Curbing Japan's current coronavirus spread and ensuring its vaccine rollout stays on schedule will be important, for instance, says Takeshi Niinami, Suntory Holdings CEO, who is also an economic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo revises contact tracing strategy, narrows to higher-risk cases
Tokyo has revised its contact-tracing strategy to prioritise outreach to higher-risk individuals affected by coronavirus, according to a letter sent by the metropolitan government to public health ... ( read original story ...)
Japan central government to shoulder all costs associated with coronavirus vaccinations -Kono
Japan's central government will shoulder all costs associated with coronavirus vaccinations, vaccine programme chief Taro Kono said on Tuesday, as the country prepares to begin vaccinations in late ... ( read original story ...)
After seven seasons with Yankees, Masahiro Tanaka reportedly close to returning to Japan’s Rakuten Eagles
Free-agent right-hander Masahiro Tanaka might be close to returning to Japan's Rakuten Eagles, reports Sankei Sports of Tokyo ( translation via NorthJersey.com ). Tanaka, 32, began his professional ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic hopes dim for Tokyo
Prospects for Tokyo 2020 look increasingly bleak amid speculation on the feasibility of the Games and declining public support as Japan grapples with a third wave of Covid-19. ( read original story ...)
Fate of Go To Travel unclear as Japan mulls emergency extension
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has continued to insist there is no evidence the tourism campaign exacerbated the Covid-19 crisis.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks slip on vaccine worries, profit-taking ahead of earnings
Japanese shares fell on Tuesday, as worries about delays in distributing coronavirus vaccines and as jitters before earnings season triggered profit-taking in stocks that are sensitive to the economic ... ( read original story ...)
New Yorker Gives Back Magazine Award Over Japan ‘Rental Family’ Story
The New Yorker magazine has given back a National Magazine Award for an article about Japan’s “rental family” industry, the first return of an award in the 55-year history of the magazine industry’s ... ( read original story ...)
Why Biden’s Japan agenda matters
Quick wins with Japan are possible and could be necessary to ensure the alliance begins on a positive footing so it can tackle more difficult challenges in the years ahead. ( read original story ...)
Japan agrees to provide $19m for weather surveillance radar in Sukkur
The Japanese government has agreed to provide grants to the tune of around 1,986 million Japanese Yen (equivalent to around 19 million USD or Rs 3,057 million) for installation of a weather ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya exhibit hosts decorative whisky bottles made in Japan
These are just a few examples of the many nostalgic American pop-culture characters sculpted into ceramic, Japanese-made whisky bottles produced for sale overseas. The Yokoyama Art Museum in Nagoya's ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka first tennis star of Workday brand
From the next Australian Open Naomi Osaka will be the new Workday software brand ambassador. The Japanese is becoming the new face of many famous brands thanks to her growing popularity: it is not ... ( read original story ...)
Recovery of ovarian function in infertile mammals lacking gonadotropin release
A research collaboration between the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Science, Nagoya University, and the National Institute of Physiological Sciences in Japan has demonstrated the recovery of ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Reveals How Coronavirus Break Helped Her Balance Home and Tennis
Naomi Osaka has said that it's important for every individual, no matter what profession they are in, to find some moments to relax. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka and the others in the Haters’ crosshairs?
Adelaide's exhibition among many top players is likely to be a boomerang for the organizers of the Australian Open ... ( read original story ...)
Investor known as the ‘Warren Buffett of Japan’: The No. 1 secret to success, wealth and happiness in life
Often called the "Warren Buffet of Japan," Takeda was one of the country's most successful and well-known investors. Another thing he was famous for was his philosophy of 'maro.' ... ( read original story ...)