Tokyo needed new oil supplies to wage its war in China and the only way to get them would be to attack Washington's allies in the Pacific. ( read original story ...)
80% of venues secured for next year’s Games – Tokyo 2020
TOKYO 2020 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING, NEWS CONFERENCE WITH TOKYO 2020 CEO, TOSHIRO MUTO, FILE FOOTAGE OF TOKYO 2020 VENUES, MAIN PRESS CENTRE AND ATHLETES' VILLAGE SHOWS: TOKYO, JAPAN (JUNE 12, 2020) ... ( read original story ...)
4 reasons to visit the ‘snow paradise’ of Sapporo this summer
Sapporo, Japan has more than just snow - hot springs, charming mountains and rivers, beer, museums, and delicious noodles to name a few. ( read original story ...)
Why Imperial Japan Really, Really Hated This American Submarine
This submarine caused a lot of damage and would complete many missions. Here is her story. At 12:30 am, October 9, 1943, Commander Edward S. Hutchinson spotted his first targets as a submarine ... ( read original story ...)
Fukuoka expected to miss Olympics to pursue medical studies
Japan speedster Kenki Fukuoka reportedly will forego the chance to compete in rugby sevens at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in order to pursue a medical career. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 24 new COVID-19 cases as capital sees 20-plus infections for third straight day
Tokyo reported 24 new cases of novel coronavirus infections Saturday, a level slightly lower than the 25 logged the previous day but the third straight day ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Will Be Safe, Governor Says
Tokyo 2020 became the first Olympics ever postponed in peacetime earlier this year as the coronavirus marched across the globe, upending lives and forcing the cancellation of sporting and cultural ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eyes partial reopening to business trips this summer, Tokyo to allow businesses to re-open
Japan may restart business trips to and from Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam and Thailand as early this summer, easing an entry ban to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the Yomiuri daily said ... ( read original story ...)
Congressman Stephen Lynch Supports ‘Sandbox-Like’ Crypto Pilots At The OCC
How do we start pilot programs in a ‘sandbox-like’ environment, that we then scale up to a full sandbox?” pondered Lynch. Chairman Lynch sees Brooks as someone who ‘gets’ the need for market ... ( read original story ...)
16-year-old boy who killed father to undergo psychiatric evaluation for 3 months
Prosecutors in Yokohama have decided to have a 16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of killing his 47-year-old father undergo a psychiatric examination for three months to determine if he can be held ... ( read original story ...)
$1,000 Is Shockingly Worth This Much If You Bought Top 10 Crypto Assets In 2018
An anonymous investor bought $1,000 worth of ten top crypto assets on January 1, 2018 and regularly kept track of the portfolio’s performance. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Is working from home becoming the new normal in Japan?
And even now, with life returning to normal in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and elsewhere, the number of employees heading for their ... it was very stressful at the beginning," said Masakatsu Yamamoto, who ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Development Fund For Human Rights Shows Crypto Is For The People
The censorship-resistant, unconfiscatable properties of bitcoin have been recognized by the Human Rights Foundation as instrumental to the work of activists, journalists, NGOs, and citizens in politic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo seeks to build finance sector with Hong Kong talent
"It's important for us to revive Tokyo as a finance center," said Seiji Kihara, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party's economic growth strategy group that outlined the plan. The recommendations ... ( read original story ...)
Truck Tire Market Report: Yokohama’s Funkhouser Sees ‘Positive Movement’
There is still a cloud of uncertainty, but things appear to be headed in a positive direction.” That’s Dan Funkhouser’s assessment of the truck tire market at mid-year. ( read original story ...)
Young Japan priests try to breathe life into fading Buddhism
Buddhism suffers from a gloomy image in Japan. It is so closely linked to death — funerals, graves and memorial rituals in which priests chant sutras based on Chinese rendering ... ( read original story ...)