His history-making win earned kudos from the biggest name in the golf world: Tiger Woods. "Making Japan proud Hideki," Woods wrote on his verified Twitter account. "Congratulations on such a huge ... ( read original story ...)
The Masters: Hideki Matsuyama survives late mistakes to win first men’s major for Japan
After being six clear with seven holes to play, Hideki Matsuyama survived a nervy finish and a late charge from Xander Schauffele. Matsuyama's overnight four-stroke lead was quickly reduced to one ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 0.36 pct
TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average .N225 opened up 0.36 percent at 29,874.43 on Monday, while the broader Topix .TOPX gained 0.40 percent at 1,967.30. ( read original story ...)
Japan bank lending rises again as pandemic pressures services sector
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese bank lending rose 6.3% in March from a year earlier, data showed on Monday, as restaurants and hotels sought more loans to weather the hit from the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan Overall Bank Lending Climbs 6.3% On Year In March
Overall bank lending in Japan was up 6.3 percent on year in March, the Bank of Japan said on Monday - coming in at 579.994 trillion ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Slow Vaccine Rollout Pushes Back Recovery Time Frame
The fast pace of finance is right at your fingertips ... A restaurant worker removes a doorway divider from a storefront in the Umeda district of Osaka, Japan, on Friday, April 9, 2021. Osaka, the ... ( read original story ...)
Yoshihide – Tokyo’s Koike says will ask govt for emergency measures to stem COVID-19 rise
The current prime minister of Japan is Yoshihide Suga. On 14 September 2020 he was elected to the presidency of the governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Matsuyama makes history as Masters champ
With the weight of a nation on his shoulders, 29-year-old Hideki Matsuyama held on to win the 85th U.S. Masters in Augusta, Georgia on Sunday -- making history as the first ever Japanese man to win a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Matsuyama wins Masters for maiden major victory
Hideki Matsuyama overcame a potentially ruinous moment to become the first Japanese man to win a major championship with a one-shot Masters victory over Will Zalatoris at Augusta National on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
‘Superstar of Japan’ Hideki Matsuyama wins Masters, first from country to win a men’s major
“I think he’d become the superstar of Japan, if he isn’t already,” Scott said after his own round. “But I don’t think he really feels the weight of expectation — like we all kind of can see what it ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Matsuyama wins historic Masters
-10 H Matsuyama (Jpn);-9 W Zalatoris (US); -7 J Spieth (US) -6 J Rahm (Spa), M Leishman (Aus); -5 J Rose (Eng);-4 P Reed (US), C Conners (Can) Selected others: -2 R MacIntyre (Sco);-1 T Hatton (Eng); ... ( read original story ...)
Hideki Matsuyama Wins the Masters and Makes History for Japan
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Hideki Matsuyama had the weight of a golf-obsessed, yet championship-deprived country hovering over every shot at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday as he sought to become the first man ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Matsuyama 1st man from Japan to win golf major
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on the Masters, the first golf major of the year (all times EDT): 7:05 p.m. Hideki Matsuyama has made history as the first male golfer from Japan to win a major ... ( read original story ...)
Coupa, Japan Cloud Team On Business Spend Management
San Mateo, California-based Coupa Software and Tokyo-based Japan Cloud are forming a joint venture called Coupa K.K. to expand adoption of Coupa’s Business Spend Management offering in Japan, ... ( read original story ...)
Campaigning for Nagoya mayoral race starts
Official campaigning for the Nagoya mayoral election started Sunday, with incumbent Takashi Kawamura facing a challenger backed by both ruling and opposition parties as well as two other candidates. ( read original story ...)
Bombette Martin: 14-year-old Tokyo 2020 hopeful wins GB Skateboard Championships
Watch the winning run from 14-year old Bombette Martin at the British National Skateboard Championships, which boosted her chances of qualification for Tokyo 2020. READ MORE: 'Fearless' teen Bombette ... ( read original story ...)