The number of elderly coronavirus patients in Tokyo is surging at an unprecedented pace. For the week through Monday, the patients aged 65 or over accounted for 8.5 percent, or 10,824 of the 127,357 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end slightly higher on positive domestic earnings
Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Tuesday on buying supported by a sling of positive earnings from some Japanese companies released the previous day, while caution over tightening of U.S. monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 11-member Nambu family shows allure of frugality, limits of stimulus
When Japan handed Tokyo bus driver Keiki Nambu and his wife, Takako, $870 for each of their nine children, they spent it exactly as the government had feared: paying down a mortgage instead of going ... ( read original story ...)
Ryan Cochran-Siegle wins suprise Olympic silver in men’s skiing super-G
Fifty years after his mother, Barbara Cochran, won gold in the slalom at the Sapporo Games, Cochran-Siegle won the silver medal in the super-G on Tuesday. It is the first Alpine medal for the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo has a secret, members-only parfait bar, and here’s what’s waiting inside【Photos】
Remake Easy is like a speakeasy with sweets, and they don’t tell their address to anybody until they’re part of the inner circle. ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Revengers’ 242: Plan To Defeat Kantou Manji Begins; Raw Scans, Release Date [Spoilers]
"Tokyo Revengers" 241 is titled "A Forced Smile" The upcoming chapter is set to drop Wednesday "Tokyo Revengers"242 might show more recruitment activities for Takemichi's new gang Following Senju's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan parliament resolution on Ukraine condemns changing status quo with force
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's parliament on Tuesday adopted a resolution on rising tensions over Ukraine, denouncing any attempt to change the status quo by force and urging Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ... ( read original story ...)
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Meiner Grantham (JPN) 4-6fav (8-11) 4th of 10, shd behind Belle Girouette (8-7) at Nagoya 7f in Jan. Yamano Reiwa Hime (JPN) 8-1 (8-7) 2nd of 10, shd behind Fury (8-11) at Nagoya 7f in Jan. Tamuro ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Offering Free Rapid Coronavirus Test Kits
Tokyo, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo metropolitan government is offering rapid coronavirus antigen test kits for close contacts with infected people who are self-isolating at home. On Tuesday, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on upbeat domestic earnings
Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday as some positive earnings reports from Japanese companies helped buoy the market. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 147.26 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 0.25 pct
TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Reuters, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Vice’: HBO Max’s Ken Watanabe-Ansel Elgort Drama Gets Premiere Date
The second official series order from HBO Max in 2019, Tokyo Vice is loosely inspired by American journalist Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Dec household spending falls for 5th straight month
Japan's household spending posted an annual drop for the fifth straight month in December, as consumer demand struggled to recover before a resurgence in coronavirus infections due to the Omicron ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan reach deal to cut tariffs on Japanese steel, fight excess output
Feb 7 (Reuters) - The United States and Japan on Monday announced a deal to remove Trump-era tariffs from about 1.25 million metric tons of Japanese steel imports annually after Washington granted ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set for lower start as global market volatility lingers
SINGAPORE — Shares in Japan looked set for a lower start on Tuesday as global market volatility lingers. The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 27,240 while its counterpart in Osaka was at ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka courtside in Dallas “watching tennis for fun”
Naomi Osaka is back on the tennis courts—this time, as a fan. The former World No. 1 was spotted in the stands at the inaugural Dallas Open over the weekend, and she’s been posting up a storm on ... ( read original story ...)