Japan's health minister on Wednesday signalled the government may consider rolling back a controversial new policy asking COVID-19 patients with less serious symptoms isolate at home rather than going ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan’s battery partner to spend over $450 mln on new plant in Japan
Chinese battery partner Envision AESC said on Wednesday it would spend 50 billion yen ($460 million) to build a new battery plant in Japan's Ibaraki prefecture north of Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japan signals it may roll back Covid policy that limited hospitalization to serious cases
Japan's government may consider rolling back its policy asking Covid patients with less serious symptoms isolate at home than going to the hospital. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Provision In Infrastructure Bill May Force Bitcoin Miners And Blockchain Companies To Flee U.S.
A relatively hidden provision in the $1 trillion bill plans to help pay for new roads and bridges by making the tax collection of crypto activities more efficient. However, it could end up doing more ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Market Slightly Lower
The Japanese stock market is slightly higher on Wednesday, extending the losses of the previous session, with the benchmark Nikkei index above the 27,600 level, ignoring the broadly positive cues ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 0.10 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.10 percent at 27,612.90 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix shed 0.12 percent at 1,928.73. TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics live updates: Three Americans go for gold in women’s 400-meter hurdles
Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad, Anna Cockrell part of stacked field in hurdles; USA faces Dominican Republic for spot in baseball semifinals. ( read original story ...)
Chinese badminton player’s cursing at Tokyo 2020 riles South Koreans
South Korea's Badminton Korea Association plans to pursue a formal complaint with the World Badminton Federation (WBF) regarding China's Chen Qingchen's cursing during an Olympic match at Tokyo 2020, ... ( read original story ...)
Belarus sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya due to leave Tokyo for Poland
Flight comes after the athlete refused to board a plane home on Monday and sought protection at Polish embassy ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Alice Dearing hopes representing GB ‘makes a difference’
Alice Dearing hopes becoming the first black woman to represent Great Britain in an Olympic swimming event makes a difference and the sport is "available to anyone". ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: ‘Amazing execution’ – Sky Brown leads the way in park heats
Watch Sky Brown's second run in the women's park heats at Ariake Sports Park as the teenage sensation breezes through to the women's park skateboarding final. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s COVID-19 infections have entered ‘new phase,’ says health minister
Japan's government was acting pre-emptively to ensure there are sufficient beds for seriously ill COVID-19 patients, its health minister said on Wednesday, warning infections have entered a "new phase ... ( read original story ...)
Coming to Terms with Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka is the most accomplished Japanese tennis player of all time—man or woman—and it’s not even close. She is the highest-earning female athlete ever in any sport. She recently received perhaps ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s service sector activity shrinks at faster pace in July – PMI
Japan's services sector activity shrank at a faster pace in July to contract for the 18th consecutive month as curbs rolled out to combat a resurgence in coronavirus infections dealt a blow to ... ( read original story ...)
A Cambodian tuk-tuk driver, a company’s Japanese translator
Nang Veasna, a father of two children is a Tuk-Tuk driver who just like all those in the same business has a noticeable impact on his livelihood due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan Services PMI Slips In July – Jibun
The services sector in Japan continued to contract in July, and at a faster rate, the latest survey from Jibun Bank showed on ... ( read original story ...)