Hiroaki Nakanishi has been forced to step down as chair of Japan’s Keidanren business lobby after a recurrence of cancer, removing a powerful reformist voice from the top of corporate Japan. The loss ... ( read original story ...)
‘Cautiously optimistic’ on outlook of Japan’s employment: PageGroup
Toby Truscott of PageGroup's Michael Page says business sentiment has remained relatively strong in Japan despite the Covid-19 pandemic and the state of emergency in some parts of the country. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s prime minister says he ‘never put Olympics first’ as country struggles to contain surge in Covid cases
International Olympic officials, Tokyo planners and Suga himself have insisted the Games will go on in "a safe and secure" way. ( read original story ...)
Star Formation Triggered by Cloud-Cloud Collisions
Examples of typical colliding molecular clouds (represented by the blue color and yellow contours) forming star clusters discovered by ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: poll shows 60% of Japanese people want Games cancelled
Preparations for Tokyo Olympics have suffered another setback after a poll found that nearly 60% of people in Japan want them to be cancelled ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: poll shows 60 per cent of Japanese public remains opposed
Nearly 60 per cent of people in Japan want the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled, an opinion poll showed on Monday, less than three months before the Games are due to begin. ( read original story ...)
Justin Gatlin among 420 athletes at Olympics test event in Tokyo
American sprinter Justin Gatlin was among 420 athletes to participate in a Tokyo test event with pandemic precautions in place Sunday ahead of this summer's delayed Olympic Games.The big picture: In ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first-quarter GDP likely slipped back into decline as new COVID curbs hit: Reuters poll
Japan's economy likely shrank in the first quarter as the hit to consumption from coronavirus curbs offset the boost from robust global demand, a Reuters poll showed, highlighting the country's slow ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama woman accused of burying corpse of newborn in Nagano
Nagano Prefectural Police have arrested a 22-year-old woman for allegedly abandoning her newborn at a vacant property in Tomi City last week ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka named 2021 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
Naomi Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam champion, was named Sportswoman of the Year at the 21st Laureus World Sports Awards on Thursday. “I am so happy to receive this Laureus World Sportswoman of the ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka wants ‘discussion’ on Olympics amid virus surge in Japan
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka said Sunday she favoured a "discussion" taking place over the Olympic Games taking place as Tokyo reels from a new coronavirus surge. There has been increasing ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, where less than 1% of the population is fully vaccinated, protests to cancel or postpone Olympics intensify
The country is in the throes of a fast-spreading wave of COVID-19 infections. Many Japanese people feel this is no time to be hosting Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)
Bomber Mafia Prevented a Bloody Invasion of Japan
The alternative—the invasion—was expected to more than double American dead from the rest of the war. ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka says risk of staging Olympics must be carefully weighed
Japan's Naomi Osaka said on Sunday that while she has spent her entire life waiting to compete at the Olympics, the risks of holding the Tokyo Games amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic should continue ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Justin Gatlin part of test event at stadium
Former Olympic champion Justin Gatlin is one of hundreds of athletes to take part in a test event at Tokyo's Olympic stadium. ( read original story ...)
A Ferrari F40 Just Burned to the Ground in Japan
Both driver and passenger escaped as the fire started, but the legendary Ferrari is burnt to a crisp off Japan's legendary Hakone Turnpike. ( read original story ...)