Test tourism’ to begin in May in the form of limited package tours as a way of gathering information prior to full reopening ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Will Test Reopening With Select Triple Vaccinated Tourists
Japan would start conducting "test tourism" in the form of limited package tours in May prior to a full re-opening of the country to tourism. ( read original story ...)
2 boys warned for throwing concrete block from 11th floor of building in Osaka Pref.
Two boys who threw a concrete block from the 11th floor of a housing complex in the Osaka Prefecture city of Izumi on May 16 have been given ... ( read original story ...)
Japan announces limited “test tourism” from May as step to full re-opening
Japan said on Tuesday it would start conducting "test tourism" in the form of limited package tours in May as a way of gathering information prior to a full re-opening of the country to tourism. ( read original story ...)
How to Mend the Rift Between Japan and South Korea
Ties between Japan and South Korea have sunk to historic lows in recent years. Although Japan’s colonial legacy and its behavior during World War II have long been a source of tension, relations began ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to allow small groups of tourists, including those from Singapore and Thailand, to visit in May
Japan will allow small groups of tourists on package tours in to the country this month on an experimental basis, welcoming foreign travellers who have been shut out of the country during most of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Cabinet to OK draft extra budget to cushion rising prices
Japan's Cabinet is set to approve Tuesday a 2.7 trillion yen ($21 billion) draft extra budget for fiscal 2022 to ease the pain of surging energy, food and other prices stemming from Russia's invasion ... ( read original story ...)
Lawyer of man in Japan mistakenly paid 46.3 mil. yen in COVID aid says money is gone
A man in Abu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, who was mistakenly paid 46.3 million yen (about $358,000) in coronavirus pandemic aid has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s big financial groups brace for Russia-related losses
Japan's three biggest financial groups are preparing for a combined 2.7 billion dollars in losses in their businesses related to Russia for the fiscal year that ended in March. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Geisha Go More Public
Hoping to revive a long-declining business that took a further hit from the pandemic, the entertainers are performing for large dinner shows and appearing in advertisements ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Launches Her Own Sports Agency
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka can relate, as its reported that she recently left her sports agency IMG to launch her own sports agency — EVOLVE. As reported by the Bleacher Report, Osaka and her ... ( read original story ...)
Grace Norman, Melissa Stockwell Lead The Way In Yokohama Paratriathlons, Triathlons
Racing in rainy and wet conditions in Yokohama, Japan, Grace Norman and Melissa Stockwell each grabbed wins Saturday to open the 2022 World Triathlon Para Series. The Paralympic medalists joined Kyle ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Turns Its Attention to Economic Security
This, along with a revision of national strategy and a long-term defense plan, will enhance Japan’s ability to navigate the growing geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific and across the globe. ( read original story ...)
Parks ends B.League campaign as Kawasaki sweeps Nagoya
NAGOYA Diamond Dolphins got swept by the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in the Japan B.League Division I quarterfinals, ending the campaign of Ray Parks, Jr. as the last Filipino standout standing there. ( read original story ...)
British success in Yokohama while British Triathlon Super Series heats up in Llanelli
There were three wins from three races for British triathletes in Yokohama, while back home there was an action-packed weekend of racing in South Wales as the British Triathlon Super Series headed to ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Teams with Agent to Launch Sports Agency
The 24-year-old is the highest-paid female athlete in the world and now she's partnering with her IMG agent to launch a sports agency. ( read original story ...)