Belgian weightlifter Anna Vanbellinghen said allowing transgender New Zealand athlete Laurel Hubbard to compete in the women's event at the Tokyo Olympics is unfair and that the situation is "like a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Government Gives OK to Theater Reopening
The Tokyo city government has announced the relaxation of shutdown measures at cinemas and museums. This is despite the Japanese national government’s recent extension of the current state of ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka fined, faces suspension for refusing to speak to media
Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 for refusing to speak to media after her first round win at French Open and faces expulsion from Grand Slam tournaments if she continues to do so ... ( read original story ...)
Two women apparently jump to their deaths in Tokyo business district
Two women in their 20s apparently jumped to their deaths from an office building in a Tokyo business district on Sunday. Police said they received a call at around 7:15 a.m. from an office worker ... ( read original story ...)
Mass vaccinations in Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe get into full swing
Japan's so-far sluggish COVID-19 vaccination efforts got a lift Monday as two state-run mass inoculation centers in Tokyo and Osaka got up to full speed one week after their opening. The two venues, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s April Retail Sales Jump 12%
Japan’s retail sales surged in April, compared to the same period last year, largely thanks to the comparatively low base of figures in April 2020, when the country’s Covid-19 restrictions were even ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: local fans may need to show vaccination proof or negative Covid test
Games authorities are relying on Japan’s spectators to provide atmosphere but are now in a race against time to inoculate population ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Japan mulls tests for Olympics fans; India posts lowest case numbers since April
Japan may require Games fans to test negative or show vaccine proof, UK PM says he wants G7 agreement on vaccine passports; signs UK is facing third wave ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks decline in morning as investors lock in recent gains
Tokyo stocks declined Monday morning as investors locked in gains from the Nikkei's sharp rise late last week and awaited more econom ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis of Amur vessel incident completed, decision expected during the week
The Consul General of the Russian Federation in Sapporo Sergey Marin noted that the captain and ship owner of the Amur had applied for consular assistance ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka fined for media boycott at French Open
Tennis star Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 by Grand Slam organizers on Sunday for boycotting news conferences at the French Open.They further warned Osaka of possible expulsion from future tournaments ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Skips News Conference, Drawing Tennis Officials’ Ire
The heads of the Grand Slam events warned Osaka of escalating penalties, including default, if she continued to not “do press,” as she vowed she would not last week. ( read original story ...)
Housing discrimination is still a problem in Japan
Japanese real estate agents sometimes don't want to try to deal with non-Japanese renters, which is why specialist companies are popping up to help. ( read original story ...)
Paytm IPO before Nov, Delhivery funding, crypto curbs
In today's ETtech Morning Dispatch newsletter, Paytm IPO is likely "before November" this year; Delhivery raises more than Rs 2,000 crore ahead of its IPO next year; and Zerodha's profit more than ... ( read original story ...)
IDEMIA Enters the Japanese Payment Cards Industry as It Launches Its First Banking Card
As the global leader in Augmented Identity, payment card issuance and payment solutions, IDEMIA (Japan office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Vice President of Japan Sales: Nezu Nobuyoshi), today announced that ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Market Significantly Lower
Japanese stock market is significantly lower on Monday, paring some of the gains of the previous session, with the Nikkei 225 falling just below the 29,000 mark, ignoring the broadly positive cues ... ( read original story ...)