A giant 3D dog appeared on digital screens in Tokyo's bustling Shibuya district, catching the attention of pedestrians as it leaped across electronic billboards to catch a frisbee. ( read original story ...)
Japan reports most weekly COVID-19 cases in world, including record 233,100 daily
Japan reported one-fifth of the world's COVID-19 cases in the past week, including a record 233,100 Thursday, as infections dropped 12% and deaths 7% globally. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Declines Are Laying The Foundation For Future Growth
The current crypto winter has led to no shortage of negative headlines, but that should not overshadow the opportunity that the current price declines provide to market actors. During bull runs, bull ...
China, Japan to hold in-person foreign ministerial talks on sidelines of Asean meeting in Cambodia next week: sources
Meeting will be the first face-to-face dialogue of foreign ministers from Japan and China since November 2020 amid heightening tensions between the two countries. ( read original story ...)
Here’s what Wall Street expects from Osaka Gas’s earnings
Osaka Gas releases figures for Q1 on August 1.Wall Street analysts are expecting earnings per share of ¥54.50.Track Osaka Gas stock price in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 ex-board member got more payments from Olympic sponsor, Japanese media report
A company run by a former Tokyo Olympic organiser received more than $1 million from Games sponsor AOKI Holdings Inc , on top of payments from the suit retailer being investigated by Tokyo prosecutors ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Tokyo 2020 organizer defends payments
A company run by a former Tokyo Olympic organizer received more than $1 million from Games sponsor AOKI Holdings Inc, on top of payments from a suit retailer being investigated by Tokyo prosecutors, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metropolitan government introduces virtual museum
Hyper Edohaku” is an application game that explores “Edo”, the old name of Tokyo city. While exploring the Edo town, one can learn about people's life by looking at the pictures. The pictures that ... ( read original story ...)
Heatwave in Japan forecast to continue for a week
Many parts of Japan were blanketed by sweltering heat on Sunday. Weather officials forecast that the heatwave will continue for the next seven days. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo logs 33,466 new coronavirus cases
Tokyo confirmed 33,466 new novel coronavirus infections on Saturday, surpassing 20,000 for the 11th consecutive day. The daily tally in the capital increased by 768 compared to the ... ( read original story ...)
Beachgoers in Japan warned that dolphins’ ‘cute image’ to blame for a spate of biting incidents, reports say
At least 10 incidents of dolphin bites have been reported in the Japanese region of Fukui since the beach opened on July 9, local media reported. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida’s Support Sinks in Kyodo Poll Amid Covid Spike
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s approval rating sank to the lowest since he took office last October in a Kyodo News poll as the nation sees a resurgence in coronavirus cases. The public ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to announce new U.N. fund to encourage people to visit atomic bombing sites
Kishida will detail the plan Monday during a speech at a review conference of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the sources said. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 ex-board member got more payments from Olympic sponsor – media
A company run by a former Tokyo Olympic organiser received more than $1 million from Games sponsor AOKI Holdings Inc , on top of payments from the suit retailer being investigated by Tokyo prosecutors ... ( read original story ...)
Sony trims profit forecast after games business falters
Sony Group Corp trimmed its profit forecast on Friday after a weak first quarter for its PlayStation business, which it blamed on waning consumer interest due to a lack of new games and an easing of ... ( read original story ...)
Top Japan chefs group to open Japanese cuisine theme park in China
A group formed by top Japanese chefs will open a theme park in China as part of efforts to further popularize Japanese food culture in the world's second-largest economy. Chefoodo said in a recent ... ( read original story ...)