Sapporo is the capital and largest city on the northernmost major Japanese island Hokkaido. It is an ordinance-designated city with the fifth largest population in Japan. Sapporo is known for having ... ( read original story ...)
Parks held to just four as Nagoya drops Game 1 to Kawasaki
BOBBY Ray Parks was held to just four points in Nagoya Diamond Dolphins' 97-71 blowout loss to the Kawasaki Brave Thunders Saturday in the 2021-22 B.League Championships quarterfinals at Kawasaki City ... ( read original story ...)
Dame Flora Duffy Places Third In Yokohama
Dame Flora Duffy placed third at the World Triathlon Championship Series in Yokohama. The Bermudian, competing in her first race of the year, completed the Olympic-distance event in 1hr 51min 55sec. ( read original story ...)
Japan, U.S. to agree to semiconductor cooperation at leaders’ talks
Japan and the United States will agree to commit to improved research and production of semiconductors at a leaders' summit set for May 23, according to a Japanese government source ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and U.S. to agree to cooperate on chips during upcoming summit
Japan and the United States will agree to commit to improved research and production of semiconductors at a leaders’ summit set for May 23, a Japanese government source said Saturday. The expected ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firms’ net profit in Jan.-March falls 41.3% on cost hikes
The total net profit of listed companies in Japan dropped 41.3 percent to 4.94 trillion yen ($38.34 billion) in the January to March period from the previous quarter, reflecting the surge in raw ... ( read original story ...)
World Triathlon Series: Yokohama
Here's how to watch the 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series: Yokohama broadcast on FloBikes. The 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series: Yokohama broadcast starts on May 14, 2022 and runs until ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Cases in Tokyo fall week-on-week for first time since May 6
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Okinawans vie for peace ahead of 50th anniversary of return to Japan
About 1,000 people attended a marc in Okinawa on Saturday, calling for peace and the scaling down of American military bases in the province a day before the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan on ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Joins the Abortion Conversation
Activists and nonprofits are considering digital currencies as a way to raise funds. But can they really do anything other payment methods can’t? ( read original story ...)
Another week of job slashes and crypto crashes
Hi friends! Welcome back to Week In Review, the newsletter where we wrap up many of the top stories to cross TechCrunch’s front page over the last seven days. The big thing this week — at least based ... ( read original story ...)
Stillbirth risks higher for women consuming more ready meals: Japan research team
Pregnant women who frequently eat ready-made bento lunches and frozen foods have more than double the chances of having a stillborn baby, ac ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo registers 3,799 more coronavirus cases on May 14
A man wearing a mask walks past an inflatable advertisement of a shop in Tokyo on May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) TOKYO -- Japan's capital reported 3,799 COVID cases on May 14 after ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 3,799 new cases of coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 3,799 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday. The daily tally was down by 10 from a week earlier, and marked the first day of week-on-week decline since ... ( read original story ...)
New Zealand, Japan and Samoa set to reopen to visitors
Japan has also announced that it will be relaxing its strict border measures in June, although dates and details have yet to be confirmed. The Polynesian island country of Samoa will open its ... ( read original story ...)
Reuters hires The Verge’s Byford to cover markets in Tokyo
Reuters has hired Sam Byford to cover markets out of its Tokyo bureau. He will start next week. Byford has been at The Verge for the past 10 years, most recently as a senior editor. ( read original story ...)