Tokyo confirmed 18,919 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, nearly double the figure reported a week before, with the daily tally marking a week-on-week increase for the 29th straight day The capital ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 18,919 more coronavirus infections on July 16
The Japanese capital registered 18,919 COVID-19 cases on July 16 after recording 19,059 the previous day, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government a ... ( read original story ...)
Takeshi’s Castle’s Shooting Takes Place Near Tokyo; Here’s Everything About Popular Show
The shooting of Takeshi's Castle Project is taking place at Midoriyama Studio near Tokyo, the same location as the original version. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Wins Bid To Host 2025 World Athletics Championships
The World Athletics Council confirmed that Tokyo would stage the championships for the second time after beating out competition from Kenya, Poland and Singapore. It means Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan govt to support trading firms’ stakes in Sakhalin-2- sources
The Japanese government plans to support Mitsui & Co and Mitsubishi Corp in their attempts to stay in the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project, three sources said, after Russia seized control of the ... ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Mitakeumi forced to leave Nagoya meet after COVID case at stable
Demotion-threatened ozeki Mitakeumi was forced to pull out of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday after a positive COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
‘True balance’: Japan’s quiet telework revolution
But a quiet revolution in the country’s rigid business culture is underway, with firms working to digitise operations and offer more flexibility to staff who were once expected to stay late, go ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo to make basic water charge free in Oct., Nov. to help residents amid price surge
The municipal government of Hokkaido's capital will dial down the basic charge for water to zero in October and November to help households ... ( read original story ...)
Growth key to post-Abe Japan
Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated while addressing an election rally in Nara in western Japan on July 8, was not only a former prime minister－the longest-serving prime minister－of Japan but also one of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to forgo setting ceiling on next year’s defense spending, Nikkei reports
Japan will forgo setting a ceiling on defense spending in next fiscal year's annual budget, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Saturday, highlighting Tokyo's interest in boosting defense at a time of ... ( read original story ...)
Bankruptcy And Crypto
We’re about to find out the hard way just how protected crypto investors are in the event of collapse of crypto firms, as crypto is being put on trial in bankruptcy courts for the first time. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s Mahathir pays condolence visit to ex-PM Abe’s home in Tokyo
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad paid a condolence visit to the home of slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tok ... ( read original story ...)
New Silent Hill Game Could Be Revealed At Tokyo Games Show in September
The rumored Silent Hill is being eagerly awaited by fans all across the world, and it seems like we could be getting a reveal soon. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo chosen to host 2025 track world championships
Track and field officials awarded the 2025 world championships to Tokyo on Thursday, bringing runners, jumpers and throwers back to the home of last year’s Olympics, where they competed in front of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Tech researchers develop the first synthetic mechanosensitive potassium channel
Intrigued by the properties of ion channel proteins commonly observed in cells, Tokyo Tech researchers have developed the first synthetic mechanosensitive potassium channel using a newly developed ... ( read original story ...)
New Report Shows Criminals Are Mixing Crypto Streams to Conceal Revenue
These so-called ‘mixer’ services are supposedly a way to make crypto transactions more private, but they’re being used to obscure criminal funding. ( read original story ...)