Naomi Osaka has reportedly welcomed a daughter with her boyfriend Cordae. The four-time Grand Slam singles champion and her rapper boyfriend have welcomed a baby girl, People have confirmed. "They are doing well," a source told the outlet of Naomi and the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to New York in 1 hour? Hypersonic ‘Stargazer’ jet aims to best Concorde
Flying at least five times the speed of sound, Stargazer is designed to bullet from San Francisco to Tokyo in just one hour – 11 times faster than today’s flight time. According to Venus, the jet is ... ( read original story ...)
Air Force B-52 bomber makes rare landing in Tokyo due to maintenance issue
A B-52 Stratofortress bomber diverted to the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo due to an in-flight maintenance issue. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo lodges protest to Pyongyang over suspected ballistic missile launch
Japan has lodged a protest to North Korea over its latest suspected ballistic missile launch, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Corporate Japan steps up hunt for US deals
Japan’s financial groups appear to take the same view. In May, Mizuho paid $550mn for US investment bank Greenhill. The deal will generate a $78mn windfall payout for the boutique bank’s chief executive, Scott Bok, but will also fill what analysts said was an obvious gap in Mizuho’s US deal advisory expertise. ( read original ...
North Korea fires ballistic missile towards Japan
Rocket went 1,000km, says South Korea, after Kim Jong-un’s sister threatened ‘shocking’ consequences for alleged US spy plane flights ( read original story ...)
South Korea, Japan leaders to meet; Fukushima radioactive water, North Korea missile launch focus
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday on the sidelines of a NATO summit, with the release of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant and North Korea expected on the agenda. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top court rules against bathroom restriction for transgender government employee
Japan’s Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision on Tuesday, ruling against a government agency that had barred a transgender employee from using the women’s bathroom, according to public broadcaster NHK. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits one-month low as yen strength weighs
Japanese shares were the worst performers across Asia on Wednesday, with the Nikkei sliding to a one-month low as a sharply rising yen put brakes on a long rally and added to market nerves ahead of U.
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui launches US digital bank
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has launched a digital banking service in the United States, as Japan's number two lender aims to tap growth in the U.S. consumer banking market, a bank executive said ...
Naomi Osaka welcomes 1st child with boyfriend Cordae
Naomi Osaka is now a mom. On July 11, a source close to the 25-year-old tennis star confirmed to TODAY.com that she welcomed her first child, a baby girl, with boyfriend and rapper Cordae, also 25.
Smart girls don’t marry? Japan rushes to erase stigma for women in science
A third-year student at one of Japan's top engineering universities, Yuna Kato has her sights set on a career in research but fears it might be short-lived if she has children. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s wholesale inflation slows for 6th straight month
Japan's wholesale inflation slowed for a sixth straight month in June due to sliding fuel and commodity prices, data showed on Wednesday, a sign the cost-push pressure that drove up consumer prices is steadily easing. ( read original story ...)
Winklevoss twins sue Stamford-based crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group
STAMFORD — Embattled cryptocurrency conglomerate Digital Currency Group and its founder and CEO, Barry Silbert, have been sued for alleged fraud by Gemini, the crypto platform founded by Greenwich natives Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss — litigation that escalates a months-long dispute about a failed lending program.
Japanese banks accused of ‘gender-washing’ over women in management
Among the regional banks, Niigata-based Daishi Hokuetsu Bank, The Senshu Ikeda Bank in Osaka and The Hyakujushi Bank based in Kagawa prefecture disclosed in June that more than 20 per cent of women ...
Naomi Osaka Has Given Birth to Her First Child
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka is officially a mother. People reported that the 25-year-old athlete welcomed her first child, a baby girl, with her boyfriend Cordae.