“I hope that the second Rabiot will also give all the outcomes correctly and that Japan will go all the way,” Abe said, according to Sora News 24. But Rabiot managed some posthumous revenge. After he was sent to the market, Japan lost, 1-0, to Poland ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close lower following losses on Asian bourses
TOKYO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower Tuesday as despite picking up shares on dips following a plunge a day earlier, investors became risk averse as some major Asian bourses lost ground amid trade tension woes. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)
Women’s university in Tokyo to accept transgender students from 2020
A national women’s university in Tokyo will start accepting students in April 2020 who ... Ochanomizu officials said Monday they will hold a news conference soon to explain the details of the admissions changes, including how the university will confirm ... ( read original story ...)
You can see Tokyo on a budget – here’s what to do while you’re in Japan’s capital
Before I went to Tokyo I assumed it was all manga, maid cafés and a suffocating swarm of people – one giant scramble crossing at Shibuya. It’s a place I’d always wanted to see, but assumed you needed months to explore. But the city quietly defied ... ( read original story ...)
Aichi: Court orders removal of trash from Nagoya ‘garbage house’
Workers began removing a large quantity of trash at a so-called “garbage house” in Nagoya after the resident refused to do so over an extended period, reports Fuji News Network (July 3). At around 8:30 a.m., workers started hauling away a mountain of ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Japan’s Uzabase to acquire online news platform Quartz
TOKYO — Japanese media startup Uzabase is acquiring Quartz, a New York-based online business news platform, from Atlantic Media. Uzabase’s deal with the U.S. media company is valued at $75 million-$110 million, depending on Quartz’s financial ... ( read original story ...)
Japan OKs ambitious nuke energy target, plutonium reuse plan
TOKYO — Japan on Tuesday approved an energy plan that sets ambitious targets for nuclear energy use and sustains a struggling program for spent-fuel recycling despite setbacks after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The plan approved Tuesday by the Cabinet ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Uzabase to acquire online news platform Quartz
TOKYO — Japanese media startup Uzabase is acquiring Quartz, a New York-based online business news platform, from Atlantic Media. Uzabase's deal with the U.S. media company is valued at $75 million-$110 million, depending on Quartz's financial performance ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Zozo, using measurement taking bodysuit, expands bespoke service
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese online fashion retailer Zozo said on Tuesday it was expanding its offer of made-to-measure clothes using skintight bodysuits which help customers upload their measurements online. Zozo, which operates Japan’s popular shopping ... ( read original story ...)
Belgium 3 Japan 2: Last-gasp Chadli completes comeback
Brazil will face Belgium in the quarter-finals of the World Cup as Roberto Martinez's side came from 2-0 down to beat Japan 3-2. Nacer Chadli's 94th-minute winner completed a sensational comeback as Belgium beat Japan 3-2 to book a World Cup quarter-final ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘psychic octopus’ was killed, sold before last-16 defeat to Belgium
Japan's World Cup campaign finally ran out of legs on Monday. Now, it has emerged the country may have scored something of an own-goal before its first knockout game even kicked off. Fisherman Kimio Abe, who caught Rabiot, brought in a replacement octopus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Gives Jail Sentence to Crypto Miner in a Remote Mining Case
This news follows multiple other reports of the Japanese police cracking down on the use of remote mining tools where website visitors were not informed that their computers were being used to mine cryptocurrencies. Recently, the police in 10 prefectures ... ( read original story ...)
Border Break inspires biggest mech model ever to take over Tokyo
Gamers running to catch a train in Tokyo's Shibuya station should slow down and take a look at a world-record-setting model. First, some explanation for those whose gaming education ended with Pac-Man. Border Break: Sega Network Robot Wars is a robot ... ( read original story ...)
Stunned silence in Tokyo as Japan World Cup dream ends
As dawn broke in Tokyo, Japan fans had dared to believe their team was about to make World Cup history. But a few short minutes later, the dream was over. At a bar in a Tokyo business district, the air went out of the room as Belgium found the net in extra ... ( read ...
IOC commits $925M US to 2026 host city while Calgary mulls bid
Calgary is among the cities mulling a bid. Stockholm and Sapporo, Japan are seriously interested. Erzurum, Turkey, Graz, Austria and a joint bid from cities in Italy are also in play. The IOC published its host city contract Monday detailing measures ... ( read original story ...)
IOC commits hundreds of millions to 2026 host city, Calgary mulling bid
Calgary is among the cities mulling a bid. Stockholm and Sapporo, Japan are seriously interested while Erzurum, Turkey, Graz, Austria and a joint bid from cities in Italy are also in play. The IOC published its host city contract Monday detailing measures ... ( read original story ...)