Sexual minority groups and human rights activists launched a petition on Thursday calling for an LGBT equality law in Japan in hopes that it can be enacted next year, when the country is to host the ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama, Bridgestone to hike truck tire prices in US
Santa Ana, California – Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) and Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations are planning price hikes for truck tires in the US, the two companies have announced. Yokohama said on 13 Oct ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to waive up to $120 million in landing fees to prop up airlines: sources
Japan's government will waive airport landing fees worth up to 12.5 billion yen ($120 million) to ease the financial burden on airline operators, two sources familiar with the matter said, as they ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-head of Japan science group urges PM Suga to appoint rejected scholars
In a growing row just weeks into his tenure, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was urged on Thursday by the ex-head of a key academic panel to reverse his decision to deny membership to six ... ( read original story ...)
Silly season: Cherry tree blooming in autumn in central Japan shocks locals
A cherry tree beside the Yamazaki River in this central Japan city's Chikusa Ward, a popular viewing spot for the country's icon, has bloome ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Dentsu lobbied for and funded campaign for Tokyo games, documents show, despite Olympics contract
Dentsu Group Inc donated more than $6 million to Tokyo's successful campaign to host the 2020 Olympics, according to bank records seen by Reuters, and it lobbied members of the International Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
Yakuza: Like a Dragon’s Full Yokohama Map Looks Significantly Larger Than Kamurocho
Like a Dragonis going to bring about a massive shift for the franchise. Having wrapped up Kazuma Kiryu’s story in Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, the series is ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s At-Home Strengthening Exercises Are a Real Grand Slam
Naomi Osaka shared her go-to exercises she does at home to build strength like single-leg Romanian deadlifts and dumbbell step-ups. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Internet Jesus Uses Secret Creed to Command 101 CEOs
Masatoshi Kumagai was a high school dropout whose conglomerate now dominates cloud computing in Japan—and he has an unusual approach to management. ( read original story ...)
Japan launches first of its new class of submarines
The new submarine, which has been named the Taigei, is the first of a successor class to Japan’s current Soryu-class boats. ( read original story ...)
Episode 68: Naomi Osaka — seven matches, seven masks, seven names
News editor Joel Tansey discusses the impact of Naomi Osaka’s support for the Black Lives Matter movement both in the U.S. and Japan, and what a new wave of activism in sports might mean for next ... ( read original story ...)
Morgan Lake on Tokyo 2020, Black Lives Matter and juggling high jump with university
Not for the first time in her life, but certainly the first time she was left anxious of the world around her. Tokyo was no longer 2020, though the uncertainty of whether it might go ahead while Lake ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finmin stresses importance of transparency for G20 in debt relief
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso urged G20 financial leaders on Wednesday to maintain transparency in extending debt relief for poor countries by six months to mid-2021 and drawing up basic ... ( read original story ...)
NGY Vs SAP Dream11 Prediction, Team, Top Picks, J League Game Preview
Nagoya Grampus will take on Consadole Sapporo at the Paloma Mizuho Stadium in the J League. Here is our NGY vs SAP Dream11 team & NGY vs SAP Dream11 prediction. ( read original story ...)
Wallabies singing from Pasifika hymnbook
Filipo Daugunu's first test try against the All Blacks on Sunday capped a fine debut for the former Fiji soccer junior while underlining the ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Launches New Casino Request-for-concept Process
Yokohama has launched a fresh casino request-for-concept (RFC) process after Japan’s central government has pushed back a July 2021 deadline for casino license applications ... ( read original story ...)