The Shinjuku Ward Office encouraged homeless people staying in business hotels under a metropolitan government support program to leave the f ... ( read original story ...)
After The Covid-19 Panic: Three Lessons For Business
The panic is past. But the pandemic is still with us. Businesses are preparing for a world in which the Covid-19 virus and other pandemic diseases are a recurring feature. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to ask nightclub workers to take virus tests
The Tokyo metropolitan government will ask people working at nightclubs and similar entertainment establishments to regularly take co ... ( read original story ...)
Now On Display: Japan’s Air Force One Boeing 747 Interior
This area usually housed premium cabins on commercial 747s, but first class looks crowded compared to Japan’s Air Force One. There are two sofa beds, a conference table and perhaps one of the world’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese companies developing cool face masks for summer
Several companies in different fields are hurrying to develop cool and dry face masks to help people in the upcoming sweltering summer heat in Japan as they continue to wear masks to prevent the ... ( read original story ...)
Photos show where around the world Black Lives Matter and anti-police brutality protests are erupting, from Tokyo to Amsterdam
Black Lives Matter demonstrators across the world are protesting systemic racism in solidarity with the U.S. following the killing of George Floyd. ( read original story ...)
Toranomon Hills Station opens on Tokyo’s Hibiya Line
The Hibiya subway line got its first new stop in 56 years Saturday as Tokyo Metro Co. opened Toranomon Hills Station to the public. The station, which lies between Kasumigaseki and Kamiyacho stations, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo toy shop in business over a century shut for good by virus
A traditional Japanese toy shop in business for more than a century is closing its doors for good on the Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo’s Asakusa district, another economic v ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first-quarter GDP decline likely smaller than initial estimates on firmer capex: Reuters poll
Japan's first quarter economic contraction was likely smaller than initially estimated, a Reuters poll showed, thanks to stronger business spending although the country is still expected to slide ... ( read original story ...)
The World’s Greenest Beauty Brand O’right to Officially Make its Japan Debut with First-ever Store in Tokyo
Third-time champion of the Sustainable Beauty Awards, Taiwanese-based company O’right is set to make a bold debut in the Japan market during June. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Dentsu evacuates Tokyo HQ after bomb threat
Japan's largest advertising agency, Dentsu Group Corp, has evacuated its Tokyo headquarters after getting a bomb threat, an internal company email reviewed by Reuters showed on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Tokyo to skip one-year countdown event – report
Organisers of the postponed Tokyo Summer Olympics have decided not to hold a large scale event marking the one year countdown to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic, public broadcaster NHK ... ( read original story ...)
InBrief : Fears of fresh cases in Tokyo’s packed trains
As Japan returns to work from coronavirus restrictions, its notoriously crowded trains - almost a symbol of its celebrated work ethic - are raising fears about a resurgence of infections.. Read more ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei OceanStor Dorado All-Flash Storage Wins Best of Show Award at Interop Tokyo 2020
At Interop Tokyo 2020, the largest ICT exhibition in Japan, the Huawei next-gen OceanStor Dorado All-Flash Storage officially earned plaudits from IT experts when it won the Best of Show Award. This ... ( read original story ...)
China issuing more visas to Japanese to boost business after shutdown
The Chinese government has stepped up the number of visas being issued to Japanese citizens after limiting them for months following the coronavirus pandem ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei Atlas 900 AI Cluster Wins the Only Best of Show Award for AI at Interop Tokyo 2020
The jury panel at Interop Tokyo 2020 has given the Huawei Atlas 900 AI cluster the Best of Show Award in recognition of its powerful AI computing and superior heat dissipation. Huawei Atlas 900 is the ... ( read original story ...)