Noami Osaka surpasses her idol, Serena Williams, as the highest-paid female athlete ever at just 22-years-old. Naomi Osaka is officially the highest-paid female athlete ever, surpassing her idol ... ( read original story ...)
Japan police arrest Kyoto studio arson suspect after long hospital stay
Japanese police arrested a suspect Wednesday they say was the arsonist who set fire to an animation studio last summer, killing three dozen people and receiving severe burns to himself. ( read original story ...)
Japan OK’s funds for $1.1 T stimulus to fight pandemic woes
Japan’s Cabinet has approved a proposed 32 trillion-yen ($296 billion) supplementary budget to help fund measures to cushion the blow to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to subsidise visitors’ holidays in effort to revive tourism
Shop and restaurant discounts part of ¥1.35tn plan after 99% decrease in numbers from overseas ... ( read original story ...)
Japan outlines fresh stimulus package for virus-hit economy
Japan announced fresh stimulus plans worth nearly $300 billion on Wednesday to pep up the economy after the coronavirus pandemic tipped the country into recession. Consumer spending has slowed to a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is testing an app that lets sports fans cheer from the safety of their sofas
With fans barred from stadiums due to coronavirus restrictions, sporting bodies around the world are grappling with how to create atmosphere at matches -- and the makers of a new app think they have ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese police arrest man suspected of arson attack on animation studio
Shinji Aoba was arrested 10 months after the attack as he was recovering from self-inflicted burns. He has now been transferred from a hospital to the police headquarters in Kyoto for interrogation. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Bond Holdings Edge Towards the Size of Japan’s Economy
The balance of bond holdings, revealed in the BOJ's earnings report for the financial year that ended in March, underscores the massive scale of its money printing aimed at reflating the economy and ... ( read original story ...)
Hit-run plan for Australia in Tokyo if no vaccine
The Australian Olympic medical officer floats the idea of athletes rotating through the Tokyo Games, rather than appearing as one big team. ( read original story ...)
Missing the excitement of a sports stadium crowd? In Japan there’s an app for that.
Fans will be able to cheer — or boo — from the comfort of their couches while their reactions will be broadcast inside stadiums. ( read original story ...)
Zentis brand to debut in Osaka
Palace Hotel Management Company will be launching the first property of its new hospitality brand, Zentis, in Osaka, come 3Q2020. ( read original story ...)
Japan eyes fresh $1.1 trillion stimulus to combat pandemic pain
Japan will compile a fresh stimulus package worth $1.1 trillion that will include a sizable amount of direct spending to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic, a draft of the budget ... ( read original story ...)
Correction: Virus-Outbrak-Japan-Murakami story
In a story May 23, 2020, about Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's radio show, The Associated Press erroneously spelled book titles ... ( read original story ...)
Wish I were there: a taste of the past in Tokyo’s Shitamachi
The online photos of its new interior look altogether more garish than the restaurant I remember. Since I am travelling in my mind I will go to the old, higgledy-piggledy premises down a nondescript ... ( read original story ...)
The Right To Bear Crypto? Trump Allies Introduce Comprehensive Blockchain Bills
Guthrie was the only sponsor of a bill he introduced called the ‘Advancing Blockchain Act,’ part of a group of Republican bills in the House aiming to support technology in the House Energy and ... ( read original story ...)
Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Raises $2.5M From Polychain Capital, Coinbase Ventures
India's largest crypto exchange, CoinDCX, has secured a $2.5 million strategic investment led by Polychain Capital with support from Coinbase Ventures. ( read original story ...)