The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics has been a blessing in disguise for Canadian road cycling star Mike Woods. The 33-year-old Ottawa native is back on his bike healthy again after breaking his ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude-5.8 earthquake jolts Japan
TOKYO, Japan . A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Japan early Thursday, the country's meteorological agency reported. The epicenter of the quake was on the deserted Tori-shima Isla ... ( read original story ...)
Suspected gas leak in northern Japan kills 1, injures 17
A sudden explosion from a suspected gas leak blew out walls and windows in part of a northern Japanese town Thursday morning, killing one person and injuring 17 others. ( read original story ...)
IBM Partners With Japanese Business, Academia in Quantum Computing
U.S. tech firm International Business Machines Corp on Thursday launched a research partnership with Japanese industry to accelerate advances in quantum computing, deepening ties between the two ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to urge restaurants, karaoke bars to shorten hours in August: Nikkei
Japan's capital of Tokyo plans to urge shorter operating hours for restaurants and karaoke parlours next month to tackle a recent spike in coronavirus infections, the Nikkei business daily said on ... ( read original story ...)
IBM and the University of Tokyo Unveil the Quantum Innovation Initiative Consortium to Accelerate Japan’s Quantum Research and Development Leadership
PRNewswire/ -- Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the University of Tokyo unveiled a landmark collaboration with the launch of the ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka will play in U.S. Open, says management team
TOKYO (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka will play in next month's U.S. Open in New York, the 2018 champion's management team has told Reuters. Several media reports had said she had not registered for the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Unforgivable’: Japan decries wartime sex slave statue likened to PM Shinzo Abe
Pair of bronze statues shows a male figure kneeling and bowing before a ‘comfort woman’ in South Korea ... ( read original story ...)
16 New Hotels To Visit In 2020
Whether you bookmark these destinations for a future trip or book a stay now, this list will provide travel inspiration. ( read original story ...)
Asia Pacific stocks mixed as U.S. Fed keeps rates on hold; Japan’s June retail sales declines 1.2% on-year
Stocks in Asia Pacific traded mixed Thursday morning after the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas to spend $657 mln in U.S. shale, solar assets
Tokyo Gas Co Ltd will spend 69 billion yen ($657 million) to take control of a U.S. shale gas operator, Castleton Resources, and to buy a U.S. solar power development project in a bid to expand its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan expresses regret over WTO panel on trade dispute with S.Korea
Japan's trade ministry on Thursday expressed regret over the World Trade Organization's decision to set up a panel to rule on Tokyo's export curbs on some technology materials to South Korea, in an ... ( read original story ...)
National IR policy delay hinders Yokohama process: mayor
The mayor in the city of Yokohama (pictured), Japan’s second-largest metropolis by population, says it might be “difficult” for the local authorities to announce during August their implementation ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Sydney aim to lure HK financial firms, but Singapore a top draw
Japan, Australia and some other nations are readying incentives to attract banks and asset managers in Hong Kong that are worried about the new security law imposed by China, but finance sector ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas to spend $657 million in U.S. shale, solar assets
Tokyo Gas Co Ltd will spend 69 billion yen ($657 million) to take control of a U.S. shale gas operator, Castleton Resources, and to buy a U.S. solar power development project in a bid to expand its ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka slams critics of her swimsuit photos: ‘It’s creeping me out’
Japanese two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka tweeted on July 26 that she’s “creeped out” by critics and fans who are commenting on social media photos where Osaka is in a bathing suit. ( read original story ...)