Japanese star Naomi Osaka pipped both Serena & Venus Williams to take the top spot on Forbes list of highest-paid female athletes ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s daily COVID cases top 4,000 for 1st time since late Aug.
Tokyo confirmed 4,051 daily coronavirus cases Friday, topping the 4,000 mark for the first time since Aug. 27, the metropolitan government said, Kyodo reports. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s daily COVID-19 count tops 4,000 as US military reports fewer than 1,000 cases in Japan
The U.S. military population on Friday finished its fifth day of a 14-day stay-at-home order aimed at curbing the coronavirus surge in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new net-zero project will use more energy than it produces
Japan's plan to use ammonia in coal-fired power plants to bring down its emissions is fraught with inefficiencies. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo registers 4,051 new COVID cases on Jan. 14
Japan's capital recorded 4,051 new coronavirus infections on Jan. 14, after recording 3,124 cases the previous day, the metropolitan governme ... ( read original story ...)
Uber Eats rider in Tokyo indicted without arrest for fatal crash during delivery
A 28-year-old man has been indicted without arrest for professional negligence resulting in an elderly man's death, after he crashed into him ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo projects daily cases to average nearly 10,000 in 1 week
The Tokyo metropolitan government projected Thursday that the seven-day rolling average of new COVID-19 cases will surge to 9,576 daily in a week if cases increase at the current pace, as an apparent ... ( read original story ...)
Japan team carries out world-first spinal cord stem cell trial
A Japanese university said Friday it has successfully transplanted stem cells into a patient with a spinal cord injury, in the first clinical trial of its kind. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM sees no need to change FY2025 budget balancing target, for now
"at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url=" Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan has no immediate need to change its key budget-balancing target for fiscal 2025, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on ... ( read original story ...)
IPPUDO Singapore held an “Umeshu Festival” to showcase the Japanese quality of Umeshu to the world.
Hello, this is Ippudo’s note editorial team. As of 2021, Ippudo has presence in 15 countries and regions worldwide with the vision to deliver delicious ramen to every corner of the world. And note edi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Hitachi to sell about 50% stake in construction unit for $1.6 bln
Japan's Hitachi Ltd said on Friday it plans to sell about half of its stake in Hitachi Construction to trading company Itochu in a sale worth about 182.4 billion yen ($1.60 billion). Itochu will buy ... ( read original story ...)
N Korea hackers stole $400m crypto in 2021: Report
North Korean hackers stole almost $400m (£291m) worth of digital assets in at least seven attacks on cryptocurrency platforms last year, a report claims.Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis said it ... ( read original story ...)
Green Push Ending 150-Year Tradition of Bank Passbooks in Japan
Japanese lenders that are pushing clients to kick the 150-year-old habit for the sake of the environment. The country’s largest bank will require new clients to pay 550 yen ($4.83) a year for a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei falls as tepid Wall Street finish, Omicron woes weigh
Japan's Nikkei index ended lower on Friday, tracking weak overnight finish on Wall Street, with technology heavyweights leading the losses, while concerns over the impact of the Omicron coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks down on Fed policy fears, Japan’s COVID surge
Tokyo stocks closed lower Friday on growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy this year, while concerns over increasing COVID-19 infections in Japan also weighed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Canon Eyes Shutting China Camera Factory
Japan's Canon Inc said on Friday it was considering shutting a factory in Zhuhai, southern China, which mainly makes compact digital cameras amid a shrinking market for such devices. A company ... ( read original story ...)