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 ...)
Success in lingerie business: Saha Group chairman’s story (12)
Boonsithi Chokwatana is the Chairman of Saha Group, Thailand's leading consumer products conglomerate. This is part 12 of a 30-part series. Our business of selling Pias cosmetics took off after a ... ( read original story ...)
Man thrown into Osaka’s Dotonbori River during fight dies; suspect on the loose
A man died after being thrown into the Dotonbori River in central Osaka during a fight on the night of Aug. 2, and the suspect is at large. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics live updates: Rai Benjamin, Brittney Reese claim silver; USA basketball nears tipoff
Olympic veteran Brittney Reese adds another silver in women's long jump while Rai Benjamin takes second in men's 400-meter hurdles. ( read original story ...)
US hurdler Rai Benjamin wins silver in 400-meter hurdles at Tokyo Olympics; Karsten Warholm breaks world record
In one of track's great rivalries in Tokyo, Raj Benjamin was second to Karsten Warholm, who set a world record in the 400-meter hurdles at the Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Japan will only hospitalize most serious Covid cases as infections surge
Japan will focus on hospitalizing patients who are seriously ill with Covid-19 and those at risk of becoming so while others isolate at home, officials said. ( read original story ...)
Belarus Olympian safe in Polish embassy, Japan says
A sprinter from Belarus who refused her team's order to fly home early from the Olympics is safe, Japan's foreign minister has said.Krystina Timanovskaya, 24, has been granted a humanitarian visa by ... ( read original story ...)
Anxious calls from ‘threatened’ parents greet archer Pravin Jadhav on return from Tokyo
The 25-year-old grabbed eyeballs in an otherwise dismal campaign in Tokyo, finishing ahead of his senior India teammates, Atanu Das and Tarundeep Rai, in the ranking round. ( read original story ...)
Share Market LIVE: Sensex jumps over 150 pts in pre-opening; Nykaa, Adani Wilmar file IPO papers with SEBI
Domestic equity market benchmarks BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading in the positive territory in pre-open on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei declines as COVID-19 worries mount; game makers slide
Japan's Nikkei index fell on Tuesday along with other global stock markets as rising cases of COVID-19 weighed on sentiment, while video game makers dropped after Chinese media labelled online gaming ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 0.72 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.72 percent at 27,580.03 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix shed 0.59 percent at 1,928.58. TOKYO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The ... ( read original story ...)