Balmuda, a Japanese design company known for its stylish appliances, has announced plans to make a smartphone. There aren’t many details on the device itself yet, but it’ll be a 5G handset that’s ... ( read original story ...)
In Boyle Heights, Battle Over A Senior Home For Japanese Americans Is LA’s Latest Displacement Story
Plans by the owner of Sakura Gardens to close one of the facilities on its five-acre Boyle Heights campus for elders and possibly replace it with market-rate housing has drawn fierce backlash. ( read original story ...)
A Japanese city is rooting for South Sudan at the Olympics
While many Japanese towns and cities that signed up to host Olympic teams have been forced to rethink their plans due to the ongoing pandemic, Maebashi is an exception. ( read original story ...)
Time running out for Japanese prosecutors in ‘Don Juan’ murder case
While police say they have circumstantial evidence against Saki Sudo, no witnesses have come forward and there is an apparent lack of clear evidence. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase CFO on crypto investors, dogecoin and growing competition
In a wide-ranging interview on CNBC, Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas spoke with Jim Cramer about the adoption of crypto currencies and volatility in digital coins. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumps more than 2%; Alibaba shares in Hong Kong plunge nearly 5%
Those losses came after Singapore said Friday it’s “very likely” that the air travel bubble with Hong Kong will not begin May 26. SINGAPORE — Stocks in Asia-Pacific mostly rose in Friday trade, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ministry’s report on Sri Lankan woman’s death excluded doctor’s note as ‘nonfactual’
Differences in the account of the death of a 33-year-old Sri Lankan woman in detention at the Nagoya Regional Immigration Services Bureau hav ... ( read original story ...)
Shimizu S-Pulse – Nagoya Grampus
Follow the Meiji Yasuda J1 League live Football match between Shimizu S-Pulse and Nagoya Grampus with Eurosport. The match starts at 06:00 on 15 May 2021. Who will come out on top in the battle of the ... ( read original story ...)
Gamba Osaka sacks head coach Miyamoto after poor start to season
Two-time J-League champion Gamba, who last won the domestic title in 2014, has recorded just one win in 10 games of the new campaign and is 18th of 20 teams. ( read original story ...)
Petition against Tokyo Olympics with 350,000 signatures submitted to organisers
A petition calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics which garnered 350,000 signatures in nine days was submitted to organisers on Friday, reflecting growing public opposition to the event as ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba’s European business hit by cyberattack – source
Toshiba (OTC: TOSYY )'s European business has been hit by a cyberattack, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday, with public broadcaster NHK identifying the perpetrators as DarkSide, the ... ( read original story ...)
China Closes In On Japan At Beauty Giant Shiseido
Shiseido’s home market has underperformed during the pandemic while China’s consistently strong growth has tilted the company’s geographic weighting at lightning speed. ( read original story ...)
Rice that has Japanese roots
Dominic Chu joins 'The News with Shepard Smith' to report the history of Koda Farm's rice. ( read original story ...)
Gamba Osaka part ways with Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Kuala Lumpur: Gamba Osaka have parted company with head coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, the 2021 AFC Champions League participants announced on Friday following a disappointing run of results in the ... ( read original story ...)
EXPLAINER: Why Japan has been slow to roll out vaccinations
Japan's rollout of COVID-19 vaccines began belatedly in mid-February, months behind the United States and many other countries. Officials blamed a shortage of Pfizer Inc. vaccine from Europe as the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Q2 economic growth forecasts cut sharply on coronavirus restrictions: Reuters poll
Japan's economy is set to grow much slower than previously hoped this quarter, hobbled by extended emergency measures put in place to halt a rise in coronavirus infections, a Reuters poll showed. It ... ( read original story ...)