The leaders' talks Friday focused on economic and security threats from China, as well as climate change and deterring nuclear-armed North Korea. ( read original story ...)
The Pandemic Hit Little Tokyo Hard. We Lost These Businesses. Others Are Still Struggling.
Little Tokyo restaurateur Kenji Suzuki was nervous about a pandemic with too many unknowns. Adding to his anxiety: he's in partial remission from leukemia, meaning the cancer is still there, just less ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo trial judge Radha Binod Pal’s property remains occupied in Bangladesh
Keeping the properties belonging to members of the minority community is not a new issue in Bangladesh where 85 per cent are Muslims and 15 per cent are from other religions. ( read original story ...)
A note of crypto caution
At the end of a week of crypto euphoria, with Coinbase’s successful IPO, Turkey has served a reminder that bitcoin can be put back in its box, with a ban on payments with cryptocurrencies. On Friday, ... ( read original story ...)
Social contract: The future of ESG finance in Japan
Japanese issuers have embraced green, social and sustainability bonds, offering domestic and international investors a range of deals designed to tackle climate change, gender equality and other ... ( read original story ...)
Christian Coleman Barred From Tokyo Games
Coleman is the reigning world champion in the 100 meters and has never failed a drug test, but he missed three tests in 2019, resulting in an 18-month suspension. ( read original story ...)
Ruling in doping case to keep world’s fastest sprinter out of Tokyo Olympics
Facing a two-year ban for missed drug tests, top U.S. sprinter Christian Coleman saw his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for sport fall short. ( read original story ...)
Watch Live: Biden welcomes Japan’s leader as he rallies allies to counter China
Right now, Japan is one of the few industrialized nations not sanctioning China for human rights abuses. The U.S. would like that to change. ( read original story ...)
The Pandemic Hit Little Tokyo Hard. These Are The Businesses We Lost And Those Still Struggling.
Little Tokyo restaurateur Kenji Suzuki was nervous about a pandemic with too many unknowns. Adding to his anxiety: he's in partial remission from leukemia, meaning the cancer is still there, just less ... ( read original story ...)
Global Covid-19 wrap: Growth in cases worrying, says WHO; Tokyo Olympics head assures safe conduct of games
Vietnam's health ministry called for the acceleration of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout on Friday as the expiry date of the Southeast Asian country's first batch of jabs supplied through the COVAX ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Companies Need to Pay Attention: Regulatory Changes Are Coming From Biden
Japanese companies need to pay attention; things are going to change. President Biden chaired the Judiciary Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee while in the Senate, and those are two areas ... ( read original story ...)
Rare 1980 Mitsubishi Sapporo Heads to Auction
A rare Mitsubishi Sapporo will head to auction this weekend at no reserve, offering bidders a chance to pick up this coupe with low miles. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama OHT adds severe-duty solid tire to Galaxy brand
Yokohama Off Highway Tire America Inc. is adding a severe-duty solid tire designed for use indoors or out, the LHD 510 SDS, to the business' Galaxy-brand product portfolio in North America. Do you ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama claims world’s first technology that enables production of butadiene from biomass
Yokohama claims to have developed the world’s first technology to enable the efficient production of butadiene from biomass. The breakthrough is said to have been achieved at the Bio-monomer ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea decries Japan’s decision on Fukushima water release
North Korea denounced a Japanese decision to released treated radioactive water into the sea, calling the decision an "unacceptable crime." ... ( read original story ...)
Japan raises coronavirus alert level near Tokyo months ahead of Olympics
Japan decided to raise the coronavirus alert level in the capital’s three neighbouring prefectures and a fourth area in central Japan on Friday to allow tougher measures as a more contagious ... ( read original story ...)