Tokyo plans to make overseas researchers dealing with sensitive technology divulge their funding sources, and more thoroughly vet students from abroad. ( read original story ...)
16 New Hotels To Visit In 2020
Whether you bookmark these destinations for a future trip or book a stay now, this list will provide travel inspiration. ( read original story ...)
Japan and China discuss lifting travel ban, Tokyo raises concerns about ‘incursions’ near disputed islands
The US has meanwhile offered to help monitor activities of Chinese ships around islands in the East China Sea, known as the Senkakus by Japan. ( read original story ...)
Staying positive so that time comes, I’ll be fully ready for Tokyo, says Chanu
With thousands of sporting events from grassroots matches to global tournaments cancelled this year in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, the ‘What's One More' film aims to connect communities as they ... ( read original story ...)
Tensions between Korea, Japan loom over sales of assets
By Kang Seung-woo Already-deteriorating relations between Korea and Japan are about to go further downhill as a court-ordered liquidation of Japanese firms' assets to provide comp ... ( read original story ...)
Comfort women statues: If that’s Abe, it’s ‘unforgivable’, Japan warns South Korea
A new display in South Korea features a girl representing wartime victims of sexual slavery, and a kneeling man that appears to look like Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
In Japan, doctors’ arrests for assisted suicide of Yuri Hayashi spark calls for euthanasia debate
Japan scraps end-of-life ad campaign with comedian amid backlash ... perfect as relocation and investment options. Get property project highlights and market insights from Info Session webinars and ... ( read original story ...)
Is US pressuring allies like Japan to ban Chinese technology and apps like TikTok?
This comes after India banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, and Australia scrutinises the app for foreign interference and data privacy risks. ( read original story ...)
Olympics digital boss on marketing Tokyo 2020… again
Tokyo 2020 will forever be asterisked in history books as the first postponed Olympic Games, the pandemic-enforced delay meaning it is now the longest-marketed Games – a fact that presents a whole ... ( read original story ...)
Mary’s Place vacates shelter after Africatown demands Central Area property
Homeless shelter provider Mary's Place left a Seattle building after only about two months when a Black-led consortium demanded the owner of the Central District property transfer the lease to the ... ( read original story ...)
Design Hotels opens Zentis Osaka
Design Hotels has opened its first property in Osaka, Japan. The Zentis Osaka occupies a new, 16-story building located near the city's Kita-Shinchi district, home to attractions such as the Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
What our Olympic athletes are doing to stay motivated for the postponed Tokyo games
But no one could have predicted a worldwide pandemic would force the Tokyo 2020 games to be postponed for a year. Kayo is your ticket to the best sport streaming Live & On-Demand. New to Kayo? Get ... ( read original story ...)
US says Carlos Ghosn’s son sent US$500,000 in cryptocurrency for Japan escape
The payments went to Peter Taylor after he and his father helped ex-Nissan chief Charlos Ghosn flee Japan, US prosecutors say. ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Japan’s aging apartment complexes need gov’t intervention
The Japanese government has revised legislation related to the management of aging apartment complexes so that administrative bodies will be able to g ... ( read original story ...)
China vows retaliation after US ordered its Houston consulate closed within 72 hours
The U.S. State Department said in a statement that the closure was to protect American intellectual property and private information. ( read original story ...)
Asia shares slip after worst S&P 500 loss in nearly 4 weeks
U.S. friction, worries over aid to Americans and U.S. businesses and a stumble on Wall Street have combined to push shares in Asia lower ... ( read original story ...)