Lauren Price’s grandparents are all she’s ever known so being apart from them during lockdown has been a sucker punch for the world middleweight boxing champion. ( read original story ...)
How Shinzo Abe’s exit could threaten regional stability and Japan’s alliance with the US (Opinion)
Paul Sracic writes on the future of Japanese and US relations following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's announcement that he would be exiting his position. Abe was a stabilizing figure in the region, ... ( read original story ...)
The Times view on Japan after Shinzo Abe
A parliamentary democracy usually involves vigorous competition for office between political parties. Japan is an exception. It has been governed almost continuously by the centre-right Liberal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan July industrial output rises 8.0% month-on-month
Japan's industrial output rose 8.0% in July from the previous month, posting a second straight month of gains in a tentative sign of a pick-up in factory activity from the coronavirus-induced slump, ... ( read original story ...)
As Fintech Upends Banking, Japan Regulator Expects More Cross-Boundary Tie-Ups
"We'll likely see more such cases as industry boundaries start to disappear," Kurita said of SBI's string of tie-ups with regional banks. "There could be combinations we never thought about," he told ... ( read original story ...)
Trump says he pays his highest respect to Japan’s Abe, plans to call him
President Donald Trump said on Friday he considered Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a great friend and expressed concern over his decision to step down for health reasons. ( read original story ...)
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway buys stakes in Japan’s five leading trading companies
They say 90 is the new 70, and in Warren Buffett's case it may be true. The chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway announced today, on his 90th birthday, that his company has acquired a slightly more ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo, Osaka make LGBT couples eligible to receive support money
Sapporo and Osaka have made lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples in officially recognized partnerships eligible to receiv ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists crack code of genes to accelerate, brake rice stem growth
The growth of rice stems is controlled by two genes that work like gas and brake pedals, researchers here have discovered, a finding that could lead to the birth of a new flood-resistant, productive ... ( read original story ...)
US OPEN ’20: Djokovic, Osaka, Pliskova highlight Day 1 in NY
Some of the usual sights and sounds will be missing on Day 1 of the 2020 U.S. Open, with no spectators in the stands ... ( read original story ...)
NGMEX Launches Private Markets and NGMEX Data Explorer Launches Historical Trading Data Products
Disclaimer | Commerce Policy | Made In NYC | Stock quotes by finanzen.net Nagoya, Japan, Aug. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NGMEX, a full-service commodity and multi asset exchange that ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka US Open fitness in doubt after Western & Southern withdrawal
Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Western & Southern Open final because of a left hamstring injury, handing the title to Victoria Azarenka ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga Hopes to Succeed PM Abe, Race Heats up – Media
Suga decided to join the LDP race judging that he should play a leading role, given expectations for his ability to manage crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and Japan's deepes ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo logs 148 cases on Aug. 30, first day in five days below 200
Tokyo registered 148 new COVID-19 cases on Aug. 30, the first time in five days the count has fallen below 200, according to metropolitan health officials. However, the number of patients in serious ... ( read original story ...)
Factbox: What’s next as Japan PM Abe quits, potential successors
The abrupt resignation of Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, triggered an election in his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to replace him as its president, followed by a vote in ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama a century ago
By Robert Neff In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Yokohama was one of the gateways to Korea. Travelers from the United States and Europe would often sail to Yokohama aboar ... ( read original story ...)