The Japanese government's advisory panel on coronavirus countermeasures approved on Thursday a plan to let the state of emergency expire in the Tokyo area as scheduled on March 21, Economy Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Japan raises tariffs on US beef after hitting import limit
Imported American beef in Japan has proved so popular it's topped the annual limits called “safeguards,” and the U.S. Meat Export Federation on Thursday urged Tokyo to raise the threshold. Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court finds same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
Japan's constitution defines marriage as one between "both sexes". But a Sapporo court ruled that this denied the couples constitutionally-guaranteed equality, in what is seen as a symbolic victory ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is ‘Unconstitutional’ – But There’s a Long Way to Go for LGBTQ Equality
The Sapporo District Court found that Japan’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The court, however, dismissed a request from the three couples who brought the case to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban “Unconstitutional” in Historic Decision
The couples filed a series of lawsuits at district courts in Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo on Valentine’s Day in 2019, asking for compensation to the tune of one million yen per claimant. In a ... ( read original story ...)
Fishing essayist for Mainichi Shimbun thanked for rescuing man who fell into Tokyo Bay
YOKOHAMA -- A father who writes regular fishing essays for the morning edition of the Mainichi Shimbun and his son have received letters of appreciation and trophies from the local coast guard after ... ( read original story ...)
Super Mario attraction opens at Osaka park after postponements
An attraction based on Nintendo Co.'s "Super Mario Bros." game series opened Thursday at Universal Studios Japan in the western city of Osaka, following two postponements. The opening of "Super ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics ceremonies chief quits over pig insult to female comedian
The creative director for Tokyo's Olympic ceremonies announced his resignation on Thursday for proposing a plus-size female comedian appear as a pig, just weeks after the postponed Games' chief ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games creative head to quit over ‘Olympig’ insult
Hiroshi Sasaki had proposed that plus-size entertainer Naomi Watanabe appear at the opening ceremony as a pig. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics hit by another scandal over sexist comment
Tokyo Olympics creative director Hiroshi Sasaki is resigning after making demeaning comments about a well-known female celebrity. It is yet another setback for the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics creative head Hiroshi Sasaki resigns over derogatory remark
Tokyo Olympics creative head Hiroshi Sasaki said he has resigned after making a derogatory comment about a popular female Japanese entertainer, in the latest controversy over insensitive remarks ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 0.78 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened up 0.78 percent at 30,148.48 on Thursday, while the broader Topix gained 0.58 percent at 1,995.48. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is ... ( read original story ...)
A Nikkei milestone is less than it seems
The Nikkei 225 passed 30,000 on Monday, the first time in over three decades that Japan’s blue-chip stock market index crossed that threshold. The long-awaited event was spurred by a series of ... ( read original story ...)
POLL-Japanese firms want BOJ to keep bond yields, ETF purchases steady
Two thirds of Japanese firms expect the Bank of Japan to curb rises in long-term interest rates and keep them steady, a Reuters poll found, ahead of the central bank's review this week on how it will ... ( read original story ...)
TABLE-Japan firms want BOJ to keep policy steady as COVID pain lingers
TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Two thirds of Japanese firms expect the Bank of ... and answers in the poll conducted for Reuters by Nikkei Research during March 3-12. Answers are denoted in percentages. ( read original story ...)
Laura Muir believes delay to Tokyo Olympics has helped her chances of glory
The Scot insists she is now more “robust” ahead of the rescheduled Games in Tokyo this summer. Her 2019 season was disrupted by calf and Achilles problems and she finished fifth in the 1500m ... ( read original story ...)