With more people staying at home to avoid infection, places that used to thrive on crowds and face-to-face interactions, like bars and restaurants, are now coming up with new ways to bring customers ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics are most costly Summer Games, Oxford study says
The Tokyo Olympics are already the most expensive Summer Games on record with costs set to go higher, a wide-ranging study from Britain's University of Oxford indicates. The Tokyo cost overrun already ... ( read original story ...)
5.0-magnitude quake hits Japan
An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck Japan's Fukui prefecture on Friday, although no tsunami warning was issued. ( read original story ...)
Study: Tokyo Olympics are most costly Summer Games
The Tokyo Olympics are already the most expensive Summer Games on record with costs set to go higher, a wide-ranging study from Britain's University of Oxford indicates. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 athletes may be able to skip mandatory quarantine for next year’s Olympic Games
Japan is considering letting athletes skip the 14-day coronavirus quarantine to avoid affecting their performance ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2020 are most costly Summer Games, expenses to rise further due to delay, says Oxford study
The Tokyo Olympics are already the most expensive Summer Games on record with costs set to go higher, a wide-ranging study from Britain's University of Oxford indicates.The Tokyo cost overrun already ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.0 quake strikes Japan’s Fukui Prefecture
TOKYO A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Reihoku District in Japan’s Fukui Prefecture on Friday. The Japan Meteorological Agency registered the quake ... ( read original story ...)
5.0 magnitude quake strikes Japan’s Fukui Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 on Friday struck the Reihoku District of Japan's Fukui Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). ( read original story ...)
Lab-grown earthquakes reveal the frictional forces acting beneath our feet
Simulating an earthquake on a miniature scale in a laboratory known unofficially as the "seismological wind tunnel," engineers and seismologists have produced the most comprehensive look to date at ... ( read original story ...)
An Iconic Osaka Symbol Is Now Gone
One of the most iconic symbols of Osaka is the fugu (blowfish) paper lantern that hangs over the city’s Shinsekai area. This week, the lantern was taken down as the restaurant it advertises will close ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business rethinks high-tech deals with China
TOKYO -- Japanese businesspeople are growing ... Many of those people had experience doing business with Chinese. In view of the growing economic tension between the U.S. and China, the survey ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas acquisition of wood pellet biomass power generation facilities
Tokyo Gas announces acquisition of wood pellet biomass power generation facilities in Toyama and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s iconic fugu puffer fish lantern removed ahead of restaurant closure
OSAKA -- The huge, iconic puffer fish-shaped paper lantern that served as both a symbol for the Shinsekai main branch of shuttering Osaka fugu restaur ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam to resume some Asian flights as curbs on business travel ease
Vietnam plans to restart international commercial flights to and from six Asian cities from mid-September, state media reported on Thursday, ending months of coronavirus-related suspension after ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo is planning a stripped-down 2020 Olympics, but no one knows what that is
Tokyo: To pull off the first postponed Olympics in modern history, Tokyo 2020 organizers have said they’ll strip out much of the spectacle that typically characterizes the events. Now they have to ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolts Japanese islands
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 struck off Japan’s Ogasawara Islands early Thursday, the country's meteorological agency reported. The agency said the quake occurred around 12:21 a.m. local time ... ( read original story ...)