘Suganomics’ will target quick wins, not grand visions
Japan's new prime minister will pursue economic structural reforms through a mixed bag of policies that target specific industries, rather than a grand strategy to reshape society and boost long-term ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: Trolls who said ‘keep politics out of sports’ inspired me to win
Naomi Osaka of Japan poses with the US Open trophy the morning ... investigate the son of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Lev Parnas and his business partner, David Correia, were ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo rubber futures move higher
TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures closed at a two-week high on Thursday after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) slightly upgraded its outlook for the world's third-largest economy, which has slumped amid the Covid ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tallest skyscraper, ‘Torch Tower,’ to be built in Tokyo
Japan's tallest skyscraper around 390 meters high, which is scheduled to be built in front of Tokyo Station in fiscal 2027, will be named "Torch Tower," its developer Mitsubishi Estate Co said ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo nightlife facing sobering reality after restrictions lifted
But for many such business owners in the capital’s nightlife districts, the first night was anything but happy times as they struggled to lure back customers. Starting from early August, the ... ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks retreat on lack of new Fed action
Asian stock markets have retreated after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated it will keep interest rates near zero but announced no fresh stimulus plans ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps monetary policy steady, sees economy improving slightly
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday and slightly upgraded its view on the economy, suggesting that no immediate expansion of stimulus was needed to combat the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business leaders expect economic reforms under new leadership
Business leaders in Japan expressed expectations Wednesday that Yoshihide Suga, the country's new prime minister, will carry out econ ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic pushes popular Narita Airport stores out of business
Plunging passenger numbers at Narita International Airport have pushed 12 stores in the major hub airport east of Tokyo out of busine ... ( read original story ...)