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Next spring has been set as a possible deadline by a local lawmaker for deciding if the postponed Tokyo Olympics can go ahead ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holding Co on Friday said it had ordered an outside investigation of two Myanmar beer ventures it operates with a company linked to senior figures in the country ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's megabanks are hoping to hit the jackpot on up to ¥1.8trn (US$17bn) of project financings from the country's first integrated resort casinos, for which senior bank debt is expected to play a ... ( read original story ...)

Two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has always had a way with words, whether it’s deftly charming press during interviews or showcasing her quick wit on her Twitter feed. Over the past week, ... ( read original story ...)

They may not be helping out with chants but complete with cheerleader uniforms and pom-poms, mannequins at one Tokyo bar are helping keep customers a safe - and cheerful - distance apart. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

Few jobs in sport come with as much pressure as the head coach of Australia's Olympic swimming programme, and Rohan Taylor knows full well that no matter what happens in the Tokyo pool next year the ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan is likely to maintain its projection that the economy will gradually recover in the latter half of this year, four sources familiar with its thinking said, heightening the chance it ... ( read original story ...)

Nippon Steel Corp, Japan's biggest steelmaker, said on Friday it will spend 49 billion yen ($450 million) to renovate its No.3 blast furnace at Nagoya Works in central Japan in 2022 to boost stability ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's first quarter economic contraction was likely smaller than initially estimated, a Reuters poll showed, thanks to stronger business spending although the country is still expected to slide ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has kept its deaths from the new coronavirus low despite a series of missteps that beg the question of whether it can prevent future waves ... ( read original story ...)

Had the war not come, Japan would have bankrupt itself spending on these massive ships. Japan lacked the industrial capacity to compete with the United States; indeed, even if it had managed to seize ... ( read original story ...)

A Tokyo 2020 executive board member said on Friday that organisers will need to monitor the coronavirus situation until next spring to decide whether to hold the Summer Olympics next year, Kyodo News ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo is likely to scrap events marking a year to go until the postponed 2020 Olympic Games, fearing a celebration would be inappropriate during the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese media said Friday. K ... ( read original story ...)

A Tokyo 2020 executive board member said on Friday organisers will need to monitor the novel coronavirus situation until next spring before deciding whether to go ahead with the Summer Olympics, Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's household spending slumped again in April, falling 11.1 percent from a year earlier, government data showed Friday, as the world's third-largest economy struggled with the impact of the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's household spending suffered the biggest annual drop on record in April as lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus kept consumers home and businesses shut, although the fall was not as ... ( read original story ...)