The city is in the middle of efforts to drive up public support for its 2030 Winter Games bid, and reduced enthusiasm due to the scandal could prove fatal. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close flat as exporters’ gains offset by profit-taking
Tokyo stocks ended flat Friday after early gains on the yen's retreat were offset by investors opting to lock in gains. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 11.81 points, or 0.04 percent, from ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court recognizes trans woman as parent of girl born before transition
A Tokyo court on Friday acknowledged the parent-child relationship between a transgender woman and her daughter conceived using her f ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to look into summit meet with China – Nikkei quotes Japan minister
Japan will look into holding a summit meeting between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Nikkei business daily quoted Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi as ... ( read original story ...)
Signature Dish: Sapporo II serves up sushi
After finding success at the first iteration of Sapporo in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, owner Eyijin "Chris" Song opened Sapporo II in downtown. The Japanese restaurant offers an array of fresh sushi and ... ( read original story ...)
Drink Up, Japan Tells Young People. I’ll Pass, Many Reply.
The country’s tax agency, hoping to reverse the alcohol industry’s pandemic doldrums, is holding a contest to encourage more drinking among the young. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s sober youth gives its brewers a headache
There’s always a trade-off between improving a country’s health and its national income. Japan’s tax agency, fretting about falling revenue, is trying to plump up receipts by encouraging younger ... ( read original story ...)
Virat Kohli, Naomi Osaka and Deepika Padukone: The lonely battles with depression and anxiety
Former Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli's admission of mental health issues has reopened debates about highly successful sportspersons' battles with depression. ■ Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 sponsor Aoki Holdings accused of bribery
Aoki reportedly paid just 500 million yen (3.69 million U.S. dollars) to secure the Tokyo Olympic sponsorship deal, informed sources said, amid a bribery scandal leading to the arrests of Haruyuki ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Film Festival Adds Venues as a Full-Scale, In-Person Event
The Tokyo International Film Festival is to add new venues at this year’s event. It will be the festival’s first-full-scale edition since the COVID pandemic. The festival relocated to the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic official accused of corruption
A former member of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee has been arrested on suspicion of corruption.Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, is accused of taking payments totalling $380,000 (£315,000) from a ... ( read original story ...)
‘Want this (mystery) to end in my lifetime’: Netaji’s daughter to approach India, Japan for DNA test of ashes at Tokyo temple
Provided by Times Now 'want this (mystery) to end in my lifetime': netaji's daughter to approach india, japan for dna test of ashes at tokyo temple . Kolkata: Anita Bose Pfaff, ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-nursing home employee arrested over death of 81-year-old resident
Police in Nagoya have arrested a 34-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of fatally abusing an 81-year-old woman at the nursing home where he worked last year. According to police, Hideyuki Fukushima ... ( read original story ...)
Find high-class shelter inside Nagoya Castle, a historic gem
Nagoya Castle, a national treasure located prominently in the city’s center, makes a lovely destination, even on a rainy day. ( read original story ...)
Japan launches contest to encourage young people to drink more alcohol
Japan has asked the public to come up with ideas to make drinking alcohol more popular, following a sharp fall in sales. ( read original story ...)
Family of US Naval Officer Jailed in Japan Pleads With Biden to Intervene: ‘Step In and Bring Him Home’
CNN reports that Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis is serving three years in a Japanese prison after courts there found him responsible for the negligent driving deaths of two Japanese citizens in May 2021 ... ( read original story ...)