When the Olympics opening ceremony was held on July 23, ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the man who had sealed Japan’s bid for the Games in the first place, was conspicuously absent—but he was there in ... ( read original story ...)
BOI and Osaka’s IBPC host an online roundtable discussion on Medical Device Industry
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI)’s Industrial Linkage Development Division, together with the BOI Osaka Office and Osaka’s International Business Promotion Center (IBPC), ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines narrows Q1 operating loss to $757 mln
Japan Airlines (9201.T) (JAL) on Tuesday posted a first-quarter operating loss of 82.65 billion yen ($756.87 million), an improvement from a year earlier, as pandemic-related cost cuts took effect and ... ( read original story ...)
Anxious calls from ‘threatened’ parents greet archer on return from Tokyo
The 25-year-old grabbed eyeballs in an otherwise dismal campaign in Tokyo Returning from his maiden Olympics, Indian archer Pravin Jadhav received anxious calls from his family members, who were ... ( read original story ...)
PV Sindhu to Get 30 Lakh Reward From Andhra CM for Tokyo Olympics Bronze
PV Sindhu is the only female athlete in India to win 2 Olympic medals. On Sunday, 1 August PV Sindhu became the most decorated female athlete in India by winning two back-to-back Olympic medals. She ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.9 just reported 40 km southwest of Sapporo, Japan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Sapporo, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido, Japan, was reported only 12 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resil ... ( read original story ...)
New SEC Boss Wants More Crypto Oversight to Protect Investors
The nation’s top securities regulator has unusual expertise in digital assets, but he says he’s no cheerleader for them—and has no timetable for a Bitcoin ETF. ( read original story ...)
Glenmark Life Sciences IPO Allotment Today: Direct To Link Check Status, Listing Date On Share Market
Glenmark Life Sciences IPO Allotment is happening today. Those who have subscribed for the initial public offering will get know whether they have been allotted shares or not. Glenmark Life Sciences ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics live updates: Rai Benjamin, Brittney Reese claim silver; USA basketball faces Spain
Team USA men's basketball advanced to the semifinals with a win over Spain. Rai Benjamin won silver in a 400-meter hurdle race for the ages. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Chinese nationalists turn on their athletes
The pressure on Chinese athletes to perform has never been higher. Anything less than a gold is being seen as athletes being unpatriotic by furious nationalists online. The BBC's Waiyee Yip reports. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Sailing gold, a kayak queen and a wonderous world record in day eleven early best bits
Watch the best moments from day eleven at the Tokyo Olympics, including a thrilling sailing gold medal for GB, a history making kayak final and a "mind-blowing" new world record. ( read original story ...)
Macaques at Japan reserve get first alpha female in 70-year history
Yakei took top spot after roughing up Sanchu, the alpha male who had been leader of ‘troop B’ on the island of Kyushu for five years ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines narrows Q1 operating loss to $757 million
Japan Airlines (JAL) on Tuesday posted a first-quarter operating loss of 82.65 billion yen ($756.87 million), an improvement from a year earlier, as pandemic-related cost cuts took effect and travel ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: US reaches 70% first-shot goal while Japan shifts to home care for most Covid patients
White House greets vaccine target news as ‘Milestone Monday’ while Japan moves to ensure it has enough hospital beds amid a spike in Covid cases ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to hospitalise only most serious COVID-19 cases in surge
Japan will hospitalise only COVID-19 patients who are seriously ill and those at risk of becoming so while others isolate at home, officials said, as worries grew about a strained medical system amid ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Tohoku residents worry “Recovery Olympics” will interfere with earthquake & tsunami reconstruction efforts
The Japanese government has argued that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics — coined "Recovery Olympics" — will contribute to reconstruction efforts in the Tohoku region following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, ... ( read original story ...)