The Osaka prefectural government decided Wednesday to ask the Japanese government to maintain business restrictions under a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency, slated to expire Sunday, until the end of ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan CEO tells Tokyo court Carlos Ghosn had too much power
FILE – In this Dec. 2, 2019, file photo, Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida speaks during a press conference in the automaker’s headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Uchida told a Japanese court on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nomura plans to suspend part of cash-prime brokerage business – source
Nomura Holdings Inc plans to suspend part of its cash-prime brokerage business after sustaining a US$2.9 billion hit from the collapse of U.S. ( read original story ...)
Saddle up: Gymnast Malone takes unusual path to Tokyo
Typical,” Malone said in the soft southern twang that betrays his Tennessee and Georgia roots. That may be the only typical thing about the 21-year-old newly minted national champion who will head to ... ( read original story ...)
As Tokyo Olympics approach, coronavirus worries rise in Japan
The pressure of hosting an Olympics during a still-active pandemic is beginning to show in Japan.. TOKYO >> The pressure of hosting an Olympics during a still-active pandemic is beginning to show in ... ( read original story ...)
The Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Coming Soon – Tokyo to Accept Media Registrations for the Tokyo Media Center
With the Olympic Games just around the corner, Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko sent a video message to the world's media inviting them to the Tokyo Media Center (TMC) provided by the Tokyo Metropolitan ... ( read original story ...)
COVID complexity means business is far from usual in Tokyo 2020 athletes village
Athletes villages at the Olympics and Paralympics are places where competitors can put aside their sporting rivalries to socialize an ... ( read original story ...)
As Olympic athletes begin to arrive in Tokyo, fear of virus spike grows
TOKYO, Japan — The pressure of hosting an Olympics during ... Kengo Sakurada, president of Sompo Holdings and the head of an influential business lobby, said on June 30 that the current vaccination ... ( read original story ...)
How this Ipoh business found its start in making an uncommon, luxury Japanese dessert
Amai Kitchen is an Ipoh-based business that handmakes and sells the Japanese dessert nerikiri wagashi, and hosts classes to teach the craft. To the untrained eye, this would look like fancy mochi to ... ( read original story ...)
Mix Business With Pleasure At Tokyo American Club Nihonbashi
Tokyo American Club, Tokyo’s premiere international private club, has opened an exclusive satellite club on the sixth floor of the Nihonbashi Muromachi Mitsui Tower for busy Tokyoites seeking a ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics Parents and teachers gauge risks for children attending Tokyo Games
Olympic organisers have capped the number of spectators allowed into venues, but will offer Japanese students special access under a programme that would let hundreds of thousands of children see the ... ( read original story ...)
Vaccine shortage leads to LDP’s ‘crushing defeat’ in Tokyo election
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party acknowledged it was dealt a serious blow by failing to capture a majority in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly with its ally, Komeito, in the July 4 election. The LDP ... ( read original story ...)
Condoms, vaccines and sport: how the Tokyo Olympics is sending mixed messages about COVID-19 safety
How well are the Tokyo Olympics prepared for a COVID crisis when there is still an outbreak in the country, the vaccination rates are low and athletes are asked to socially distance? ( read original story ...)
MEES International School Brings Silicon Valley Mindset to Tokyo
MEES International School announces they will offer an innovative full-day project-based learning elementary program from September 2021. ( read original story ...)
Thousands sign petition demanding Annastacia Palaszczuk is banned from leaving Australia to attend the Tokyo Olympics after pushing to reduce the number of travellers into …
More than 7,000 people have signed a petition demanding Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk be banned from leaving Australia to attend the Tokyo Olympics as a travel ban remains. ( read original story ...)
Japan seeks to have vaccine passports accepted by over 10 nations
The Japanese government plans to continue requiring travelers entering Japan, including returnees, to quarantine for two weeks even if they have been vaccinated. ( read original story ...)