The five Olympic rings floating on a barge in Tokyo Bay were towed away Thursday for what is being called "maintenance," but officials say the iconic Olympic symbol will return to greet next year's ... ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe accused of going awol as Japan tackles Covid surge
PM acclaimed Japan’s response as a model for the world, but has been largely silent amid record case rises ... ( read original story ...)
South Koreans suffer under soaring property prices
Middle-class South Koreans are being squeezed out of Seoul, where affordable housing has run dry. That's despite multiple measures by President Moon Jae-in's government aimed at tamping down property ... ( read original story ...)
‘Crypto Instagram’ Is Becoming a Thing, Scams and All
Scams are running rampant on Instagram in 2020 – even as legitimate crypto entrepreneurs are increasingly using the platform for business. ( read original story ...)
German Orders Rebound as Sweden Beats Expectation: Virus Update
Sweden’s finance minister said the country’s light-touch lockdown may have contributed to a less severe contraction in the economy. Meanwhile, German manufacturing continued its recovery in June, with ... ( read original story ...)
Foreigners’ selling of Japanese stocks hits highest since mid-March last week
Foreigners turned net sellers of Japanese equities last week after three straight weeks of purchases, marking their biggest net offload since mid-March on renewed concerns about rising coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s large banks to look at building settlement system for small payments
Japan's three biggest banks and two smaller banks are starting talks on building a common settlement infrastructure for small payments, with the aim of cutting interbank fees, they announced on ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for confining teenage girl in Yokohama home
Saitama prefectural police have arrested a 44-year-old man for allegedly confining a high school girl in his home in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Police said the girl had been reported missing as a ... ( read original story ...)
Empty Tokyo Offices Jump by Record as Virus Bankruptcies Rise
Vacancies at offices in central Tokyo rose by the most on record in July as the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic continued to spread and virus-related bankruptcies in the capital reached ... ( read original story ...)
These 16 hotels in Tokyo are offering up to 50 percent discounts for local residents
These hotel deals are on offer until Tokyo is included back into Japan’s Go to Travel domestic tourism campaign ... ( read original story ...)
KLab Forms Partnership with Electronic Arts for Game Development and Operation
PRNewswire/ -- KLab Inc. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President & CEO: Hidekatsu Morita, hereinafter referred to as “KLab”), a leader in online mobile games, and Electronic Arts Inc. (Head office: ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan tech expo courts Japanese businesses fleeing China
Taiwan's premier technology trade expo, Computex Taipei, has stepped up a public relations campaign to woo Japanese companies looking to relocate advanced production away from China, seeking an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks fall on grim earnings season; Toyota bucks trend
Japanese shares fell on Thursday as investors stayed away from risky bets amid a largely downbeat earnings season, though Toyota rose after unexpectedly avoiding a loss last quarter. The Nikkei index ... ( read original story ...)
Hiroshima bomb: Japan marks 75 years since nuclear attack
Bells have tolled in Hiroshima, Japan, to mark the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the world's first atomic bomb. But memorial events were scaled back this year because of the pandemic. On 6 ... ( read original story ...)
Kipchoge: From Sapporo to Maasai Mara
Had all factors been constant, Eliud Kipchoge would have been in the Japanese city of Sapporo this weekend. Of course not for the beer that this scenic Hokkaido Prefecture city is famous for, but to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor to call for restraint in travel during upcoming holidays
Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike is expected to urge residents of the Japanese capital to stay home as much as possible over an upcoming major holiday amid a surge in coronavirus cases, local media ... ( read original story ...)