Japan is considering a fresh stimulus package worth over $929 billion (£764 billion) that will consist mostly of financial aid programmes for companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe’s support slides as top prosecutor’s resignation bites
Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet slumped to a near three-year low, a poll by the Mainichi Shimbun daily showed on Saturday, in a further setback to the premier after ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka overtakes Serena to become highest-paid female athlete
The 22-year-old twice grand slam champion's total of just over $57 million is the most ever earned by a female athlete in a 12-month period. ( read original story ...)
Former Green Beret Arrested in U.S. on Charges He Helped Carlos Ghosn Flee Custody in Japan
A onetime U.S. Army Special Forces member accused of assisting in the cloak-and-dagger escape of Nissan Motor Co.’s former chairman from Japan will fight any attempt to extradite him from the U.S., ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi Aircraft closing overseas locations, cutting jobs
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is cutting hundreds of jobs in Washington state and shuttering its U.S. operations for the troubled SpaceJet project, the company said Friday. "Due to the budget directives ... ( read original story ...)
Forbes: Osaka highest-paid female athlete in history
Tennis star Naomi Osaka earned $37.4 million last year, a record for a female athlete, according to Forbes. The previous record was fellow tennis player Maria Sharapova’s $29.7 million in 2015, ... ( read original story ...)
Forbes: Naomi Osaka, 22, passes Serena Williams as highest-paid female athlete
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka moved ahead of Serena Williams as the highest-paid female athlete in the world. ( read original story ...)
Japan enters a new era under Emperor Naruhito
CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tokyo as a new emperor takes the reins after the first imperial abdication in the country in 200 years. ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi will close its Washington state operations as its slashes SpaceJet budget
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will cut hundreds of jobs in Washington state as it "consolidates all activities back to Japan" and close its U.S. operations for the troubled SpaceJet project ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka tops Serena Williams as world’s highest-earning female athlete
Naomi Osaka has been a grand slam champion and No 1 in the WTA rankings – and now she’s No 1 on another list: the highest-earning female athlete ever ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka tops Serena on Forbes’ list of sports annual earnings
Naomi Osaka has been a Grand Slam champion and No. 1 in the WTA rankings -- and now she’s No. 1 on another list: top-earning female athlete ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: Japanese tennis star becomes world’s highest-paid female athlete
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka overtakes US rival Serena Williams to become the world's highest-paid female athlete. ( read original story ...)
Fresh Del Monte Produce opens new fresh cut plant in Yokohama
Fresh Del Monte Japan, a subsidiary of (FDP -1.3%) officially begins operations in its newly completed plant in Yokohama, Japan. “We identified a significant growth in demand ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka becomes world’s highest-earning female athlete
Japan's Naomi Osaka has surpassed Serena Williams as the world's highest-paid female athlete, raking in $37.4 million in prize money and endorsements over the last year, according to Forbes. ( read original story ...)
Osaka tops Serena as world’s highest-paid female athlete
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has become the world's highest-paid female athlete, making $37.4 million (34.3 million euros) in the past 12 months for an earnings record, Forbes magazine reported ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka banks $37 MILLION in single year to smash Sharapova record for highest ever annual earnings for female athlete
Japanese ace Naomi Osaka, 22, has broken the record for the most a female athlete has ever earned in a year, according to Forbes, joining rival Serena Williams as the only two women on the annual list ... ( read original story ...)