Tag: business

Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 by tennis' Grand Slam organisers on Sunday and warned of possible ejection from the French Open and suspension from future majors after the world number two skipped a ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 by tennis’ Grand Slam organisers on Sunday and warned of possible ejection from the French Open and suspension from future majors after the world number two skipped a ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has been fined $15,000 by the French Open tournament referee for skipping the post-match news conference after her first-round victory. ( read original story ...)

She’s the highest-earning female athlete in the world. In an exclusive interview with the Star, tennis star Naomi Osaka shares her formula for ... ( read original story ...)

The world's top para athletes have continued their preparations for Tokyo despite logistical hurdles and continuing unease over the event's safety in the midst of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Under new guidelines, department stores in the capital and Osaka Prefecture will remain closed on weekends but will be permitted to open on weekdays with shorter business hours. ( read original story ...)

Commercial facilities in Tokyo, Osaka and other prefectures are stepping up preparations to resume operations on Tuesday, as the gove ... ( read original story ...)

With less than two months before the scheduled opening of the summer Olympics in Tokyo on July 21, Asahi Shimbun, one of the media sponsors, has published an editorial entitled, “Prime Minister Suga, ... ( read original story ...)

The end of Japan's protracted fight against the coronavirus still seems far off, with the current state of emergency declaration extended unt ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka received support from several athletes on Thursday but was slammed by French Tennis Federation President Gilles Moretton. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo dazzles with its traditional culture and passion for new. But more than any one sight, it's the city's varying neighborhoods that enchant visitors. ( read original story ...)

The chambers of commerce of the United States and other advanced economies urged the Japanese government on Friday to mobilize all available resources to speed up its sluggish rollout of COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)

Worries about variants of the virus and a slow vaccination drive have prompted urgent calls from doctors, business leaders, and citizens to cancel the Tokyo Olympics, due to start on July 23. ( read original story ...)

Five-time Olympian Rob Heffernan remains fully confident that the Olympic Games will go ahead as planned this summer, despite fears that Covid-19 may halt the games for a second time. ( read original story ...)

Eight weeks before Opening Ceremonies are scheduled, the IOC — in its uniquely arrogant way — insists that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will go on as planned. Pandemic be damned. A state of ... ( read original story ...)

Around 1,500 Japanese businesses have either declared bankruptcy or shut down due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, credit research firm Teikoku Databank said Thursday. Its latest figure, ... ( read original story ...)