It expects annual gaming sales of JPY430 billion (US$3.87 billion) and non-gaming sales of JPY110 billion, meaning total sales of JPY540 billion. The project (pictured in an artist’s rendering) is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 248 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 28
The Japanese capital registered 248 COVID-19 cases on Sept. 28, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced, marking the 13th day in a row un･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
SAI gives out-of-turn promotion to five Tokyo stars, announces grant for late Dingko Singh’s family
Women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal and goalkeeper Savita Punia, along with Paralympic medal-winners Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar were o ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles says she ‘should have quit way before’ Tokyo Olympic Games
Four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles says she "should have quit way before Tokyo" after withdrawing from five of her six finals in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan to Lift All Coronavirus Emergency Steps Nationwide
Japan’s government says the coronavirus state of emergency will end Thursday so the economy can be reactivated as infections slow. ( read original story ...)
Japan to end state of emergency as Covid cases plummet
Restrictions in 27 of country’s 47 prefectures to end on Thursday, PM Yoshihide Suga announces ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo protests S. Korea court order to sell assets for WWII compensation
A South Korean court has issued an unprecedented order for assets seized from Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to be sold to compensate World War II forced labourers, prompting Tokyo to protest on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo protests South Korean court order to sell Mitsubishi Heavy assets for WWII compensation
TOKYO: Japan has protested a South Korean court order that assets seized from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries be sold off to pay compensation to two women subjected to forced labour for the company during ... ( read original story ...)
Fly to Tokyo for $526 Round-Trip During Cherry Blossom Season
And if you haven't already planned a trip to Japan to see the country's iconic cherry blossoms, you're in luck. Airlines like United, Delta, ANA, and American are all offering low non-stop, round-trip ... ( read original story ...)
Japan protests S.Korean court ordering sale of Mitsubishi Heavy assets
Japan has protested a South Korean court order that assets seized from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries be sold off to pay compensation to two women subjected to forced labour for the company during ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo looks to allow certified eateries to serve alcohol after lifting of virus emergency
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is considering allowing restaurants and bars to serve alcohol following the lifting of the state of emergen ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic Hero Simone Biles Says Everything Came to a Head in Tokyo: Report
Simone Biles was expected to dominate at the Tokyo Olympics but instead caused a sensation by pulling out of the opening event of the women's gymnastics competition. ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles says she should have quit before Tokyo Games
The 24-year-old American dropped out of the opening event at the Summer Games, the team competition in July, after just one vault and later said she was struggling with the "twisties," a serious ... ( read original story ...)
Propel the trend: Sapporo debuts hard seltzers and beer-like beverage to strengthen home consumption business
Japanese brewery giant Sapporo is debuting its first hard seltzer products and a beer-like beverage across supermarkets and convenience stores nationwide, as it looks to strengthen its ... ( read original story ...)
Aloha! ‘Caps headed to Hawaii for first preseason fixtures of 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps FC depart for the Aloha State on Wednesday night for a 10-day training camp that will include their first preseason fixtures of 2018. The ‘Caps will face Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo ... ( read original story ...)
Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appears effective against SARS-CoV-2 mu variant
Researchers in Japan have conducted a study showing that the vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) seems to be adequately effective against the B. ( read original story ...)