The Tokyo market's Nikkei 225 stock benchmark hit an all-time ... the prime minister's success in breaking a stalemate that had kept the Bank of Japan and the Finance Ministry from cooperating on ... ( read original story ...)
A field guide to anti-racist organizations in Japan
Groups fighting for equality in Japan focus on the rights of immigrants, refugees, Ainu and Zainichi residents. ( read original story ...)
Grafting study widens potential of combining distant species
Researchers say they have figured out a grafting mechanism that can overcome the “impossible” process of combining widely different plant species. The grafting technique takes advantage of the strong ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka blasts her way through to US Open quarter-finals
Former champion Naomi Osaka was at her free-swinging best as she stormed into the US Open quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Anett Kontaveit ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka defeats Anett Kontaveit at U.S. Open, will play American upstart Shelby Rogers in quarterfinals
Naomi Osaka dispatched Anett Kontaveit at the U.S. Open on Sunday night, moving on to a quarterfinal showdown with American upstart Shelby Rogers. ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Haishen batters South Korea after slamming Japan
Typhoon Haishen has touched down in South Korea after slamming through southern Japan. The storm made landfall in Ulsan, just north of Busan, South Korea's second-largest city. More than 300 flights ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese meteorologists report 5.2 magnitude quake east of Honshu; no tsunami threat
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was reported to hit the eastern part of the main island of Honshu in Japan on early Monday, the Japanese Meteorological Agency reported, adding that no tsunami threat was ... ( read original story ...)
5.2-magnitude quake jolts Japan
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture on Monday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the temblor occurred at 6.34 a.m., with its epicentre at a ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka blasts past Kontaveit to reach U.S. Open quarter-finals
Former champion Naomi Osaka was at her free-swinging best as she stormed into the U.S. Open quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 win over Anett Kontaveit on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Games will go ahead ‘with or without Covid’, says IOC VP
"Now very much these will be the Games that conquered Covid, the light at the end of the tunnel." In July, Tokyo 2020 chief executive Toshiro Muto said it was possible ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics will go ahead ‘with or without Covid’ – IOC’s Coates
Tokyo's postponed Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC vice president John Coates told AFP Monday, saying they would be the "Games that conquered Covid". ( read original story ...)
Tokyo man arrested for kidnapping 9-year-old girl he met via online game
The girl is believed to have communicated with the man via the game's voice chat function on when and where to meet. ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Haishen hits South Korea after lashing Japan
The storm triggered landslides and left four people missing and hundreds of thousands without power as it barreled through southwestern Japan. ( read original story ...)
Strong waves in southern Japan after Typhoon Haishen passes through
AFPTV 1. Mid shot waves hitting the sea walls in Kagoshima prefecture2. Wide shot waves hitting the sea walls in Kagoshima prefecture KAGOSHIMA, JAPANSEPTEMBER 7, 2020SOURCE: AFPTV 3. Wide shot waves ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka into US Open quarter-finals
Two-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka booked a place in the quarter-finals of the US Open Sunday with a straight-sets win over Estonia's Anett Kontaveit. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei dips as SoftBank Group tumbles after Nasdaq rout
Japan's Nikkei average dipped on Monday following a fall in Wall Street shares while SoftBank Group sank as news revealed it had made massive bets on U.S. technology shares just as a rally in the ... ( read original story ...)