Japan's likely next prime minister is a huge fan of Shinzo Abe. That doesn’t mean Yoshihide Suga is a carbon copy.Indeed, the shades of difference between the two men on some key issues are important, ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Says She Wore 7 Masks About Black Lives During This Year’s U.S. Open to ‘Make People Start Talking’
After winning the U.S. Open’s singles tournament on Saturday, Osaka said the masks were her way of using her platform to protest this injustice and advocate that Black lives matter. Asked by a ... ( read original story ...)
Factbox: Japan Next Premier’s Hometown: Demographic Challenges by the Numbers
He has spearheaded policies aimed at propping up rural Japan, which bears the brunt of the debilitating demographic change. Here are some key facts about Akita, 450 km (280 miles) north of Tokyo, ... ( read original story ...)
Ageing and Empty: Japan Next Premier’s Hometown Highlights Challenges Ahead
PHOTO: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership candidate and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attends a debate for the LDP leadership election in Tokyo, Japan September 12, 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan will send an 8K camera to Mars and its moons
Japan's JAXA and NHK are sending an 8K camera to Mars and its moons to capture images in unprecedented detail. ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Naomi Osaka is poised to lead tennis on, off court
Naomi Osaka is at the top of tennis right now, poised to lead the way on the court — and off it — for years to come ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka proves herself a champion on and off the court
Wearing masks to highlight racial inequality shows the type of mental strength that glues the US Open winner’s game together ... ( read original story ...)
Fed, BoE and Japan meet, biggest week for IPOs since Uber
On the corporate side a bumper week of IPOs is expected, Japan’s SoftBank is expected to announce it will sell off the UK’s Arm Holdings to US chip company Nvidia for more than $40bn, while BP is due ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Long & Short: How Bitcoin Correlations Drive the Narrative
Bitcoin's correlations with the S&P 500, gold, avocados, Telsa stock or whatever make for good short-term narratives, but they're not that meaningful. ( read original story ...)
Best Colleges To Study Finance In Japan, 2020
Japan is the world’s third-largest economy. And the tuition and costs of and living are low compared to the US. On top of that, international students can also avail of the various scholarship ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Mercantile Exchange (NGMEX) Wins Three International Awards for Best Corporate Governance
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NGMEX, a full-service commodity and multi asset exchange that incorporates the complete workflow of a trading venue and also provides on-line commodity futures and option trading, ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka is an activist and champion with commercial appeal of David Beckham
Having looked so assured on and off the court en route to a third grand slam triumph in two years at the US Open on Saturday, it is hard to imagine now that Naomi Osaka was completely devoid of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan trade deal commits UK to stricter state aid curbs than in EU talks
The UK’s new trade deal with Japan commits it to tougher restrictions on state aid than the ones it is currently offering the EU in the Brexit talks, potentially undermining its negotiating position ... ( read original story ...)
UK-Japan trade deal shows need for EU pact
Even as his government threatens to torpedo its future relationship with the EU, it is trumpeting its first substantial post-Brexit trade deal, with Japan. The agreement with Asia’s largest advanced ... ( read original story ...)
Your Sunday 6: NFL Sunday, Osaka wins US Open, college students party despite COVID-19
People are also talking about the shooting of two LA County deputies, the start of college football and continuing wildfires on the West Coast. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka comes back, beats Azarenka for 2nd US Open title
After one errant forehand in the first set of the U.S. Open final, Naomi Osaka looked at her coach in the mostly empty Arthur Ashe Stadium stands with palms up, as if to say, ''What the heck is ... ( read original story ...)