Founded in 1936, the Directors Guild of Japan recently bestowed its 60th New Directors Award on Teruya Toshiyuki for his family comedy “Born, Bone, Born.” Set in on an island near his native Okinawa, ... ( read original story ...)
India, U.S., Japan and Australia Kick off Large Naval Drills
India, the United States, Japan and Australia began their largest joint naval exercises in over a decade on Tuesday, Indian government sources said, seen as part of efforts to balance China's vast ... ( read original story ...)
Survey of Tokyo 2020 sponsors reveals concerns about extra payments
A survey of Tokyo 2020 sponsors has revealed that no companies are planning on pulling out but there are significant worries about extra payments ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Sapporo end leaders Kawasaki’s 12-game winning run
Second-half goals from Anderson Lopez and Takuma Arano handed Consadole Sapporo a 2-0 win against Kawasaki Frontale on Tuesday, snapping the runaway J-League first-division leaders' winning streak at ... ( read original story ...)
US election: why Japanese Trump super fan Yoko Ishii is banking on four more years
Trump videos on YouTube, often focusing on threats posed by China and North Korea, as well as Japan’s need for nuclear weapons. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Full throttle to a standstill – One year since Ireland made history
Ireland's women had to come to terms with the Olympics being postponed and then focus on not only how lockdown affected their training, families and livelihoods. ( read original story ...)
Morrison to visit Japan for crucial summit after US election
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is preparing to fly to Japan within weeks to strike a new deal on defence technology against the backdrop of tensions with China and the aftermath of the US election. ( read original story ...)
Race to boost financial hub status intensifies among Japanese cities
Competition is heating up among three major Japanese cities to invite foreign companies as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga aims to make Japan an international financial hub. The idea to boost Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
After Hong Kong crackdown, Japan cities wrestle for Asian financial hub status
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has pledged to adjust tax and visa arrangements, and make administrative services available in English, in a bid to attract foreign firms. ( read original story ...)
Local woman donates $950,000 to help restore Japan’s quake-hit Kumamoto Castle
KUMAMOTO -- A local woman has donated 100 million yen (about $950,000) to this southwestern Japan city for the restoration of Kumamoto Castle damaged by the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake -- a record ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido records single-day high of 96 coronavirus infections, most in Japan on Nov. 2
A total of 96 coronavirus infections were confirmed in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 2 -- a local single-day record a ... ( read original story ...)
VOX POPULI: Hope remains for day when Osaka, big cities compete against Tokyo
Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. Opponents to the Osaka administrative reorganization proposal take to a waterway in Osaka on Oct. 18 ahead of a ... ( read original story ...)
World First Crypto Currency Traded with Fixed Price
Around June 2020, Easybook had launched its cryptocurrency, Easybook Coin (EBO) from Brunei to the online customers in ASEAN. Within 3 months, nearly half a million USD worth of EBO coins was sold. ( read original story ...)
Japan property funds feel pinch as Tokyo population drops amid pandemic
Signs that people are moving away from Tokyo, as telecommuting becomes the norm for many business amid the COVID-19 pandemic, have put property investors on edge and pushed Japan's real estate ... ( read original story ...)
FOCUS: Race to boost financial hub status intensifies among Japan cities
It provides support and advice in doing business in the city, with experts such as lawyers and accountants also available. "In times like this, speed matters," a city official said. Osaka is also ... ( read original story ...)
China & Japan Continue To Keep Turnstiles Spinning; ‘Demon Slayer’ Tops $150M – International Box Office
Asia continues to power international box office with local titles atop the charts. This is a trend we can expect to carry on as the Hollywood studios have widely vacated the rest of 2020, and as Euro ... ( read original story ...)