Pedestrians wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walk on a street in Tokyo, Japan 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo ... ( read original story ...)
Distressed Japan Hotel Chain Unizo Sparks Hedge Fund Battle
A distressed Japanese hotel operator that had been the target of an extended takeover battle is back at the center of a tussle between financial market heavyweights. ( read original story ...)
Japan Finds More Than 90 Cases of New COVID-19 Virus Variant
Japanese health authorities have found more than 90 cases of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus, the government's chief spokesman said on Friday. The mutant variant, known as E484K, has been found in ... ( read original story ...)
Rugby: Japan’s Top League aims to go out on a high
Japan's Top League will look to put a year lost to the COVID-19 pandemic behind it on Saturday when play returns for the final season in the competition's current guise. Bolstered by the arrival of ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips below 30,000 as rally fizzles before weekend
Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Friday, falling back below the 30,000 mark it has recovered for the first time in three decades earlier this week, as profit-taking ahead of the weekend trumped ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s coach: Her enthusiasm to play is ‘beautiful to see’
Maybe Naomi Osaka is winning because she has a positive attitude, or maybe she has a positive attitude because she's winning. Either way, it's working. Osaka won her 20th match in a row ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Business Forum celebrates 20 years
KARACHI: Pakistan Japan Business Forum (PJBF) which this month reached 20 years has been celebrating its formation. Chairman of PJBF, Kalim Farooqui held a dinner reception at his residence inviting ... ( read original story ...)
Japan factory activity expands for first time in 22 months
Japan's factory activity expanded for the first time in 22 months in February, a private-sector survey showed on Friday (Feb 19), as strong export demand helped manufacturers shake off the drag from ... ( read original story ...)
A casa for your cryptocurrency? 11 homes you can buy with Bitcoin
There’s no better place to park your bitcoin-bought Tesla than in front of a home that you purchased with virtual currency. ( read original story ...)
‘Crypto’: Hidden From View, Yet on Everyone’s Lips
An ancient term for something secret has been applied to many modern enigmas, including the hottest new form of currency ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Surges on Retail Investors Bullish on Crypto, Wary of Dollar
"Given the constant inflow of corporate participation and retail investors, we expect Bitcoin prices should continue to be skewed to the upside, at least in the near term," Lennard Neo, an analyst at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Consumer Prices Extend Falls as Pandemic Hits Demand
Japan's core consumer prices fell 0.6% in January from a year earlier, marking the sixth straight month of annual declines, as the coronavirus pandemic keeps the economy under deflationary pressure. ( read original story ...)
New ‘green’ gymnasium in Nagoya designed by Kengo Kuma planned for 2025 summer opening
The Aichi Prefectural Government announced on Feb. 17 a plan for a new prefectural gymnasium here in Meijo Park. According to the proposal, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Don’t be silent — How a 22-year-old woman helped bring down the Tokyo Olympics chief
When a 22-year-old Japanese college student launched an online campaign against the powerful Tokyo Olympics chief and the sexist remarks he made, she was not sure it would go very far. ( read original story ...)
Ex-skater Seiko Hashimoto sent to salvage Tokyo Olympics finds herself on thin ice
The Tokyo Olympics has appointed a female politician and former athlete as its new head, as it struggles to recover from a sexism scandal and to win over a Japanese public that supports cancelling the ... ( read original story ...)
Rangers RHP Arihara starts transition to majors from Japan
Japanese pitcher Kohei Arihara says he settled on the Texas Rangers because they told the right-hander what they thought he could do better in addition to mentioning ... ( read original story ...)