Arsene Wenger is credited with changing the English Premier League’s attitude to food – before the Frenchman arrived at Arsenal from Japanese J-League side Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1995, players diets ... ( read original story ...)
Japan airlines keep most domestic flights despite few takers for seats
Japan's top airlines are operating a majority of their domestic capacity even though the coronavirus outbreak has left seats on flights mostly empty, amid a lack of clear government directives on the ... ( read original story ...)
Rio gold medallist Skinner misses Tokyo Games team
The Australian Olympic Committee has named a 15-strong shooting team for the Tokyo Games, with defending trap champion Catherine Skinner overlooked. Skinner, responsible for one of Australia's eight ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks in Asia set for mixed open; China’s GDP data ahead
Stocks in Asia rose in early trade, with Japan's Nikkei 225 up nearly 2%. The Chinese GDP print for the first quarter is expected to be out at around 10:00 a.m. HK/SIN on Friday, along with data for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan virus cases top 10,000 including cruise ship passengers; death toll hits 203
Japan recorded 576 new cases of the novel coronavirus across the country on April 16 including 149 in Tokyo. Combined with some 700 passengers who con・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe Turns to More Drastic Virus Measures as Support Sags
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to rush through more stringent measures to counter the coronavirus and its economic fallout, as the infection spreads and his support rate sags.Abe will expand ... ( read original story ...)
Japan declares state of emergency; global cases top 2M
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a nationwide state of emergency Thursday as the number of coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 2 million. ( read original story ...)
4 Chefs Share Their Secrets for Upgrading Instant Ramen
Adding elements to instant ramen is all about speed,” says Danny Lee, the chef/restaurateur behind DC Korean restaurants Anju and Mandu, plus the fast-casual Chiko. “You need to have everything ... ( read original story ...)
Conflicted MyKayla Skinner continuing on toward Tokyo Olympics
Skinner left Utah after the 2019 season to return to elite training at Desert Lights in Chandler. But her plan was to return to the Utes for her final year of college gymnastics and to graduate after ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Declares Nationwide State Of Emergency As Coronavirus Spreads
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a nationwide state of emergency, expanding the one put in place less than two weeks ago that covered Tokyo and six other prefectures as the deadly ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to give every citizen one-off sum of ¥100,000
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has promised to give a one-off sum of ¥100,000 ($930) to every citizen of Japan in a stepped-up response to the coronavirus outbreak as he declared a state of emergency ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics could cut ‘extras’ in face of soaring costs
Tokyo Olympic organizers and the International Olympic Committee will try to cut many of the extras out of next year's postponed games ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe to Declare Nationwide State of Emergency
A rise in new cases threatens some Asian nations that have been successful at keeping the coronavirus under control. WSJ’s Peter Landers discusses whether Japan’s new emergency measures will be tough ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Japan declares nationwide state of emergency
A nationwide state of emergency has been declared in Japan due to the country’s worsening coronavirus outbreak. The move allows regional governments to urge people to stay inside, but without punitive ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games must focus on ‘must haves’ to cut costs: Coates
Olympics organisers must reduce costs related to the postponed Tokyo Games by focusing on the "must-haves", IOC Coordination Commission chief John Coates said following a remote meeting with Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Dai Greene: ‘My body might reach the point where it’s had enough – but I think I can make Tokyo’
When the Olympic Games were postponed Dai Greene could have been forgiven a moment of self-pity. The former world, Commonwealth and European champion was in renewed shape after years of sidelines and ... ( read original story ...)