The holiday is over,’ says Norwegian health minister; WHO says true figure across Africa could be much higher than 1 million confirmed cases ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank set to return to profit after big losses
After reporting record losses in May and warning the coronavirus outbreak could be as devastating as the Great Depression, SoftBank Group Corp founder Masayoshi Son is already poised to declare a ... ( read original story ...)
UK and Japan close in on post-Brexit trade deal
Britain and Japan on Friday reached “substantial agreement” on most elements of a post-Brexit trade deal, after two days of talks during which UK trade secretary Liz Truss resisted moves to restrict ... ( read original story ...)
UK and Japan look to seal trade deal within month
After leaving the EU on 31 January, the UK is having to negotiate its own trade agreements with many of the world's leading economic powers, including the US. UK to start post-Bre ... ( read original story ...)
Frasers Opens Luxury Serviced Apartments in Central Tokyo
Frasers Hospitality will officially open Fraser Suites Akasaka in Tokyo, bringing tranquillity to Tokyo’s Central Business District. ( read original story ...)
FiercePharmaAsia—COVID vax deals by AstraZeneca in China, Pfizer-BioNTech in Japan; new Legend CEO
AstraZeneca grants BioKangtai China rights to its COVID-19 vaccine, with a goal for annual production capacity of 200 million doses. Pfizer and BioNTech will provide 120 million doses of their ... ( read original story ...)
YouTuber wanders around Tokyo’s Shibuya like he’s in Grand Theft Auto
A YouTube channel in Japan has made an excellent video of someone exploring the Tokyo district Shibuya like it's a Grand Theft Auto game. Anyone who has played one of these games will immediately ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Japan kept activist investor in limbo over key Toshiba vote, sources say
Activist fund Effissimo Capital Management, the biggest investor in Toshiba Corp , was kept in limbo by Japan's government over a key shareholder vote until the day before the industrial ... ( read original story ...)
UK and Japan aim for outline trade deal this month: Japanese foreign minister
Britain and Japan have reached substantial agreement in most areas for a bilateral post-Brexit trade deal and will speed up their talks, Japan's foreign minister said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
These haunting photos of an internment camp for Japanese Americans are a reminder of the terrible costs of war
Photographer Timothy Floyd’s project “Minidoka, Fabric of the Land” takes us on an introspective and interpretive journey to a place that is a regrettable part of U.S. history. ( read original story ...)
The Daily Biotech Pulse: Novavax Vaccine Deals, Trevena Awaits FDA Decision, 2 IPOs
ADiTx Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ADTX) (announced introduction of AditxtScore for COVID-19 to be used in detecting antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 antigens) Axonics Modulation Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ... ( read original story ...)
Japan in deals with AstraZeneca, Novavax for COVID-19 vaccines
Japan plans to buy AstraZeneca Plc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine and fund a local company to manufacture Novavax's vaccine candidate, ramping up its stockpile plan as it battles surging infections. ( read original story ...)
Real-life GTA? YouTuber Recreates Game on Streets of Tokyo in Amazing Video
The YouTube group brings Grand Theft Auto to life with a walk around Shibuya, complete with sound effects, graphics, and loading screens. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares falter on weak Asia markets, profit-taking
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gave up 0.39 percent or 88.21 points to 22,329.94, but made a weekly gain of 2.86 percent, driven up by robust US shares.The broader Topix index lost 0.20 percent or ... ( read original story ...)
Kazuyoshi Miura becomes oldest player to appear in professional cup game aged 53 after starting for Yokohama FC
KAZUYOSHI MIURA has become the oldest player to ever appear in a professional cup game aged 53. The Japanese star was born in 1967, kicked off his career in 1982 and is now entering his 35th ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ward assemblyman arrested for alleged indecent exposure in parking lot
Kanagawa Prefectural Police made an onsite arrest of a Tokyo municipal assemblyman on Aug. 6 for indecent exposure in a parking lot in the ... ( read original story ...)