Kioxia Corporation, the world leader in memory solutions, today announced a 20 billion yen investment to expand its Technology Development Building at ... ( read original story ...)
Online reservations for large-scale vaccinations in Tokyo, Osaka areas to start May 17
Japan's Ministry of Defense has announced that it will start accepting online reservations for large-scale coronavirus vaccinations in the To ... ( read original story ...)
Japan service sector sentiment worsens in April: government
Japan's service sector confidence fell at the sharpest pace in a year in April, a Cabinet Office survey showed on Thursday, as curbs aimed at containing a resurgence of COVID-19 infections depressed ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Japan towns abandon plans to accept overseas Olympic athletes
India reports 362,727 new infections, 4,120 deaths; 40 towns in Japan decide not to accept overseas athletes ahead of olympics; ‘Increasing concern’ over India variant in UK says Boris Johnson ... ( read original story ...)
Subscription services in Japan get facelift amid coronavirus pandemic
Japan's subscription business model has taken an unconventional turn during the coronavirus pandemic, as firms push luxury items for ... ( read original story ...)
US track and field scrap Japan pre-Olympics camp over virus: officials
The US track and field team has scrapped plans for pre-Olympic training in Japan over concerns about safety during the pandemic, Japanese officials said. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: The Japanese city that’s rooting for South Sudan at the Olympics
While many Japanese towns and cities that signed up to host Olympic teams have been forced to rethink their plans due to the ongoing pandemic, Maebashi is an exception. ( read original story ...)
In Japan, boxing nurse’s Olympic dream crushed by COVID-19
Japanese nurse Arisa Tsubata has trained around her work shifts for over a year to prepare for a final Olympic boxing qualifier in the hope of making it to the Tokyo Games this summer. That dream ... ( read original story ...)
Enthusiasts risk life and limb to ride prewar motorcycles
NAGOYA--They are uncomfortable to ride and can carry the risk of death, but motorcycles made before World War II have a tight grip on a certain group of aficionados in Japan. These collectors spare no ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Olympic Team Qualification on the Line at World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama
U.S. Olympic hopeful triathletes will have a chance to punch their tickets to Tokyo at this week’s World Triathlon Championship Series event in Yokohama, Japan, which serves as the second and final ... ( read original story ...)
Ash Barty’s brutal statement amid latest Naomi Osaka meltdown
Ash Barty has made an emphatic statement at the Italian Open as three of her biggest French Open rivals went crashing out. Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep all became high-profile ... ( read original story ...)
Italian Open: Serena Williams & Naomi Osaka lose, Simona Halep injured
Serena Williams loses in the 1,000th match of her illustrious career as Argentina's Nadia Podoroska reaches the Italian Open third round. ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Halep and Kenin all out of Italian Open but Nadal overcomes Sinner test
Naomi Osaka, Simona Halep and Sofia Kenin - three of the top four seeds in the women's singles - were all knocked out of the Italian Open on a ... ( read original story ...)
‘Disaster’: Naomi Osaka crashes out of Italian Open after implosion
World No. 2 Naomi Osaka has spectacularly crashed out of the Italian Open, suffering a straight sets defeat to America’s Jessica Pegula on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Serena fall at 1st hurdle
Naomi Osaka crashed out of the Italian Open on Wednesday after a 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 second round defeat to American Jessica Pegula in the clay-court warm-up ahead of Roland Garros. The four-time Grand ... ( read original story ...)
IOC says negative public opinion is no threat to Tokyo Games
The IOC on Wednesday downplayed concerns over Japanese public opinion calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled, before its virtual news conference was interrupted by an activist protesting the ... ( read original story ...)