The health ministry on Thursday revealed that it is upping coronavirus control measures after a farewell party held last month is believed to have been the source of an outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Central Japan Railway: Challenges From Business Travel Recovery And Maglev Project Costs
Central Japan Railway operates the Tokaido Shinkansen, the 'bullet train' line that runs from Tokyo to Osaka - the main transport artery in Japan. The company faces two challenges; recovering ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. and Japan can take their time on China
The United States and Japan may soon have an improved joint plan to counter China's influence. President Joe Biden chose Yoshihide Suga, the Japanese prime minister, as his first in-person meeting ... ( read original story ...)
CoSport customers given “ridiculous” refund request deadline on Tokyo 2020 tickets
"Tokyo 2020 decided only to refund the face value of each ticket ... but customers in many other countries have been left in limbo. Some ATRs could go out of business because certain hotel and travel ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling party number two says calling off Tokyo 2020 an option if COVID-19 situation worsens
Cancelling the Tokyo 2020 Games could still be an option if the COVID-19 situation worsens, according to the second-ranked member of Japan’s ruling ... ( read original story ...)
Parked plane becomes restaurant in Tokyo
TOKYO >> Champagne flowed as fine food was served aboard an All Nippon Airways Boeing 777 aircraft on March 31 — but the plane’s wheels never left the ground. ( read original story ...)
Could Buying a Book Help Save Your Favorite Tokyo Restaurant?
This is a way for the community to stay inspired and have a way to support restaurants that they love,” says editor Sherry Zheng. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo based food-tech venture Next Meats debuts in alternative protein hotspot Singapore in 10 months after establishment
Next Meats, the Tokyo based alternative meat brand and purveyor of the world’s first plant-based yakiniku meats, made its debut in the alternative protein hotspot Singapore this week, just 10 months ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani resigns as buyout offer stirs turmoil
Nobuaki Kurumatani's resignation is the latest development in years of upheaval at the firm, which only won back its spot on the first section of the Tokyo stock exchange earlier this year after ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro Government assisting Southeast Asian cities with water and sewage development
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is working on water and sewage development projects and the deployment of technology and know-how i ... ( read original story ...)
Three Bath athletes who could achieve glory at Tokyo 2020
Top-level athletes who train in Bath could achieve glory at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, which kicks off in just 99 days. Despite a tough year for sport, three women at the University of Bath ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: COVID-19 cases in Japan’s Osaka hit record for 2nd straight day as expert warns of “fourth wave”
Japan's western prefecture of Osaka on Wednesday saw a record high of daily COVID-19 infections for the second straight day, logging 1,130 new virus cases. A total of 4,312 new cases were reported ... ( read original story ...)
Show me the medals: Ireland drops one place in Tokyo Olympic predictions
Predicting Olympic medal winners can be a futile business at the best at times; during pandemic times, when there’s still no predicting how exactly the Tokyo Olympics will unfold, it may even be ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bustling with people at night despite COVID-19 ‘quasi-emergency measures’
Although eateries in Tokyo are subject to requests to close early under the Japanese government's coronavirus "quasi-emergency measures" that took effect on April 12, crowds of people were seen in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Toshiba President Steps Down Amid Acquisition Talks
The president of Toshiba Corp. has stepped down, a week after the Japanese technology and manufacturing giant said it was studying an acquisition proposal from a global fund where he previously worked ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba: Japan’s Troubled Megacorp Facing Buyout Drama
Once a shining symbol of Japan's advanced technology and economic power ... But the conglomerate, whose vast business ranges from semiconductor manufacturing equipment and escalators to storage ... ( read original story ...)