Grand Sumo Tournament commenced in front of spectators in Tokyo on Sunday, the start of the sport's first top-level meet since March's Spr ... ( read original story ...)
The Tokyo Olympics Will Open a Year From Now. Maybe.
Japan has largely controlled the coronavirus. Large parts of the rest of the world, especially the United States, have not. A year before the rescheduled Games, that is still a major problem. ( read original story ...)
Sumo Resumes In Front Of Fans Despite Rise In Japan Virus Infections
The tournament runs through August 2 at Ryogoku Kokugikan, the primary sumo arena at the heart of the Japanese capital. The tournament comes a week after Japanese baseball and football opened stadiums ... ( read original story ...)
More in Japan Discontent With Government’s Virus Response: Poll
More Japanese people are discontent with the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic now compared with a month ago as infections in the country increase, a poll showed. ( read original story ...)
UK asks Japan to replace Huawei in 5G networks: report
British officials met with their counterparts in Tokyo on Thursday, two days after Britain ordered Huawei equipment purged from its 5G networks by the end of 2027, the Nikkei said. As Britain prepares ... ( read original story ...)
G20 finance chiefs hold teleconference on coronavirus pandemic
Finance Minister Taro Aso and Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda participated with the aim of revisiting the issue of debt relief for developing countries. ( read original story ...)
UK asks Japan for Huawei alternatives in 5G networks – Nikkei
The British government asked Japan to help build its 5G wireless networks without Huawei Technologies, citing NEC Corp and Fujitsu Ltd as potential alternative suppliers, the Nikkei business daily ... ( read original story ...)
A Top Pentagon Investigative Unit Wants To Spy On Worldwide Bitcoin And Crypto Transactions
A top Pentagon investigative unit, the Army Contracting Command, has said it wants to hire a crypto analytics service to "quickly detect criminal and suspicious cryptocurrency ... ( read original story ...)
G20 finance officials agree on bolstering economy
Finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of 20 major economies have agreed to continue using all available policy tools to help bolster the global economy. ( read original story ...)
IOC president Thomas Bach remains optimistic about Tokyo Olympics as organizers secure venues, finalize schedule
IOC president Thomas Bach is optimistic the Tokyo Olympics will be held next summer as organizers secure venues, finalize the schedule for 2021. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: How the Diamond Princess sent shockwaves throughout political elite
Shockwaves passed throughout Tokyo’s political nerve centre in early February after it was learned thirty per cent of Covid-19 tests were positive on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which had ... ( read original story ...)
Competition schedule for Tokyo Olympics unveiled
The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has announced the venues and competition schedule for the Olympic Games, which will start July 23 next year. At a general meeting of ... ( read original story ...)
Former Wall Street Trader Seeks to Make Sense of Crypto World
They want to explore the ecosystem and find ways to participate -- and often ask for easier access to various crypto products. “So for us it’s, ‘OK, let’s think about high-quality assets that we can ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s new vision: Tap Japan’s household savings with Nomura
TOKYO -- SoftBank Group wants to attract money ... According to financial market data provider Refinitiv, Nomura earned $123 million in the IPO. Nomura far outpaces rivals in the number of ... ( read original story ...)
A robot can do that: Job listing for simple labor drops 30% in Japan
Nikkei examined job opportunities in May and ... According to the U.S. software company and RPA provider UiPath, many companies in Japan are considering implementing RPA technology as working ... ( read original story ...)
Blackpink, Juice WRLD, Pop Smoke, Halsey And 6ix9ine: 5 Important Moves On This Week’s Hot 100
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 31: Rose, Jennie, Lisa and Jisoo of girl group BLACKPINK perform on the ... [+] stage during the 26th Tokyo Girls Collection at Yokohama Arena on March 31, 2018 in Yokohama, ... ( read original story ...)