Japan's parliament votes Wednesday for the country's next prime minister, with powerful cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga all but assured the top job, as Shinzo Abe ends his record-breaking tenure. ( read original story ...)
Japan commits $165 million to WHO’s global coronavirus vaccine programme
Japan said on Tuesday it has committed 17.2 billion yen ($165 million) in funds for its participation in the World Health Organization's COVID-19 vaccine programme. The programme, known as COVAX, is a ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka says people who told her to ‘keep politics out of sports’ inspired her to win US Open
Naomi Osaka probably didn’t need any extra motivation to win the US Open, but she got it anyway. Osaka turned things back on her critics Tuesday, saying they gave her the inspiration to dominate at ... ( read original story ...)
Silk Star Sei Ashina Found Dead in Her Tokyo Apartment at 36
Malcolm Taylor/ Sei Ashina. Japanese actress Sei Ashina was found dead in her Tokyo apartment on Monday, her management company confirmed. She was 36. Ashina’s death ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo store employee operates their first robot employee
A worker at one of the biggest convenience store chains isn't your average employee. The store, Lawson, set up its first robot at a location in Tokyo this week. The robot is named Model-t after the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe Resigns, Clearing Way for Successor
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet resigned Wednesday, clearing the way for his successor to take over after parliamentary confirmation later in the day. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan’s exports extend double-digit declines as pandemic hits demand
TOKYO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Japan’s exports posted a double-digit slump for a sixth straight month in August as U.S.-bound shipments shrank due to a global demand slowdown from the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan August exports fall 14.8% year/year – MOF
Japan's exports slumped 14.8% in August from a year earlier, down for the 21st straight month, Ministry of Finance data showed on Wednesday, underlining the coronavirus pandemic's heavy hit to global ... ( read original story ...)
Japan foreign minister Motegi to retain post in new cabinet: Kyodo
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will retain his post in the new cabinet to be announced on Wednesday by presumptive prime minister-elect Yoshihide Suga, Kyodo news reported. Citing unnamed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Prime Minister
Yoshihide Suga could bring renewed energy for economic reform. ( read original story ...)
Lawsuit filed for Investors in shares of YayYo, Inc. (OTC: YAYO) over alleged Securities Laws Violations
An investor, who purchased shares of YayYo, Inc. (OTC: YAYO), filed a lawsuit over alleged Securities Laws violations by YayYo, Inc. in connection with YayYo’s November 2019 initial public offering ... ( read original story ...)
‘Flawless’ Osaka looking good to unveil all her masks
Naomi Osaka brought seven facemasks to the US Open to highlight racial injustice and on the basis of her impressive showing the quarter-finals on Tuesday, Flushing Meadows looks destined to see ... ( read original story ...)
Red hot IPO pipeline is a bubble-era trend with resonance today
There are still 156 companies that have filed prospectuses within the past year and have yet to price an IPO. That excludes companies that have confidentially filed, such as Airbnb . This year’s ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka comes back, beats Victoria Azarenka for 2nd US Open title
NEW YORK: 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 ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka beats Victoria Azarenka to win US Open and third Grand Slam
NEW YORK: Japan's Naomi Osaka came from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the US Open on Saturday and clinch her third Grand Slam title. Osaka, the fourth seed, overcame her ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Former champion Osaka survives scare to reach last 16 in New York
Former champion Naomi Osaka survived a third-round scare before grinding out a 6-3 6-7(4) 6-2 victory over fearless Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk to reach the last 16 of the U.S. Open on Friday. ( read original story ...)