Olympic and Paralympic Games organisers will give all 70,000 volunteers working for the Games an opportunity to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Saturday, citing organisers ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: COVID-19, Olympics lie at heart of upcoming Tokyo assembly election
The official campaign period for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election has kicked off. Candidates have entered the race for the July 4 election ami ... ( read original story ...)
These Are the Top Ten Japan Stock Funds
Japan is among the biggest financial markets in the world, and is home to many world-class companies. Investing in Japanese stocks, both big and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Overseas Fan Ban Adds To Sponsors’ Losses And Lawsuits
The economic gains from promotional sporting and cultural events after the Games was expected to be reduced by half, to say the very least. Not only is there a devastating economic impact, there will ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Bust Express to stop making false claims and using pressure sales tactics: Competition watchdog
SINGAPORE: Tokyo Bust Express has agreed to stop making false claims about its treatments and products, as well as using pressure sales ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares open higher after US infrastructure deal
TOKYO: Tokyo shares opened higher on Friday as investors cheered news that Washington had reached an agreement over massive infrastructure spending plans. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.97 ... ( read original story ...)
Army staff sergeant will make history when she boxes for Team USA at Tokyo Olympics
Army Staff Sgt. Naomi Graham’s jab is the boxing equivalent of a Hellfire missile launched from attack helicopter at a distant opponent. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo says Taiwan security directly connected to Japan — Bloomberg
Image of Nobuo Kishi via Cabinet Secretariat of Japan /CC BY 4.0/Wikimedia Commons The security of Taiwan is directly linked with that of Japan, Japan’s Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said in an ... ( read original story ...)
Ousting Toshiba Chairman, Foreign Investors Score Breakthrough in Japan
While Japan’s corporations have long resisted the entreaties of activist shareholders, Toshiba had come under intense pressure after a series of scandals. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten to use Cisco routing tech for 5G, IoT services
Rakuten Mobile (4755.T) said on Friday that it plans to use new routing technologies from network gear maker Cisco (CSCO.O) to expand its capacity to support business customers with 5G and so-called ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo June core CPI unchanged from previous year
Core consumer prices in Tokyo were unchanged in June from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. The core consumer price index for Japan’s capital, which includes oil products but excludes ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Inflation Halts 10-Month Drop Amid Virus Restrictions
Tokyo consumer prices were flat in June, halting a 10-month slide even as business restrictions remained in place to contain the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Japan proposes four-day workweek as idea gains purchase amid pandemic
At a time when nations and companies everywhere are thinking about post-pandemic realities, Japan is encouraging flexible work hours remain. ( read original story ...)
In a bullish mood, Kaga Electronics bolsters EMS business with fresh M&As
Kaga Electronics connects intently with customers, propelling its growth into a global trading firm serving the entire electronics supply chain ... ( read original story ...)
Japan senior lawmaker hits out at Toshiba shareholders, calls for monitoring of activists
A senior member of Japan's ruling party on Thursday lashed out at activist investors of Toshiba Corp (6502.T) for what he said was a sole focus on short-term profits, and called for better monitoring ... ( read original story ...)
Japan buys 159,665 tonnes of food wheat via tender
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought 159,665 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender. Japan, the world's sixth-biggest wheat importer, keeps a tight grip ... ( read original story ...)