Researchers here announced a quicker method of creating antibody-like proteins that capture the novel coronavirus than under current methods. The proteins made by using the new technique have the ... ( read original story ...)
Quintarelli “surprised” by Nissan qualifying speed
Ronnie Quintarelli admits he was surprised with how good his Nissan GT-R felt in qualifying for the penultimate round of the SUPER GT season at Motegi. ( read original story ...)
Olympic Sports Are Forming Bubbles to Save Their Seasons—and Tokyo 2021
Gymnastics, swimming and skating are experimenting with modified forms of the sequestration model that allowed the NBA and others to play this season. ( read original story ...)
Futuristic “Spaceport Japan” concept floated for Tokyo Bay
A serious-looking consortium of businesses is trying to position Japan as the first Asian space tourism hub, by proposing a futuristic, floating "Spaceport Japan" from which services like Virgin ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido raises COVID-19 alert level as new cases surge again
SAPPORO--Faced with surging COVID-19 cases, authorities in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, raised the alert level regarding the novel coronavirus pandemic to 3 on its five-point scale. ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido reports record 187 coronavirus cases
Experts have warned that the rising trend of infections in northern regions could be the result of people spending time in poorly ventilated rooms as temperatures drop. ( read original story ...)
Central Japan zoo apologizes after Twitter post on woman viewing monkey draws fire
A central Japan zoo housing the world's largest variety of primates issued an apology on its website on Nov. 5 over an inappropriate post on ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido to report record 180 coronavirus cases Saturday
Experts have warned that the rising trend of infections in northern regions could be the result of people spending time in poorly ventilated rooms as temperatures drop. ( read original story ...)
IOC’S Bach calls for sacrifice and patience among sports leaders ahead of the Tokyo Olympics
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH SPEAKING ABOUT UPCOMING TOKYO OLYMPICS 2. (SOUNDBITE)(English) INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH, SAYING: "Making the ... ( read original story ...)
My disastrous wager on Japan
As befits someone who likes to buy funds and hold them for many years, I struggle to ditch the poor performers in my portfolio. When confronted with a serial underperformer, my first instinct is to ... ( read original story ...)
Nishikori sports Osaka’s debut Nike sneaker
On Thursday, fellow Japanese player and friend Kei Nishikori served up some news on behalf of Osaka by wearing her newest Nike kicks. Osaka teamed up with Nike and Japanese fashion brand Comme des ... ( read original story ...)
As cases in US rise, Tokyo runs test gymnastics event for Olympic COVID-19 safety
The four-country friendly gymnastics event in Tokyo on Sunday will be a run-through for COVID-19 safety protocols in the run-up to the rescheduled Olympics. They were moved from July of 2020 to July ... ( read original story ...)
World Update: Japan Reports More Than 1,000 Cases for the First Time Since August
Nearly 49 million people have been infected world-wide and more than 1.23 million have died, according to Johns Hopkins. **Japan:** The country reported 1,054 new cases, the first time since Aug. 21 ... ( read original story ...)
“Not like prison” – gymnasts content with COVID restrictions before Tokyo test
TOKYO (Reuters) - At an upscale hotel in Tokyo, gymnasts from the United States, Russia, China and Japan are getting a taste of what more than 11,000 athletes might experience when the city hosts the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 vaults to highest level since 1991
Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index closed on Friday at its highest level since November 1991 as individual investors bought up the shares of blue-chip companies at the expense of smaller, more speculative ... ( read original story ...)
Election tensions grip markets as Japan’s Nikkei closes at 29-year high – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news ... ( read original story ...)