Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to hold a news conference on Friday afternoon in which he is expected to address growing concerns about his health after two recent hospital examinations ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display to sell screen plant to Sharp for $390 million, repay debt to Apple
Japan Display said on Friday it has agreed to sell a smartphone screen plant to Sharp Corp for $390 million, raising funds to repay debt it owes Apple Inc for the plant construction ... ( read original story ...)
Black Lives Matter pushes Japan to confront racism
To many Japanese, racism towards black people has long been considered something that happens in the US or Europe, not at home. But when the death of George Floyd in the US sparked a wave of protests ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display to reportedly sell LCD factory to Sharp
Japan Display is reportedly finalizing a plan to sell its primary LCD production facility to Sharp in an attempt to ease its debts to Apple. ( read original story ...)
Messi Agrees To Terms With Manchester City, But Bartomeu Would Resign If He Stays At Barça, Reports Claim
FC Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu is prepared to resign if that’s what it takes for Lionel Messi not to leave the club, a report has claimed. ( read original story ...)
Flush with success: Tokyo’s transparent toilets
New public toilets recently installed in two Tokyo parks are spacious and pristine – a welcome sight for any passer-by in need of relief. The only catch: the walls are entirely made of transparent ... ( read original story ...)
Planetary ball-milling helps protect our planet from plastics pollution
Plastics are ubiquitous in modern life; unfortunately, once they lose function, they pollute the environment. Now, researchers at Osaka University have developed polymer materials that combine ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba’s former memory business, Kioxia, files for IPO in Japan
Kioxia, formerly known as Toshiba Memory Holdings, is setting its sights for an IPO as soon as October on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, according to Nikkei Asian Review. ( read original story ...)
Osaka to play in NY after calling attention to injustice
Naomi Osaka will play in the Western & Southern Open semifinals, after all. A day after saying she would withdraw from the hard-court event to protest the "continued ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka-Goff rematch could happen in US Open’s 3rd round
American teenager Coco Gauff and two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka could face each other at the U.S. Open again after Thursday’s draw for the Grand Slam tournament set up a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to pull out of rugby’s eight nations tournament unless Covid rules relax
Japan will be forced to pull out of the eight nations tournament that is being organised to replace the autumn internationals if their government do not relax Covid rules ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka drops out of tennis tourney in response to Jacob Blake shooting
Naomi Osaka hits the ball while playing Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the Western & Southern Open. The world's highest paid female athlete is dropping out of one of the first tennis tournaments in the ... ( read original story ...)
Vissel Kobe vs Yokohama FM prediction, preview, team news and more | J1 League 2020
The J1 League is back in action this Saturday as Vissel Kobe hosts an in-form Yokohama FM outfit at the Kobe Wing Stadium. Neither team has met expectations so far this season and ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka changes mind and agrees to play semi-final – report
Naomi Osaka has decided to play her semi-final at the Western & Southern Open in New York after previously saying she would withdraw from the match to protest against racial injustice, The Guardian ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka withdraws from semifinal match to protest “continued genocide of Black people”
"Watching the continued genocide of Black people at the hand of the police is honestly making me sick to my stomach," the tennis star said. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka changes mind and agrees to play Friday after tournament pause
Naomi Osaka has decided to play her semi-final at the Western & Southern Open in New York after previously saying she would withdraw from the match to protest against racial injustice, The Guardian ... ( read original story ...)