A 38-year-old man was assaulted by two men who sprayed a substance on his face and stole a bag containing 3 million yen in Nagoya on Tuesday. According to police, the incident occurred at around 4:50 ... ( read original story ...)
NGY Vs HIR Dream11: Nagoya Grampus Vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Prediction And Team News
Nagoya Grampus and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are set to take on each other in their upcoming J1 League clash on Wednesday. The Japanese domestic league match is set to be played at the Toyota Stadium on ... ( read original story ...)
Refreshed Rahil Gangjee to tee off in Nagoya
TOKYO: Indian golfer Rahil Gangjee returns to play in Japan after nearly five months as he is set to tee it up at this week's Token Homemate Cup in Nagoya, which begins on Thursday. Gangjee, who won ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Pref. gov’t altering virus response amid mounting sense of crisis
OSAKA -- With the announcement that new coronavirus infections in this western Japan prefecture exceeded 1,000 people on April 13, a sense of crisis has spread inside the Osaka Prefectural Government ... ( read original story ...)
With 100 days until the Tokyo Olympics, Japan has vaccinated less than 1% of its population. That’s a problem
With 100 days to go until the Games, already postponed a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, questions remain over how Tokyo can hold a massive sporting event and keep volunteers, athletes, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Covid: 100 days until Tokyo Games 2021 but Japan has vaccinated less than 1% of its population
When 2020 Tokyo Olympics volunteers have in recent weeks asked officials how they'll be protected from Covid-19, given the foreign athletes pouring into Japan for the event and the country's low ... ( read original story ...)
US pushes Japan to publicly back Taiwan at Biden-Suga summit
Suga will visit the White House on Friday in a summit that underscores the importance of the US-Japan alliance as part of Biden’s strategy to work with allies to counter Beijing. The US wants to refer ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic torch carried through empty Osaka park as COVID-19 cases rise
OSAKA: Torchbearers for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics ran through an empty park in Osaka Prefecture on Tuesday, after the flame relay was rerouted from public roads due to a sharp rebound in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka Reports Record 1,099 COVID-19 Cases, Mutation Fuels New Wave
Japan's Osaka Reports Record 1,099 COVID-19 Cases, Mutation Fuels New Wave Osaka reported 1,099 daily infections, a record high for the prefecture, which is home to 8.8 million people and is Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics
TOKYO (Reuters) - When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with rivals struggling with finances and political ... ( read original story ...)
100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo pitched itself as "a safe pair of hands” when it was awarded the Olympics 7 1/2 years ago. “The certainty was a crucial factor," Craig Reedie, an IOC vice president at the time, ... ( read original story ...)
What are the key issues facing Tokyo Olympics?
The countdown is on for the Tokyo Olympics.The Games are scheduled for July 23 to August 8, and the Paralympics from August 24 to September 5.The one-year delay has already brought with it plenty of ... ( read original story ...)
Surprise drop in Japan machinery orders stokes recovery fears
Japan's core machinery orders unexpectedly fell the most in about a year in February, government data showed, dashing hopes for a pick-up in capital expenditure needed for a private sector-led ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Release Low-Radiation Fukushima Water Into Ocean
With storage space running out, the prime minister says the move is safe, but fishery groups fear reputational damage. ( read original story ...)
Olympians Diagnosed With COVID-19 Will Reportedly Quarantine in Designated Tokyo Hotel
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics are reportedly planning to reserve hotel rooms for athletes diagnosed who may contract COVID-19 while at the games this summer. According to Japanese news agency Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)
Private equity houses target Japan as Covid shadow extends
To global private equity funds, particularly those interested in property deals, it represents potential opportunity. For obvious reasons no one is keen to state it out loud, but t. Last month, ... ( read original story ...)