keitaro muto architects has completed ‘oosu’, a five-story apartment building made of concrete, in nagoya’s osu retail district in japan. a central atrium ... the 391 sqm residential property features ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games organizers: No decision yet on Osaka torch relay
A decision has not yet been reached on rerouting the Olympic torch relay later this month around the city of Osaka, the president of the Tokyo Games organizing committee said ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s largest pets fair – in pictures
At the Interpets fair in Tokyo about 300 exhibitors will present their products to business visitors and pet lovers ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Scientist Given Nobel For ‘Revolutionary’ LED Lamp Dies
He died of pneumonia on Thursday morning at a hospital in the city of Nagoya, according to a statement on the website of Meijo University, where Akasaki had been a professor. LED lamps last for tens ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and United States Aim to Cooperate on Chip Supply: Nikkei
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Japanese leader to hold talks with Biden in US on April 16
Japanese media, including the Nikkei business newspaper, said the trip was delayed because of a request from Washington. “We had been arranging (a visit by Suga) in the earlier half of April, but the ... ( read original story ...)
10 things you must eat in Sapporo
The prefecture’s capital, Sapporo, has one of the country’s best food scenes thanks to the abundance of high-quality ingredients. Sapporo has access to excellent seafood, and the area’s fresh air, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan local Olympic torch relay organizers U-turn on ‘men only’ boat section after criticism
NAGOYA -- The decision to exclude women from a section of the Olympic torch relay set to take place on a traditionally men-only boat in central Japan's Aichi Prefecture was scrapped April 2 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Diving World Cup cancelled because of poor Covid-19 precautions
The Diving World Cup in Tokyo has been cancelled by the sport's international governing body because the organiser's planned Covid-19 precautions "will not properly ensure" athletes' safety. In a ... ( read original story ...)
What will €860,000 buy in Japan, South Africa, Dublin, France and US?
This property at The Cove extends to 154sq m (1,659sq ft) and is close to 1125 South Ocean Boulevard, a beach-front mansion that Donald Trump listed earlier this month seeking $49 million (€41.4 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ends use of term ‘aftershock’ 10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake
The Meteorological Agency has stopped using the term “aftershocks” for strong earthquakes occurring in areas around the focus of the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, which devastated Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits 2-week high on hopes of earnings recovery, chip output hike
TOKYO, April 2 (Reuters) - Japanese shares closed higher on Friday, with the Nikkei hitting a two-week high, due to hopes of earnings recovery and gains in semiconductor-related shares as they look to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka weighs cancelling leg of Olympic torch relay over virus surge
Authorities in Japan's Osaka will discuss plans on Friday with organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Games to cancel the western region's leg of the Olympic torch relay, its governor said, to avert a clash ... ( read original story ...)
Miami Open: Naomi Osaka loses to Maria Sakkari in quarter-finals, Medvedev also out
Naomi Osaka's 23-match winning streak comes to an end while Daniil Medvedev is also eliminated in the Miami Open quarter-finals. ( read original story ...)
This is why it’s so hard to get Tokyo Olympic ticket refunds
An estimated 600,000 Tokyo Olympics ticket holders outside of Japan are fighting to get elusive refunds after they were banned from attending the Games. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to hold talks with Biden in US visit on April 16
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will visit Washington for talks with President Joe Biden on April 16, the government announced Friday. Chief Cabinet Secretary ... ( read original story ...)