NAGOYA – A 20-year-old woman was arrested Sunday on suspicion of abandoning a fetus in a suitcase in front of a nightclub in Nagoya, police said. Haruka Kaneko told the police she got pregnant with a ... ( read original story ...)
Masa Son’s tech empire is being rocked by the pandemic. Don’t count him out just yet
Japanese billionaire Masa Son cast himself as a bold, visionary investor betting on the future. Now he's playing defense as the coronavirus pandemic threatens large swathes of his global tech ... ( read original story ...)
Brendan Jones happy to wait another year before Token Homemate Cup defence
Japan Golf Tour, but now the thought of picking up a club has barely crossed the Canberran's mind. Jones was meant to defend his Token ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Minister Urges Stricter Social Distancing, Nikkei Says
Japan’s Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura urged residents to further limit contact with other people and warned it could take up to three months to contain the spread of coronavirus unless social ... ( read original story ...)
Central gov’t pushed back on Tokyo’s business closure request to fight coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been working out plans to ask a wide range of businesses where people could crowd together to halt operations in･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks dip on profit-taking; Fast Retailing caps Nikkei losses
Japanese shares dropped on Friday on profit-taking ahead of the weekend, with trading volume remaining low due to the Easter holidays abroad. The benchmark Nikkei average .N225 slipped 0.1% to 19,326. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Marathon runners can participate online with a mobile app to avoid spreading coronavirus
Then the Tokyo Olympics, including the marathon which was moved to Sapporo, were postponed to July 2021. The Nagoya City Marathon, a race with around 20,000 participants, was set to start on March 8, ... ( read original story ...)
In Rural Japan, a 370-Year-Old Tradition Falls to One Child
Every year, students in a mountain village spend months preparing for an elaborate Kabuki performance. An aging society has put their show — and their school — in jeopardy. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s February Machinery Orders Rise in Sign of Business Resilience
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders unexpectedly rose in February, suggesting business investment remained resilient even as companies braced for a major jolt to demand from the ... ( read original story ...)
Hormone produced in starved leaves stimulates roots to take up nitrogen
Nagoya University researchers have found that in response to the nitrogen demand of leaves, plants produce a hormone that travels from the leaves to the roots to stimulate the uptake of nitrogen from ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Accordia Golf Trust Updates On Impact Of State Of Emergency Announcement In Japan
Accordia Golf Trust: * UPDATES ON IMPACT OF STATE OF EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT IN JAPAN * JAPAN LOCAL GOVTS OF AFFECTED PREFECTURES ANNOUNCED TYPES OF BUSINESS T ... ( read original story ...)
Logo revealed for 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya
The official logo for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya has been unveiled by organisers in Japan. It follows a public call for potential designs which resulted in 884 different entries from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s March Bankruptcies Rise as Coronavirus Halts Business
Tokyo Shoko Research, which tracks Japanese bankruptcies, said there were 740 in March, up 11.8 % from a year earlier. Among them, 12 firms went bankrupt due to the coronavirus pandemic as declines in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Revises Down Emission Figures Cut by Renewables, Nuclear
Japan revised lower its latest greenhouse gas emissions figures, which it had already reported as the least since records began in 1990.Emissions fell 3.9% from a year earlier, data Tuesday from the ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Japan gov’t has duty to help protect vulnerable workers’ jobs amid pandemic
Business results at Japanese companies have gone into freefall as the novel coronavirus continues to spread, sending severe tremors across the country･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama U.S. plants to remain closed ‘until further notice’
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Yokohama Corp. of North America is extending the closures of its tire plants in Mississippi and Virginia "until further notice" due to the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)