Memorial services were held in Tokyo and across neighboring Saitama Prefecture on Sept. 1 to mark 101 years since the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake and ... ( read original story ...)
Hello Kitty Stock Soars 93% as Tokyo Heat Sends Tourists Indoors
Heat waves and heavy rain wreck the pleasure of outdoor amusement parks. Most Read from BloombergHow Air Conditioning Took Over the American OfficeA Guide to Urban Swimming in Europe, Beyond the ... ( read original story ...)
Tyla Goes On the Cutest Karaoke Date in Japan in ‘Breathe Me’ Music Video: Watch
Guess we know what Tyla‘s go-to karaoke song is, according to her new "Breathe Me" music video that dropped Tuesday (Sept. 3). Picking up where her "Truth or Dare" music video left off seven months ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-Based Firm Buys L.A. Apartment Complex for $72M
Local investors Peter and Joy Bohlinger sold the complex to Tokyo-based Koto Estate Company, per The Real Deal. ( read original story ...)
KKR’s Trillion-Dollar Playbook: How Shareholders Could Win Big
KKR's impressive growth trajectory includes a 400% return over five years. Read why KKR's robust business model and growth outlook make the stock a solid buy.
Japan encourages 4-day workweek to address labor shortage
Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome labor shortage by coaxing more people and companies to adopt four-day ...
The Number of Women Playing Wheelchair Rugby at the Paralympics Has Doubled Since Tokyo
In total, eight women played across all of the wheelchair rugby teams in Paris, which doubled the number at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, according to Paralympic.org. This year, Adam became the first woman to play for Team USA. Australia has an ... ( read original story ...)
White & Case launches disputes practice in Tokyo
Shinsuke Yakura has left Orrick to launch White & Case’s dispute resolution practice in Tokyo – while experienced arbitrator Yoshihiro Takatori has joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu. ( read original story ...)
The stock market chaos sparked by the yen last month could resume as rates rise in Japan, SocGen says
The European bank pointed to the likelihood that Japan's central bank would continue to raise interest rates, a development that rocked markets in early August. Investors panicked after the Japanese ...
Nitto to Launch Counseling System in California, U.S.
Nitto Denko Corporation (TOKYO: 6988) (headquartered: Osaka, Japan, President: Hideo Takasaki, hereafter Nitto) announced that it has launched sales of Counseling System in parts of California, United ...
Nitto to Launch Counseling System in California, U.S.
Nitto Denko Corporation (TOKYO: 6988) (headquartered: Osaka, Japan, President: Hideo Takasaki, hereafter Nitto) announced that it has launched sales of Counseling System in parts of California, United ...
Tennis players may live 10 years longer. How the sport boosts physical and mental health
The U.S. Open is in full swing—Carlos Alcaraz, Naomi Osaka, and Novak Djokovic are among the big names crushing it on the courts. While many watch these powerful players in awe during the annual ...
What’s Next for Naoya Inoue? Bob Arum Teases Big U.S. Fight After Tokyo Victory
On September 3, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, Naoya Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) retained his undisputed super bantamweight crown against TJ Doheny (26-5, 20 KOs) by a seventh-round TKO. The fight ... ( read original story ...)
Almost 40,000 ‘lonely deaths’ reported in Japan in 1st half of 2024
Nearly 40,000 elderly individuals in Japan were found dead alone in their homes during the first half of 2024, the country's National Police Agency reported on Aug. 28. The data showed that in roughly ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ghost’ pictured stalking halls of abandoned Japanese school left to rot after devastating Fukushima earthquake
An EERIE photo shows a “ghost” lurking in a rural Japanese school that was abandoned following the tragic 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. Creepy pictures inside the derelict ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ghost’ pictured stalking halls of abandoned Japanese school left to rot after devastating Fukushima earthquake
An EERIE photo shows a “ghost” lurking in a rural Japanese school that was abandoned following the tragic 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. Creepy pictures inside the derelict ... ( read original story ...)