Former champions Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka headline Day One at the U.S. Open on Monday, as an unusual calm settled over Flushing Meadows for the first Grand Slam event since the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Warren Buffett invests $6bn in Japan’s five biggest trading houses
The 90-year-old US business tycoon hopes for ‘opportunities of mutual benefit’ ... ( read original story ...)
Matsushima ‘disappointed’ by Japan’s Eight Nations withdrawal
Japan full-back Kotaro Matsushima said on Monday the Brave Blossoms pulling out of a reported Eight Nations competition is a "disappointment" with the Top League put on hold and domestic-based players ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic torch goes on display in Japan before rescheduled Games – video
The Olympic flame has gone on display in Tokyo, having arrived from Greece in March and been mostly hidden away since the Olympics were postponed ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games to be symbol of hope as flame goes on display
At a low-key ceremony to mark the unveiling of the Olympic flame display on Monday, Tokyo officials reiterated that next year's Games will be a symbol of hope for the world as it recovers from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga to Run in LDP Leadership Race, Source Says
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has indicated he intends to run for leadership of the ruling party, a source said on Monday, soon after a report emerged that he had won the backing of ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo, Osaka Extend Support Money Coverage to LGBT Couples
Sapporo and Osaka have made lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples in officially recognized partnerships eligible to receive support money if they are victims of crime, marking a rare move ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo and Osaka allow LGBT partners to get victim support money
Same-sex partners of the victims of crime will be able to receive payouts in the same manner as heterosexual couples. ( read original story ...)
Whoever takes over, next Japan PM faces daunting challenges
The successor to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is resigning because of poor health, faces a daunting list of economic, diplomatic and security issues. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rebound on hopes Abe’s departure won’t change policy
Tokyo stocks rebounded Monday as expectations for economic policy continuity in Japan triggered buybacks of a broad range of issues that slumped last week after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he will ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Hong Kong sailors left high and dry as Covid-19 threatens Olympic qualification hopes
Sailing officials say chances of qualifying for Olympics are being jeopardised by government’s decision to close facilities – with the sport’s elite status also on the line. ( read original story ...)
In photos: Toshimaen, one of Tokyo’s oldest amusement parks, is closing forever
It’s the end of an era for Toshimaen amusement park in Nerima, which will be shuttering for good on August 31. Once the venue officially closes, construction will begin for the shiny new Harry Potter ... ( read original story ...)
FM cautious about assessing Seoul-Tokyo relations after a post-Abe Japan
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Monday expressed caution about evaluating relations with Tokyo, amid rising hope of significant improvement in the strained bilateral ties after the ... ( read original story ...)
Covid Halts Japanese Population’s Migration to Tokyo
Japan has been trying for years to stop Tokyo from gobbling up more and more of the nation’s shrinking population, to no avail. Now, the coronavirus appears to have done what no government policy ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise sharply in morning on hopes for economic recovery
Tokyo stocks rose sharply Monday morning following U.S. shares advancing late last week, with solid industrial output data for July raising hopes for Japan's economic recovery from the pandemic. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s next leader faces a ‘difficult year,’ after longtime Prime Minister Abe’s sudden resignation
Whoever succeeds Shinzo Abe as Japan's next prime minister is set for a "difficult year" ahead, according to Teneo Intelligence's Tobias Harris. ( read original story ...)