Tag: business

As hospitals in Japan focus on treating Covid-19 patients, more elderly people are going to nursing homes instead, like those operated by Tokyo-listed Amvis. ( read original story ...)

FPT Software’s enterprise blockchain platform akaChain has joined hands with Tokyo-based sports merchandising company Canow to develop and launch YELLtum a ... ( read original story ...)

Fireworks are a charming feature of Japan's muggy summer, as they vividly color the night sky and offer a refreshing sensation for brief mome ... ( read original story ...)

Millions of fans and thousands of athletes from around the globe had to wait an extra year for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to take place. For two weeks the world watched and learned the names of the many ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened up 0.52 percent at 27,666.94 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix gained 0.38 percent at 1,932.37. TOKYO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The ... ( read original story ...)

Maki Kaji, a puzzle enthusiast and publisher who was known as the "Godfather of Sudoku" - the number puzzle played daily by millions around the world - has died, his company said. He was 69. A ... ( read original story ...)

Japans economy grew slightly in the second quarter, recovering from a slowdown at the start of the year despite continuing virus surges and restrictions, data showed Monday. ( read original story ...)

Q21 GDP is lifted by stronger than expected domestic demand growth and some slight upward revisions to previous data. We now expect GDP in 2021 to reach 2.3%. Marginal improvement in the headline and ... ( read original story ...)

A tearful Naomi Osaka briefly left a press conference in Cincinnati on Monday after her relationship with the journalists was put under the spotlight by a reporter who accused her of using the media ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy grew slightly in the second quarter, recovering from a slowdown at the start of the year despite continuing virus surges and restrictions, data showed Monday. The world's third-largest ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka says she is going to give all her proceeds from the WTA Tour’s upcoming Cincinnati event to the earthquake victims in Haiti which was rocked by a devastating 7.2-magnitude quake on the ... ( read original story ...)

All fans will be barred from the Paralympics in Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic, just as they were from the recently-completed Tokyo Olympics, organizers said Monday. ( read original story ...)

The T okyo Paralympics will take place generally without spectators, organisers said on Monday, as the government was set to prolong COVID-19 emergency measures in the capital and other regions that ... ( read original story ...)

The four parties concerned with running the Tokyo Paralympics agreed on Monday that the Games will be held generally without spectators, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike told reporters. ( read original story ...)

According to preliminary data, Japan’s economy bounced back from the pandemic crash faster and beyond expectations before the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Paralympics organisers opened a repair centre on Sunday for prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs and other equipment in the athletes' village ahead of next week's start of the Games. ( read original story ...)