Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will freeze development of its SpaceJet regional jet as the COVID-19 pandemic squeezes finances and erodes prospects for Japan's first passenger aircraft in half a ... ( read original story ...)
European Players Wolt And Delivery Hero Eye Up Stakes In Japan’s Food Delivery Market
European food delivery companies are betting on success in the sizeable Japanese market with Wolt and Delivery Hero-owned Foodpanda expanding into the country. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka and stepping out of the shadows
The nature of their sports and backgrounds gave Naomi Osaka and Tiger Woods a unique spotlight. They've chosen to use it very differently. My pops ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Says Romantic Bday Vacation With Boyfriend Cordae ‘Feels Like A Movie’
Naomi Osaka is sharing some more highlights from her 23rd birthday week. After sending social media into a frenzy with her private beach photos, the famous tennis star recently posted a video showing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on How the 2021 Olympics Will Be Different from Every Other Games
Tokyo 2021 will be a symbolic Games to prove that people, all together from across the world, have defeated the virus, Koike says ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sompo Group Uses Data to Make Positive Contributions to Society
SOMPO combines cutting-edge technologies with wisdom to build 'A Theme Park for Security, Health and Wellbeing' ... ( read original story ...)
Baseball: Dragons’ Ono outduels Taira to win 6th shutout
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Yudai Ono extended his scoreless innings streak to 45 as he reeled off his sixth shutout in the Chunichi Dragons' 1-0 Central League win over the DeNA BayStars on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan faces rising defaults if virus downturn is prolonged, warns BoJ
Rising defaults will threaten Japan’s financial system if the Covid-19 downturn is prolonged, the Bank of Japan has warned in its closely watched Financial System Report. But so far there has been no ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo officials try to reassure on virus precautions
Officials want the world to know they are working on measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic at next year’s games, even if they don't know exactly what they will be. ( read original story ...)
Race For Acceptance: Why Japan’s Paralympics Mean More Than Medals
"I hope that the Paralympics will be a chance for people to realise that people (with disabilities) live among them" and are part of society, she added. The decision to delay the Paralympics, now set ... ( read original story ...)
Japan has so few women politicians that when even one is gaffe-prone, it’s damaging
Japanese lawmaker Mio Sugita caused outrage on social media when she said that some women lie about sexual assaults. ( read original story ...)
‘Like a movie warp scene’: Experiencing 500 kph on Japan’s new maglev train
JR Central on Oct. 19 unveiled its new maglev bullet train, whizzing reporters along an experimental track at speeds of up to 500 kilometers per hour, ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka And Rapper BF Cordae Enjoy Romantic Dinner On Beach For Birthday
Naomi Osaka and her rapper boyfriend Cordae had the most epic romantic dinner on the beach to celebrate her birthday. ( read original story ...)
Survey: 80% of volunteers for Tokyo Olympics concerned about COVID-19
Nearly 80% of volunteers for the Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics next year say they're concerned about how the city will handle the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japanese man invents ‘edible’ plastic bag alternative to save Nara’s sacred deer
A local entrepreneur in the Japanese tourist destination of Nara has developed an alternative to plastic shopping bags, to protect the town's sacred deer. ( read original story ...)
Japan sticks to nuke fuel cycle despite plutonium stockpile
Japan's government said Wednesday it will pursue its nuclear fuel recycling program that would involve extracting plutonium from spent fuel, despite international concerns about ... ( read original story ...)