Marise Payne is expected to meet with her US, Japanese and Indian counterparts in Tokyo next month for fresh talks on co-operation between the four nations. ( read original story ...)
Trump and new Japan PM Suga discuss ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’: US
US President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke to Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, to congratulate him on taking office and to discuss a "free and open Indo-Pacific" region, which is ... ( read original story ...)
New Hotel with Stunning Views of Osaka Bay Opens
After being operated as The Westin Awaji Island and managed by Yumebutai Co., Ltd. and Marriott International Inc. for 20 years, Nikko Hotels rebrands ... ( read original story ...)
Stimulus Checks From A Crypto Exchange; Bitcoin Rebound
CRYPTO MARKETS. Bitcoin broke through $11,000 Wednesday and fluctuated around that level the rest of the week, recovering about half of the value it lost during its crash t ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM Suga Says Agreed to Coordinate Closely With Trump After First Talks
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the importance of their countries' alliance in phone talks on Sunday, their first since Suga took over as Japan's new ... ( read original story ...)
Climate-Farce: Japan’s Attitude To The Climate Crisis In UN Shipping Agency
As California burns with wildlfires, Japan's stance and hold over the UN shipping agency is holding back meaningful progress on climate talks in shipping. Having opted for self-regulation, the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan President Says Has No Plans to Talk to Japan’s New PM
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday that there was no plan for her talk by telephone with new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, after a Japanese envoy had told Tsai ... ( read original story ...)
Finance businesses moving to phase out coal
Japanese financial companies are moving to stop investing in or financing coal-fired power stations, in an effort to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ( read original story ...)
Substitute Kazuma Watanabe nets Gamba winner over Consadole
Veteran forward Kazuma Watanabe came off the bench to score the winner as Gamba Osaka beat Consadole Sapporo 1-0 in the J. League first division on Saturda ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Fewer cases in Melbourne, Korea; Japan travel up
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has moved close to easing severe lockdown restrictions after recording only 14 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. It ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: on Holiday Weekend, Travel Surges in Japan
Train stations and airports in Japan were filled with people over this “Silver Week” holiday weekend running through Tuesday, in a sign of recovering local travel amid the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Torch-inspired Tokyo skyscraper to become Japan’s tallest building
The 390-meter-high (1,279 feet) skyscraper, inspired by a flaming torch, is set to become Japan's tallest tower when it opens in 2027. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda Says Globalisation Will Be Sustained Despite COVID-19
Globalisation will be sustained and supply chains will be diversified as firms adjust to novel coronavirus disruption, Japan's central bank governor said on Friday, challenging an assumption the virus ... ( read original story ...)
Ellen White praises Phil Neville as England Women await Tokyo decision
Ellen White has praised England Women’s manager Phil Neville as the Lionesses wait to find out whether he will lead them to Tokyo next summer ... ( read original story ...)
‘Lost Girls & Love Hotels’: Alexandra Daddario ups her game as an expat doing some Tokyo drifting
The expressive actress plays a teacher punishing herself with alcohol and rough sex in a smart psychological thriller. ( read original story ...)
The First Successes of This Crypto Marketplace and Plans For the Future
The global marketplace for goods, as the developers themselves call it, was one of the first to implement principles of work that make it possible to benefit not only sellers and intermediaries, but ... ( read original story ...)