Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) ranks first in market share by megawatts for gas turbine orders in 2020 according to data obtained from McCoy Power Reports. First quarter global orders of ... ( read original story ...)
Masks and monochrome: dressing for Tokyo’s state of emergency
The window of a luxury boutique on Omotesando, Tokyo’s fashion-laden avenue, will frequently turn my head. But it rarely stops me in my tracks. Last week, however, on an excursion from my house during ... ( read original story ...)
AP PHOTOS: Business almost as usual amid Japan virus actions
The popular “scramble” intersection in Tokyo’s downtown Shibuya district looks uncrowded, but eateries and pubs on backstreets are busy. Meanwhile, narrow suburban shopping ... ( read original story ...)
238 cats rescued from house in northern Japan
Authorities in Sapporo City in northern Japan found 238 cats living in one house in late March, with the residents apparently unabl ... ( read original story ...)
238 cats rescued from house in Sapporo
Authorities in Sapporo City in Hokkaido found 238 cats living in one house in late March, with the residents apparently unable to care for the animals due to their increasing numbers, local officials ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s forgotten indigenous people
Japan’s indigenous people, the Ainu, were the earliest settlers of Hokkaido, Japan’s northern island. But most travellers will not have heard of them. ( read original story ...)
Economist expects slow recovery for Japan economy in June
Professor at Keio University and former Bank of Japan board member, Sayuri Shirai, discusses the road to recovery for the Japanese economy, on the back of latest GDP numbers. ( read original story ...)
Diamond Princess cruise ship finally leaves Japan to repatriate remaining crew after coronavirus outbreak
The Diamond Princess cruise ship has left Japan for Malaysia to repatriate its remaining crew members after being docked for months, following an early outbreak of the novel coronavirus that ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea challenges Japan’s claim over disputed islets
South Korea protested Japanese claims to the disputed islets of Dokdo on Tuesday, after summoning a senior Japanese diplomat to the foreign ministry. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya’s Legoland Japan to partially reopen from Friday
Legoland Japan Resort, a theme park in Nagoya, will partially reopen from Friday, after intermittent closures since late February due to the COVID-19 pande ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics protest parody of logo that depicts COVID-19
Tokyo Olympics officials are incensed that their games emblem has been used in the cover design of a local magazine that combines the logo with the novel coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Susannah Townsend: Rio gold medallist postpones retirement to chase Tokyo place
I feel like this delay has almost given me a chance to be a better player." Townsend, who won her first international cap in 2008, helped Great Britain claim an historic gold medal at Rio 2016, but ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may free more regions from emergency as new virus cases drop: Asahi
Japan may lift its state of emergency in more regions this week as new coronavirus infections drop, the Asahi newspaper said on Tuesday, moving to resume sorely needed activity in the world's ... ( read original story ...)
It Took a Pandemic, but 7-Eleven in Japan Is Letting Stores Take a Break
The chain, so omnipresent it is considered part of the national infrastructure, has begun making exceptions to a store hours policy that it has long enforced. ( read original story ...)
At the movies: ‘Ben Hur’ and ‘Wizard of Oz’ as Japan reopens
The chariots of 1959 epic "Ben Hur" and the yellow brick road of 1939 fantasy "The Wizard of Oz" are back on the big screen in Japan as cinemas begin reopening from the coronavirus crisis with a slate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan jumps 2%, with Asia stocks getting a boost as hopes of a coronavirus vaccine rise
Stocks in Asia jumped in Tuesday afternoon trade as hopes rise on a potential coronavirus vaccine after a positive development from a Moderna trial. ( read original story ...)