A US special forces veteran and his son have been jailed for helping Nissan’s former chairman to flee criminal charges in Japan by hiding him in a luggage box on a plane that flew out of the country. ( read original story ...)
Japan court sentences American father and son to prison over Carlos Ghosn’s escape
Americans Michael Taylor and Peter Taylor were given prison sentences by a Tokyo court Monday for helping former Nissan chair Carlos Ghosn escape Japan in a box aboard a plane in 2019, per the Wall ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court hands down jail time for US duo over Ghosn escape
A Japan court on Monday sentenced an American father-son duo who helped former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee the country to between 20 months and two years in prison. ( read original story ...)
American father, son sent to Japan prison in Ghosn escape
A Tokyo court handed down prison terms for the American father and son accused of helping Nissan’s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, escape to Lebanon while awaiting trial in Japan. Michael Taylor was ... ( read original story ...)
US father and son jailed in Tokyo for helping Carlos Ghosn flee Japan
US army special forces veteran Michael Taylor was sentenced to two years and his son Peter for one year and eight months ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics hit by rising Covid cases and scandals days before opening
Tokyo’s dreams of a trouble-free run-up to Friday’s Olympic opening ceremony have been shattered by a tally of Covid-19 infections, an alleged rape, a bullying scandal and a vanished weightlifter. ( read original story ...)
Afraid that its athletes may eat contaminated ingredients from Fukushima, South Korea created its own Olympic food program. Japan is not impressed.
South Korea launched its own food program for its athletes and delegates in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, over fears they may be served radioactively contaminated ingredients. ( read original story ...)
Japan, S.Korea leaders summit in limbo amid uproar over sexual innuendo
Plans to hold the first in-person summit between the leaders of Japan and South Korea have hit a snag over a disparaging comment by a Japanese diplomat about the South Korean president, the latest ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: ‘Plague of oysters’ threaten key venue
Officials in Tokyo are nervously eyeing the waters at a major Olympic venue where an unwanted visitor has cost $1.28m (£0.93m) in emergency repairs. The Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo Bay which will ... ( read original story ...)
Nomura picks 2 winning stocks in Japan — one is already up 122%
Japan's stock market may be lagging other Asia-Pacific markets, but two of the index's high performing stocks are powering ahead amid a global shipping boom. Got a confidential news tip? We want to ... ( read original story ...)
Success of Japan’s last Olympics looms large over Tokyo Games
The Tokyo Olympics open this week after being delayed a year by COVID-19. Japan last hosted the Summer Games in 1964 - a moment of triumph for the country. Lucy Craft shows times have changed. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga, S.Korea’s Moon to hold first summit meeting on Friday -Yomiuri
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and South Korean President Moon Jae-in are set to hold their first in-person summit meeting on Friday, coinciding with the start of the Tokyo Olympics, Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Americans Who Helped Ghosn Escape From Japan to Be Sentenced
The father-son team that smuggled Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in a large musical-equipment case are set to be sentenced Monday for helping Nissan Motor Co.’s former chairman flee trial in 2019. ( read original story ...)
US needs Japan and Korea to counter China tech, says Google ex-CEO
China’s capabilities in artificial intelligence are “much closer than I thought” to catching up to the US, former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt told Nikkei Asia, stressing that America would not ... ( read original story ...)
Kevin Muscat makes Ange Postecoglou vow after Yokohama F.Marinos appointment
Kevin Muscat has stressed he'll build on the progress Ange Postecoglou achieved in Japan after being confirmed as the new coach of Japanese club Yokohama F.Marinos ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff will miss the Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19
American tennis hopeful Cori "Coco" Gauff will miss the Tokyo Olympics after announcing on Twitter Sunday she tested positive for Covid-19. The 17-year-old is currently the 25th ranked woman in the ... ( read original story ...)