Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adhana for winning medals at the Tokyo Paralympics and said glory from the ongoing games continues. ( read original story ...)
Osaka considers taking break from tennis after US Open loss
Naomi Osaka says she is thinking of taking another break from tennis after her title defense at the U.S. Open has ended with a third-round loss to Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Shooter Manish Narwal clinches India’s 3rd gold, Adana bags silver
Shooter Manish Narwal clinched India's third gold at the ongoing Paralympics while compatriot Singhraj Adana bagged the silver in the P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event here on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Japan business community stunned at Suga’s decision to step down
Business leaders have urged the continued promotion of important policy steps made by Suga, especially COVID-19 measures to help rebuild the pandemic-hit Japanese economy. ( read original story ...)
Natalia Partyka exacts revenge to leave Tokyo 2020 with gold
Nobody beats Poland’s Natalia Partyka twice in a row in table tennis at the Paralympic Games. Six days after a devastating defeat to Australia’s Qian Yang in the women’s class 10 singles semi-finals, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Harvinder Singh wins bronze in recurve archery
Indian archer Harvinder Singh created history as he won the bronze medal in the men's individual recurve at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Friday. The Indian defeated South Korea's Min Su Kim by 6-5 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan seen upgrading Q2 GDP on stronger business spending: Reuters poll
Japan's economy likely grew more than initially reported in the second quarter thanks to stronger business spending, a Reuters poll showed, though a resurgence of coronavirus infections is seen ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic forcing Japan’s small-business owners to evaluate future
With the health crisis making it difficult to envision a business future, many are turning to outsiders to take over operations. ( read original story ...)
Japan LDP’s Ishiba says he is ready to take on premier’s job if conditions are right
Former Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who regularly comes in high in lists of lawmakers that voters favour as premier, said on Friday he was ready to serve as prime minister if the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s prime minister to step aside, share market rises more than 2%
Shares in Japan surged on Friday following an announcement by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga that he is to stand down after being in office for just one year. ( read original story ...)
Top Contender to Lead Japan Warns Taiwan Is ‘Next Big Problem’
The Taiwan Strait may be the next major diplomatic problem after China’s clampdown on Hong Kong, according to former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, currently the lone declared candidate to ... ( read original story ...)
GLOBAL MARKETS-Japanese shares gain on Suga’s resignation as markets look to U.S. jobs data
Japanese shares jumped on Friday after officials said Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga would step down, while the dollar was at a month low against major peers as traders awaited U.S. employment data ... ( read original story ...)
Prime Minister Suga’s resignation announcement is boosting Japan’s stock market: Credit Suisse
Hiromichi Shirakawa of Credit Suisse says the Japanese people have lost confidence in Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga due to his government's poor management of Covid in the country. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga Quits as Premier, Throwing Open Succession Race
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced plans to resign after failing to control the country’s coronavirus surge, leaving the ruling party scrambling to find a new leader weeks before a ... ( read original story ...)
COMUNICADO: Materna IPS deploys Biometric Solution at Tokyo Haneda Airport
News Aktuell // Tokyo International Airport (HANEDA), the 4th largest airport in the world, chose the German SBD provider to equip their self-service installation with the Materna IPS One ID journey. ( read original story ...)
Asahi-Kasei to discontinue Asaflex SBC business
TOKYO—Asahi Kasei has decided to discontinue its Asaflex clear styrenic block copolymer business by March 2023. The company, which has been manufacturing Asaflex at its Kawasaki Works plant since 1982 ... ( read original story ...)