The spread of the coronavirus in Tokyo is at disaster levels comparable with the heavy rains and flooding hitting Japan’s west and residents should stay at home and get vaccinated, Tokyo’s governor ... ( read original story ...)
Japan inflation seen weak despite export boom as COVID hits consumption: Reuters poll
Japan's export boom extended into in July but consumer prices likely fell, a Reuters poll showed, highlighting the divergence between manufacturers benefiting from robust global demand and retailers ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q3 growth forecast slashed on COVID-19 surge: Reuters poll
Japan's economy will grow this quarter at a much slower pace than previously expected as a resurgence in coronavirus infections is hurting the momentum for a recovery, a Reuters poll found. But ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber to add investment in new Indian plant
Yokohama Rubber Co. has said it will spend an additional $171 million on a plant under construction in India to boost its production capacity in anticipation of greater demand for industrial-use ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga’s Support Ratings Stagnate at 29%, Despite Tokyo Olympics
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's support ratings hit 29.0% in August, down 0.3 point from the previous month, a poll by Jiji news agency showed on Friday, a sign the Tokyo Olympic Games failed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan inflation seen weak despite export boom as COVID hits consumption
Japan's export boom extended into in July but consumer prices likely fell, a Reuters poll showed, highlighting the divergence between manufacturers benefiting from robust global demand and retailers ... ( read original story ...)
A Japanese softball player will get a replacement for her Olympic gold medal after her city mayor sank his teeth into the first one
Takashi Kawamura, the mayor of Nagoya, bit softball pitcher Miu Goto's gold medal during her hometown's August 4 victory ceremony. ( read original story ...)
Japanese gold medalist to have medal replaced because her hometown mayor bit it
An Olympic gold medalist will have her medal replaced less than a week after the end of the Tokyo Games. For a very unusual reason. Tokyo 2020 organizers announced Thursday that Miu Goto, a relief ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics now ended, Japan races to vaccinate as virus surges
The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it's still vacation season in Japan, and many people are ignoring government pleas to avoid travel and stay away from bars and restaurants even as the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Warning of Covid ‘disaster’ in Japan as cases explode
Local media report Paralympics will be held without spectators as infections rise to more than 18,000 a day in wake of Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
Clayton Utz advises Japan’s Mitsubishi Estate on second luxury One Sydney Harbour acquisition
One of Japan's largest and most successful property developers, Mitsubishi Estate, has again engaged Clayton Utz to represent its interests in ... ( read original story ...)
‘White hat’ hacker behind $610m crypto heist returns most of money
About $33m in frozen coins yet to be returned as still-unidentified hacker claims attack was carried out ‘for fun’ to ‘expose the vulnerability’ of platform ... ( read original story ...)
Heavy rainfall in Japan causes mudslide, threatens floods
Torrential rain pounding southwestern Japan triggered a mudslide early Friday that swallowed four people and was threatening to cause flooding and more landslides in the region. The mudslide in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares crawl higher as Recruit Holdings offsets chip weakness
Japanese shares inched up in see-saw trade on Friday as a surge in Recruit Holdings on its upbeat outlook outweighed weakness in chip stocks that tracked U.S. peers lower. "But defensive shares are ... ( read original story ...)
Canada welcomes home Olympians after Tokyo 2020 with outdoor drive-in celebration
Team Canada's athletes are being welcomed home now that the torch at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has been extinguished. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics to be held without spectators -reports
The Tokyo Paralympic Games will be held mostly without spectators, as Japan's capital remains under emergency lockdown amid a surge in novel coronavirus infections, local media reported on Friday. ( read original story ...)