When Toshitsune Tamashiro was young and closeted in 1980s Japan, Tokyo's Shinjuku Ni-chome gay district was a haven. Now he runs a bar there, and has fought to keep the district going during the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Voices ‘Grave Concerns’ About Jailing of Hong Kong Activists
Japan has "grave concerns" about the jailing of three Hong Kong activists and has conveyed its worries to China over the situation, chief government spokesman Katsunobu Kato said on Thursday. Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may ban sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles in mid-2030s: media
Japan's government is considering abolishing sales of new gasoline-engine cars by the mid-2030s in favor of hybrid or electric vehicles in line with a global shift from traditionally powered cars, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s service sector struggles to recover amid COVID-19 resurgence: PMI
Activity in Japan's services sector continued to falter in November, a private sector survey showed, as a resurgence in coronavirus infections weighed on new business and employment conditions. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set to trade higher; private survey on services activity in China ahead
South Korea's markets are set to open an hour later than usual, with trading set to begin at 9 a.m. HK/SIN because of the College Scholastic Ability Test. ( read original story ...)
Karaoke chain feature gives masked singers clearer voices
Karaoke lovers singing the blues because their face masks muffle their voices now can reach for those high notes and find their true sound. Xing Inc., a Nagoya-based subsidiary of Brother Industries ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s umbrella credit union extends reach into Singapore
TOKYO -- Japan's Shinkin Central Bank, a small-business lender with 43 trillion yen ($412 billion) in assets under management, will follow borrower companies into Southeast Asia with a foothold in ... ( read original story ...)
World Athletics opens door for Russia to potentially compete at Tokyo Olympics
World Athletics has opened the door for Russia’s track and field stars to compete at the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year – providing the country now fulfils its promises of serious reform ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Conversation: Ethereum Revs Up
Ethereum is moving from a proof-of-work blockchain, where computing power determines rewards, to a proof-of-stake platform (dubbed Ethereum 2.0), where anyone who locks up their ETH can be chosen to ... ( read original story ...)
Institutional investors won’t save crypto, but they will help it grow
Institutional investors are increasingly considering cryptocurrency as an alternative investment, changing the crypto market’s landscape, but they won’t save or destroy Bitcoin. ( read original story ...)
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Crypto’s Most Influential in 2020
From DeFi to bitcoin’s late year surge, 2020 was full of big stories, trends and personalities. Join us as CoinDesk unveils its 2020 Most Influential list, a selection of 12 people who helped push the ... ( read original story ...)
Sydney FC vs Yokohama F. Marinos prediction, preview, team news and more | AFC Champions League 2020
Sydney FC take on Yokohama F. Marinos in an AFC Champions League fixture this week. Both teams picked up excellent victories in their previous games and will want to win this match. The AFC Champions ... ( read original story ...)
No parties and go straight home after Tokyo Olympics, organisers tell athletes
Competitors at the Tokyo Olympics next year will have to return home immediately after their events rather than indulge in the usual post-Games sightseeing and partying, organisers have warned.A ... ( read original story ...)
David Owen: What the new British Olympic Association report tells us about the Tokyo saga and NOC finances
We have heard a lot about how the International Federations' (IFs) finances have been hit by COVID-19 and the consequent postponement of Tokyo 2020; ... ( read original story ...)
Investors look beyond Hong Kong as China tightens control
The growing integration of Hong Kong with China has increased the importance of the territory as a gateway to the world's second-largest economy, but those who want to invest across the rest of Asia ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kaizen Platform, helping optimize website user experience, files for IPO
See the original story in Japanese. Japanese startup Kaizen Platform, offering website user interface improvement solutions, announced on Wednesday that IPO application to the Tokyo Stock Exchange ... ( read original story ...)