Osaka and Aichi prefectures recorded all-time highs in new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, reporting 155 and 110, respectively. Tokyo confirmed 266 COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
After Early Hype, Japan’s Homegrown COVID-19 Drug Hope Avigan Faces Rocky Future
Fujifilm Holdings Corp's Avigan, once hyped as a potential COVID-19 treatment by Japan's prime minister, is facing uncertain prospects in the country, dampened by disappointing clinical studies and ... ( read original story ...)
YOG vs YDB Dream11 Team Players Prediction Japanese Professional Baseball: Captain, And Fantasy Baseball Tips For Today’s Yakult Swallows vs Yokohama Baystars Match Tokyo …
Yakult Swallows vs Yokohama Baystars Dream11 Team Tips and Prediction - Check My Dream11 Team, Best players list of today's Baseball match, Dr ... ( read original story ...)
New statues stoke sensitivity between South Korea, Japan
A pair of new statues in South Korea of a man kneeling in front of a girl symbolizing victims of sexual slavery by Japan’s wartime military is the latest subject ... ( read original story ...)
The best of Yokohama art scene
Yokohama has a long artistic history: when the port city first opened to Western traders in 1859, local artists created Yokohama-e, a woodblock print genre depicting the foreign arrivals with their ... ( read original story ...)
Japan government persists with ‘Abenomask’ giveaway, reignites social media outcry
Japan's government is pushing ahead with the distribution of its much derided masks even though commercially made masks are now readily available, prompting a renewed outcry on social media. Dubbed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fujifilm gets $265 million U.S. contract to boost output of potential virus vaccine
The United States has awarded a $265 million contract to a Texas facility of Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp to step up production of a coronavirus vaccine candidate, President Donald Trump said. ( read original story ...)
Japan stirs controversy with huge COVID aid contract for ad giant Dentsu
Off a narrow corridor above a store selling Persian rugs in central Tokyo, a small office houses a private operation which won a tender in April to distribute more than $20 billion in government aid ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Is Hosting a Live Workout with Her Trainer That Fans Can Do from Home
"I also love the campaign and the idea of giving fans a unique experience from the comfort and safety of their own homes," Naomi Osaka tells PEOPLE of partnering with Airbnb ... ( read original story ...)
Eight nations: Japan and Fiji to join European rugby union tournament
Japan and Fiji will join the Six Nations in an autumn tournament which has been hastily arranged to compensate for the European tour schedule being scratched ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese engineers won’t let a pandemic stop them from completing a giant, real-life Gundam
The engineers at Gundam Factory Yokohama have continued to work on a 60-foot tall giant robot based on the famous anime in order to debut their work this October. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Hits Back at Critics For Slamming Tennis Star on Posting Swimsuit Pics, Says It’s Creeping me Out
In her strong-worded tweet, the former world number one slammed all those who objected to her wearing swimsuits saying that no has any right to advise her on what clothes she should wear. ( read original story ...)
Canadian Moh Ahmed should have been racing in Tokyo now, but is still running fast times
Canadian distance runner Moh Ahmed from St. Catharines, Ont., moved down to the 1,500 on — a virtual sprint for the 5 and 10K specialist — and became the fifth-fastest Canadian at that distance. ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Naomi Osaka hits back at swimsuit critics
According to Forbes, Osaka had earned $37.4 million in the past 12 months from prize money and endorsements, $1.4 million more than Williams, setting an all-time earnings record f ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors racks up red ink on pandemic pain
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. reported Monday a 176 billion yen ($1.7 billion) loss for April-June, and forecast more red ink for the fiscal year, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed ... ( read original story ...)
‘It’s creeping me out’: Naomi Osaka upset for being criticised on swimsuit pictures
This post from the Japanese came in response to comments from fans who critised her after she posted a series images of herself in swimwear and other modeling poses in recent weeks ... ( read original story ...)