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Tokyo Paralympics: Sarah Storey wins record-breaking 17th gold in women’s C4-5 road race
Sarah Storey wins her 17th Paralympic gold by defending her women's C4-5 road race title to become Great Britain's most successful Paralympian of all time. ( read original story ...)
Japan, Russia to cooperate in hydrogen, ammonia to fight climate change
Japan and Russia on Thursday agreed to work together on hydrogen and ammonia production, the Japanese industry ministry said on Thursday, as the long-time partners in oil and natural gas shift the ... ( read original story ...)
On This Day: Japan signs unconditional surrender ending WWII
Japan signed an unconditional surrender aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay, formally ending World War II. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Moderna Covid vaccine rollout hit by recall and contamination scares
Foreign materials including stainless steel identified in batches of Covid-19 vaccine in the country though no safety or efficacy issues reported ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sets up quantum computing committee
Japanese companies have set up the Quantum Strategic Industry Alliance for Revolution: Q-STAR. Q-STAR will invite the participation of diverse industrie ... ( read original story ...)
China facing demographic, inflation risks ‘Japan never faced’, Beijing urged to act to avoid ‘big surprise’
Faced with new global demographic, inflation and deglobalisation challenges that even “Japan has never really faced”, China should take swift actions to counter their possible negative effects, a ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 has potential to reach new YTD highs above 30715 – Credit Suisse
Nikkei 225 has recovered back above key support at 27325/270 and may be building a bullish continuation pattern. Economists at Credit Suisse think the Japanese stock index could surge as high as 32115 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei closes up for fourth straight session
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed higher for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday though trade remained cautious ahead of US jobs data due later this week.51, while the broader Topix index ... ( read original story ...)
Russian Man Seeks Refugee Status in Japan
A Russian man who claims to have swum to Japan from one of the four islands at the center of the long-standing territorial row between Tokyo and Moscow has filed for a refugee status in Japan, it has ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese mayor who bit Olympian’s gold medal tests positive for Covid-19
The Japanese mayor, Takashi Kawamura, who so infamously bit into a medal that was not his, has tested positive for Covid-19. To jolt your memory, Kawamura, who is the mayor for Nagoya, had sunk his ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lays out growth strategy priorities ahead of elections
Japan announced on Thursday a list of initiatives it will focus on to promote green technology and digitalisation, as part of efforts to boost the economy's long-term growth. ( read original story ...)
Reopening of Japan’s economy is taking than longer than expected: UBS
Hartmut Issel from UBS Global Wealth Management says although Covid vaccination rates are rising in Japan, the reopening of its economy may be postponed by another quarter. ( read original story ...)
Development Bank of Japan Inc. — Moody’s assigns A1 to DBJ’s Global MTN Drawdown (Japanese only)
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Tokyo 2020: Anger after Paralympian is stripped of gold medal for being late
The International Paralympics Committee (IPC) has defended a decision to strip a Malaysian athlete of his gold medal. Shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli won gold in the F20 class, but was later ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics 2020 day 9: road cycling and table tennis medals, taekwondo starts, and more – live!
There is competition in 15 sports on Thursday with plenty of medals on offer at the Games in Tokyo. Join our team of writers ... ( read original story ...)