A Japanese man's quest to raise money for his ailing pet cat ended on a heartwarming note when a compassionate buyer decided to help him out. The man, who goes by the online name Leiz, had posted a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan posted a trade surplus of $ 2.34 billion in April
Japan registered a trade surplus of 255.3 billion yen ($ 2.34 billion) in April, which is the third consecutive month in positive terms, the government reported Thursday. The positive balance is less ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-assemblyman held over fraudulent signatures for governor recall
A former Aichi prefectural assembly member has been arrested for allegedly recruiting people to submit fraudulent signatures for a campaign to recall the governor of Aichi Prefecture, police said ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Tokyo Olympics will be safe, says IOC; vaccines ‘make nine people billionaires’
IOC tells Japan that Tokyo Olympics will be safe for athletes and community; profits from Covid vaccines have helped nine people become billionaires ... ( read original story ...)
IOC President Bach to visit Japan from July 12 ahead of Tokyo 2020 Games: TV Asahi
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will visit Japan from July 12, ahead of the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, broadcaster TV Asahi reported on Thursday. Plans for Bach to ... ( read original story ...)
Richie Porte out to banish bad Olympic memories in Tokyo road cycling team
The Tour de France podium finisher broke his scapula in Rio but now has another medal shot as one of eight riders selected ... ( read original story ...)
Winner’s spirit
Prabudass Krishnan was unable to log in enough training hours for an international marathon, due to a viral fever infection, just weeks before the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo medical body pleads with Games organizers to cancel Olympics
The International Olympic Committee and Tokyo Olympic organizers start three days of virtual meetings Wednesday and will run into some of the strongest medical-community opposition so far with the ... ( read original story ...)
The crypto collapse: Here’s what’s behind bitcoin’s sudden drop
How Elon Musk, China and institutional investors could all be putting pressure on the price of cryptocurrencies. ( read original story ...)
As bitcoin and dogecoin plummet, college students and graduates insist they’re going long on crypto
That’s because more than 60% of them see crypto as a long-term investment, and some 24% have an appetite for “moderately aggressive” risk, according to a survey of more than 500 college students and ... ( read original story ...)
Why is crypto crashing? Will bitcoin prices ever recover? Here’s what traders and investors say
Bitcoin sold off sharply Wednesday. The slump represented an acceleration of a downtrend in the world's No. 1 crypto that had begun over the past 10 days ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks fall in third day of downturn; Bitcoin drops 10.5%
Stocks fell broadly in afternoon trading Wednesday as the market's downturn entered a third day. Meanwhile the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies dropped sharply. ( read original story ...)
Stars of hit Japan ‘contract marriage’ show to wed for real
Actors Gen Hoshino and Yui Aragaki, who played offbeat but endearing lovers in a hit Japanese TV show, are really getting married. The couple announced their life-imitates-art decision in a joint ... ( read original story ...)
If the Tokyo Olympics get canceled, what could happen?
With a little over two months until the start of the Tokyo Olympics, the possibility of a cancellation looms large over the Games. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 0.60 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.60 percent at 27,875.50 on Thursday, while the broader Topix shed 0.38 percent at 1,888.11. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers’ mood rises to highest since late 2018 – Reuters Tankan
Japanese manufacturers' business confidence hit a more than two-year high in May, as firms benefited from stronger overseas demand, a sign that the export-driven economic recovery remained intact, a ... ( read original story ...)