Yup, that’s because Japan is conveniently located right on the Ring of Fire AKA the Circum-Pacific Belt, a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by frequent earthquakes. Not so awesome. Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka will return to No. 1 after Pliskova falls in Toronto
Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - Japan's Naomi Osaka will return to world number one next week after Czech third seed Karolina Pliskova's loss Friday to Canada's Bianca Andreescu in the WTA Toronto ... ( read original story ...)
It’s time to bring troubled Japan-South Korea relations back from the brink
Berkshire Miller is deputy director and senior fellow at the MacDonald Laurier Institute. He is also a senior fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs, the Asian Forum Japan (AFJ) and a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank chases more deals with Mexican startups
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) is in advanced talks to invest in Mexican used car platform Kavak and financial technology firm Konfio, several people familiar with ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams to meet in Rogers Cup quarters
Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams are set to meet in the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup for their first meeting since last year's dramatic US Open final. On Thursday, Williams knocked out qualifier ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic construction worker dies during Tokyo heatwave
A worker at a Tokyo Olympics construction site died on Thursday after being found unconscious while working outside, organizers said on Friday, with media saying heatstroke was suspected as the ... ( read original story ...)
These vivid, nostalgic photos show what Tokyo looked like in the 1970s
Girard lived in Asia for three decades, making a name for himself as a magazine photographer, working for most of the world’s top news magazines. Of the book about his time in Tokyo, Girard says, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Smoke co-founder launches cannabis consumption lounge business
Lorne Gertner, often called the “godfather of Canadian cannabis,” is launching the first of what he hopes will become a chain of cannabis consumption lounges Canopy Growth has taken a minority equity ... ( read original story ...)
Caught in the trade war: resurgent yen poses risk for Japan Inc
Japan’s currency is now near its firmest level ... Robust household consumption and business investment offset the hit to exports, which fell 0.1%. But the outlook for exports could be further ... ( read original story ...)
Shizuoka throws wrench in the works of Tokyo-Nagoya maglev shinkansen route
OSAKA – The current plan for the Tokyo-Nagoya maglev route, currently under construction, calls for Central Japan Railway Co. to begin operations by around 2027. The route will slash a trip between ... ( read original story ...)
Serena, Osaka advance in Toronto to set up rematch
TORONTO – Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka advanced to the Rogers Cup quarter-finals on Thursday to set up their first meeting since the American's infamous row with an umpire overshadowed last year's ... ( read original story ...)
Shares of SoftBank’s mobile arm eclipse IPO price for first time
In contrast, Japan's top cellphone service provider NTT ... He got many phone calls from brokerage houses asking him to buy before the IPO but said no because a relative had suffered past losses ... ( read original story ...)
Beyond Meat shelves plans for Japan push, Mitsui says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Beyond Meat Inc (BYND.O) has shelved plans to enter Japan, according to a Japan-based investor, focusing more on the U.S. market where it recently bolstered funding to fuel an ... ( read original story ...)
Amazing Japanese home has 13 floors you can see all at once
The house, in Osaka, Japan, is a property with 13 different levels. But it’s not just a tall tower block – from the outside the house looks like a traditional two-storey home. And inside ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Corp Shares Top 1,500 Yen IPO Price for First Time
TOKYO — Shares of SoftBank Corp, which listed in December in Japan's largest IPO, traded above their 1,500 yen (£11.6) IPO price on Friday for the first time, as investor sentiment warmed to the ... ( read original story ...)
Suicide of Finance Ministry official linked to Moritomo Gakuen scandal recognized as work-related
... Ministry’s Kinki Local Finance Bureau has recognized the 2018 suicide of an official with links to the Moritomo Gakuen scandal as a work-related death, according to government sources. The bureau, ... ( read original story ...)