Japan's service sector sentiment rose in September to the highest level in 2-1/2 years, government data showed on Thursday, suggesting that the economy is gradually recovering from the devastating ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to remove travel ban for 12 countries including China next month: Yomiuri
Japan is planning to remove a ban on overseas travel to China and 11 other countries next month, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
IOC expects international fans at Tokyo Games: Bach
Tokyo Olympics organisers are expecting to welcome international spectators at next year's Games despite the COVID-19 pandemic, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says. ( read original story ...)
Weatherwatch: the extreme nature of Japan’s climate
The weather varies across the island nation, with everything from long cold winters to mild summers and tropical cyclones ... ( read original story ...)
Baseball: Dragons’ Ono finds another way to win
Yudai Ono threw six scoreless innings to earn his eighth win, and the first one he did not complete, as the Chunichi Dragons held of ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to raise prices on passenger, LT tires
Yokohama said the increase includes high performance, light truck and passenger car tires. The tire maker did not cite the reason behind the increase. YTC last raised prices in the U.S. in November ... ( read original story ...)
Claudia Rankine on Black Lives Matter, Naomi Osaka and justice for all
The poet, essayist and author, most recently, of "Just Us," discusses the evolving movement toward racial justice with Professor Marcus Anthony Hunter. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics say they found savings even as costs rise
Tokyo Olympic organizers estimate they have found cost-savings of about $280 million by simplifying and cutting some frills from next year’s postponed games. The report came ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo organisers to save over $280 million with ‘simplification’ measures
Organisers of the rearranged Tokyo Olympics announced on Wednesday that they will be introducing cost-cutting measures to save 30 billion yen ($283 million) as they plan for the Games next year. In ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics organisers say will cut costs by $280m
The cost of the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics will be slashed by $280 million, organisers said Wednesday, touting a scaled-back, less flashy Games, with cuts to everything from staffing to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Organisers announce cost-cutting plans
Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics have announced measures to save 30bn yen (£220m) at next year's rearranged Games. More than 50 modifications were agreed, including reducing the number of non-athlete ... ( read original story ...)
Setting a TRAP for pandemic-causing viruses
A research team led by Nagoya University scientists in Japan has developed an approach that can quickly find synthetic proteins that specifically bind to important targets, such as components of the ... ( read original story ...)
Super Nintendo World will open next spring in Osaka City
A very cool theme park is set to open in the spring of 2021 at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka City. Super Nintendo World is a part of the Universal Studios Japan theme park that looks like it ... ( read original story ...)
Indicator suggests Japan’s economy stopped contracting in August
Japan's government upgraded its assessment of the economy on Wednesday for the first time since May 2019 after a key indicator improved for August, pointing to a gradual recovery from the impact of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines aims for discount network to capture post-coronavirus tourism
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines wants to create a low-cost carrier network with three of its discount carriers to tap leisure travel that, unlike business travel, could rebound as the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan budget requests hit record of $997 billion, fuelled by pandemic spending
Japan's ministries have asked for a record $997 billion in initial budget for the next fiscal year, the finance ministry said, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's new government juggles the need to ... ( read original story ...)