Japanese shares edged higher on Thursday as better-than-expected machinery orders data and Wall Street's rebound from a three-day losing streak bolstered investor sentiment. The benchmark Nikkei share ... ( read original story ...)
US Open 2020: Serena Williams & Naomi Osaka target 2018 rematch
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will be hoping to secure a rematch of the 2018 US Open final when both semi-finals take centre stage on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Eyes Lowering Alert Level as Virus Fears Ease: NHK
Tokyo's government is heading towards dropping its coronavirus alert from the highest level on Thursday as cases continue to trend down, broadcaster NHK reported, opening the path for a loosening of ... ( read original story ...)
Risking lives to stage Tokyo Olympics ‘at any cost’ is a price too high
Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto said Tuesday she believes organizers 'have to hold the Games at any cost,' but as CBC Sports Senior Contributor Morgan Campbell writes, the toll in human lives ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga is voters’ favourite to succeed PM Abe: poll
Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga is the voters' favourite to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, according to a poll published by the daily Mainichi Shimbun on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s core machinery orders rise 6.3% month/month in July
Japan's core machinery orders rose 6.3% in July from the previous month, government data showed on Thursday, offering some relief from a recent weakness in capital spending due to the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
‘I try to guess what name will be on the mask every day’: ESPN analyst is slammed for her uncomfortable interview with tennis star Naomi Osaka where she asked questions on her …
Australian tennis commentator Rennae Stubbs has been slammed for her questions about Naomi Osaka's anti-racism stand conveyed through face masks during an interview at the US Open. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s core machinery orders rise 6.3% m/m in July
Japan's core machinery orders rose 6.3% in July from the previous month, government data showed on Thursday, offering some relief from a recent weakness in capital spending due to the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
US Open Glance: Williams vs. Azarenka, Osaka vs. Brady
LOOKAHEAD TO THURSDAY Serena Williams will play Victoria Azarenka in one women’s semifinal -- a rematch of the 2012 and 2013 U.S ... ( read original story ...)
IOC, Tokyo officials say Olympics must go on in 2021 ‘at any cost’
International Olympic Committee officials and Japan's Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto pledged that the Games in Tokyo will take place next summer despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka described her US Open quarterfinal win as ‘revenge’ after losing to the same opponent 3 years earlier
Naomi Osaka has been cruising through the 2020 US Open. She's now the top-ranked player in the world. After beating Shelby Rogers in the quarterfinals, the 22-year-old superstar s ... ( read original story ...)
SBJ Unpacks: IOC Cautiously Optimistic For Tokyo 2021
Following today’s IOC executive board meeting, Thomas Bach told media that the governing body is satisfied with progress being made toward Tokyo 2021 and Beijing 2022 amid these uncertain times, ... ( read original story ...)
5 Japanese Stocks That Warren Buffett Just Bought
U.S. stocks have left Japanese stocks in the dust in the last decade, but Buffett's investment may signal that he believes it's finally time for Japan to shine. Buffett bought large stakes in five of ... ( read original story ...)
Use the power of your wishes to help light up Yokohama Marine Tower
This month your wishes can send a beacon of light and hope across Yokohama. A special website has been set up by the city of Yokohama in order to raise the awareness of suicide and suicide prevention ... ( read original story ...)
IOC’s Thomas Bach says vaccines won’t be ‘silver bullet’ for staging Tokyo Olympics
Amid uncertainty about planning the Tokyo Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach said Wednesday that progress with vaccines and rapid testing for COVID-19 would not be the complete answer for staging the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan can’t afford just to mimic US China policy
Shinzo Abe with Xi Jinping at the 2019 G-20 meeting in Osaka. Japan has long recognised ... The 30-year-old fit-out company is considering a sale or IPO to give its founders an exit and to boost ... ( read original story ...)