Naomi Osaka is one of the top tennis players in the world, having won two Grand Slam titles in the past three years. Mikey Williams, a rising high school sophomore, is one of the top-ranked basketball ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to open world’s second ‘Making of Harry Potter’ attraction
Great news for Japan-based muggles in need of a bit more magic in their lives -- a new 30,000-square-meter Harry Potter attraction is coming to Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-based collaboration platform BeaTrust lands $2.8 million seed round
Tokyo-based BeaTrust has raised a JPY 300 million (about USD $2.83 million) seed round for its enterprise collaboration platform. The startup's ambitious goal is to change corporate culture at large ... ( read original story ...)
YouTuber indicted for eating sashimi at supermarket before paying for it
A Japanese YouTuber has been indicted for theft by the Nagoya Regional Public Prosecutors Office Okazaki branch after posting a video of himself eating sashimi before paying for it at a supermarket. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama calls another time out on Japanese IR plans
City leaders continue to postpone Yokohama’s process for competing to be one of the first three gaming hubs in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Osaka logs 187 virus cases, most in nation for 1st time in 3 months
Osaka Prefecture's newly confirmed COVID-19 infections hit 187 on Aug. 19, topping Tokyo, which confirmed 186, to record the most new daily cases nationwide for the first time in three months. The ... ( read original story ...)
Reports: Nissan failed to report income for Ghosn in Japan
The case against former Nissan executive Carlos Ghosn may have taken another turn as Japanese media report allegations that the automaker declared as expenses $10.8 million in his taxable personal inc ... ( read original story ...)
Airbnb files confidentially for IPO as travel begins to rebound
Airbnb Inc. said it has filed to go public in a long-awaited listing as the company emerges from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The San Francisco-based company said Wednesday in a statement ... ( read original story ...)
Under pressure, Japan banking industry mulls cut in money-transfer fees slowing push to go cashless
Interbank transfer fees haven't budged for over 40 years and the government is calling for change as payment providers are just passing on the costs to retailers. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games postponement presents quandary for ticket buyers
The unprecedented postponement of the Tokyo Olympics has left buyers of millions of tickets in a quandary. Will the games happen next year? Will non-Japanese fans be allowed? Will there be any fans? ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Olympic doubles champion Takahashi announces retirement
Japan's Olympic badminton champion Ayaka Takahashi will not defend her doubles crown with Misaki Matsutomo at next year's Tokyo Games after announcing she will retire at the end of the month. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo gets see-through public toilets people can inspect for cleanliness
Public bathrooms aren't always the cleanest places to do your business. But Japan, a country known for its innovative toilets, wants to change the perception that public toilets are "dark, dirty, ... ( read original story ...)
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Japan museum portrays pandemic life through everyday things
Takeout menus. Directions for attending a funeral. A leaflet from a local shrine, announcing the cancellation of summer festivals. These humble, everyday artifacts of life ... ( read original story ...)
Rakuten CEO Urges Review of Japan’s COVID-19 Entry Curbs on Foreigners
Rakuten Inc Chief Executive Hiroshi Mikitani has urged Japan's government to review its entry restrictions on foreign nationals, saying prolonged imposition of COVID-19 curbs risks tarnishing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Shibuya Station now equipped with anti-flooding facility
A company that has been building a number of skyscrapers around Tokyo's Shibuya Station over the past several years has completed a h ... ( read original story ...)