But in Osaka, as in other parts of Japan, the virus is behaving in a way that is frustrating the Tokyo 2020 countdown at every turn. Less than a year after the then prime minister, Shinzo Abe, lauded ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bustling with people at night despite COVID-19 ‘quasi-emergency measures’
Although eateries in Tokyo are subject to requests to close early under the Japanese government's coronavirus "quasi-emergency measures" that took effect on April 12, crowds of people were seen in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Toshiba President Steps Down Amid Acquisition Talks
The president of Toshiba Corp. has stepped down, a week after the Japanese technology and manufacturing giant said it was studying an acquisition proposal from a global fund where he previously worked ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba: Japan’s Troubled Megacorp Facing Buyout Drama
Once a shining symbol of Japan's advanced technology and economic power ... But the conglomerate, whose vast business ranges from semiconductor manufacturing equipment and escalators to storage ... ( read original story ...)
UAE partners with Japan’s iSpace to send rover to the moon in 2022
Japanese company iSpace, founded in 2010 ... multimedia news provider reaching more than one billion people every day. Reuters provides trusted business, financial, national, and international news to ... ( read original story ...)
100 days to go: a matter of controlling the controllable for modern pentathlete Edward Fernon
Australia's Olympic athletes are on the home stretch with only 100 days to go until the delayed Tokyo Olympics get underway. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase listing marks latest step in crypto’s march to the mainstream
Still, some institutional investors voiced caution over long-term prospects for Coinbase and the crypto sector. Swiss asset manager Unigestion said it was wary of the hype around cryptocurrencies, and ... ( read original story ...)
Man robbed of ¥3 mil on Nagoya street
A 38-year-old man was assaulted by two men who sprayed a substance on his face and stole a bag containing 3 million yen in Nagoya on Tuesday. According to police, the incident occurred at around 4:50 ... ( read original story ...)
NGY Vs HIR Dream11: Nagoya Grampus Vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Prediction And Team News
Nagoya Grampus and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are set to take on each other in their upcoming J1 League clash on Wednesday. The Japanese domestic league match is set to be played at the Toyota Stadium on ... ( read original story ...)
Refreshed Rahil Gangjee to tee off in Nagoya
TOKYO: Indian golfer Rahil Gangjee returns to play in Japan after nearly five months as he is set to tee it up at this week's Token Homemate Cup in Nagoya, which begins on Thursday. Gangjee, who won ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Pref. gov’t altering virus response amid mounting sense of crisis
OSAKA -- With the announcement that new coronavirus infections in this western Japan prefecture exceeded 1,000 people on April 13, a sense of crisis has spread inside the Osaka Prefectural Government ... ( read original story ...)
Downtown Tokyo bustles on after hours amid priority measures
Emergency-level priority measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus infections went into effect in Tokyo on Monday, requiring restaurants and bars to shorten their business hours to 8 p.m. ( read original story ...)
With 100 days until the Tokyo Olympics, Japan has vaccinated less than 1% of its population. That’s a problem
With 100 days to go until the Games, already postponed a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, questions remain over how Tokyo can hold a massive sporting event and keep volunteers, athletes, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Covid: 100 days until Tokyo Games 2021 but Japan has vaccinated less than 1% of its population
When 2020 Tokyo Olympics volunteers have in recent weeks asked officials how they'll be protected from Covid-19, given the foreign athletes pouring into Japan for the event and the country's low ... ( read original story ...)
US pushes Japan to publicly back Taiwan at Biden-Suga summit
Suga will visit the White House on Friday in a summit that underscores the importance of the US-Japan alliance as part of Biden’s strategy to work with allies to counter Beijing. The US wants to refer ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics
TOKYO, April 14 (Reuters) - When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with rivals struggling with finances and ... ( read original story ...)