Japan will allow about 250 international visitors daily from Vietnam and Thailand, as early as July. The country has also started to negotiate with Australia and New Zealand. The United States, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Work Culture Gets a Needed Covid-19 Shock
Japan’s corporate culture is stuck in a bad place. But the coronavirus pandemic might have given it just the nudge it needs to get out of the trap.From the 1960s through the 1980s, the country ... ( read original story ...)
Radio makes comeback in Japan for those staying at home
As it has done with just about all activities around the globe, the coronavirus has reshaped how we consume our entertainment. In Japan, one of those ways has been the revival, most notably among ... ( read original story ...)
Lawmakers Offer Help to Japanese Banks Battling Fintech Firms
Japanese ruling-party lawmakers are looking to make it easier for banks to expand into different industries, a step that could help traditional lenders push back against tech rivals. ( read original story ...)
Japan Firms’ Habit of Hoarding Cash Becomes Boon for Dividends
Japanese companies have long been criticized for hoarding too much cash. Now the habit is being touted as a reason to buy Japan stocks, as the coronavirus pandemic dims the outlook for dividend ... ( read original story ...)
Arizona cyclist finds her way onto track, in contention for Tokyo Olympics
Corben Sharrah of Tucson and Chloe Woodruff of Prescott were U.S. cycling Olympians in 2016 and are contenders again for Tokyo in 2021. Sharrah, 28, is No. 4 in world BMX racing rankings and Woodruff, ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Shares Her ‘Super Flavorful’ Pre- and Post-Workout Smoothie Recipes
Tennis player Naomi Osaka shared her 'super flavorful' pre- and post-workout smoothie recipes with Us Weekly on Thursday, June 18 — details ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Nagoya Grampus release ex-Brazil forward Jo
Nagoya Grampus said Sunday they have released former Brazil forward Jo, who is set to return to his home country for a third stint with Corinthians. The 33-year-old, who played at the 2014 World Cup, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo seeks to lure financial groups from crisis-hit Hong Kong
Protests and Beijing clampdown seen as opportunity to promote Japanese capital as alternative financial centre ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe’s support rebounds despite ex-justice minister’s arrest
Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet rose by nine percentage points to 36% despite the recent arrest of his former justice minister on suspicion of vote-buying, a poll by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to withdraw land-based missile defense plan
Japan's government plans to hold a National Security Council meeting this week and withdraw the plan to deploy a land-based missile defense system called Aegis Ashore. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo and Osaka governors vie for national attention
As Yuriko Koike gears up for re-election in the Tokyo gubernatorial race, comparisons are being drawn between her and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura. ( read original story ...)
Palantir Technologies May Be Preparing For An IPO
Japan-based firm: Palantir Technologies Preps for Potential IPO in Fall Palantir is planning to file to go public in the coming weeks and could start trading as early as the fall. ( read original story ...)
S. Korea Escalates WTO Brawl Over Japanese Export Block
South Korea wants the World Trade Organization to create a panel to review Japan's export restrictions on chemicals sent to the country, alleging the move unfairly singles it out in violation of ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s second merger push faces pitfalls from pandemic, Abe’s poll woes
Osaka voters will once again face a referendum on merging the city’s 24 wards following a decision Friday on a plan that would create four large, semiauton ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba to gradually sell Kioxia stake after ex-chip unit’s IPO
Toshiba Corp plans to gradually unwind its 40per cent stake in Kioxia Holdings after the world's second-largest flash memory chip firm lists its ... ( read original story ...)