The IOC and local Tokyo Olympic organizers are wrapping up three days of planning meetings just two months before the postponed games are to open ... ( read original story ...)
Japan could freeze all Myanmar aid, foreign minister warns
Tokyo could freeze all aid to Myanmar, Japan's foreign minister warned in an interview published Friday, as the military junta continues to use lethal force against opponents of its coup. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Most Japan Firms Say Games Should Be Cancelled or Postponed
TOKYO (Reuters) -Nearly 70% of Japanese firms want the Tokyo Olympics either cancelled or postponed, a Reuters survey found, underscoring concerns that the Games will increase coronavirus infections ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Aegis Ships to Cost at Least 900 Billion Yen-Asahi
Japan's new Aegis missile-defence ships are expected to cost at least 900 billion yen ($8.27 billion), more than double the cost of two planned ground-based sites that the country cancelled last year, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s consumer prices extend falls as cellphone fee cuts offset input costs
Japan's core consumer prices fell for the ninth straight month in April as a record slump in cellphone fees offset rising energy prices, suggesting that weak demand and higher costs will weigh on a ... ( read original story ...)
Doing Business with Japan: Successful Strategies for Intercultural Communication
In Japan, evidence of the country's Westernization abounds, yet despite appearances, it has remained "uniquely" Japanese. For this reason, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 0.61 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened up 0.61 percent at 28,269.61 on Friday, while the broader Topix gained 0.20 percent at 1,899.67. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI came in at 52.5 below forecasts (53.8) in May
EUR/USD remains on the front foot around 1.2230 during the early Friday morning in Asia. The currency major pair bounced off the short-term key support area the previous day and is all set to confront ... ( read original story ...)
To hold, or not to hold: Tokyo residents torn two months before Olympics
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are only two months away, but residents are deeply divided on whether they should go ahead mid-pandemic, after the Games were already delayed by a year due to COVID-19. A ... ( read original story ...)
Confused Couple in Japan Receive Latest Round of $1,400 COVID-19 Stimulus Checks
"A nonresident alien in 2021 isn't eligible for the payment," according to the IRS. Non-American citizens living overseas who received the checks erroneously should void them and send them back, or ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc keen for govt to compile extra budget to cope with pandemic – Reuters poll
The vast majority of Japanese firms want the government to compile a supplementary budget this year to help the country cope with the coronavirus pandemic, a Reuters survey found. ( read original story ...)
Fretting about COVID, most Japan firms say Olympics should be cancelled or postponed: Reuters poll
US-OLYMPICS-2020-JAPAN-COMPANIES-POLL:Fretting about COVID, most Japan firms say Olympics should be cancelled or postponed: Reuters poll ... ( read original story ...)
Adam Gemili ‘would take a knee’ in Tokyo and warns IOC over protest ban
The British sprinter has said ‘all hell will break loose’ if the IOC tries to ban athletes from taking the knee in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Christian Taylor, Olympic triple jump champion and Tokyo favorite, ruptures achilles
Christian Taylor, the two-time Olympic and four-time triple jump world champion and one of American track and field’s biggest stars, will miss the upcoming Olympics after rupturing his achilles tendon ... ( read original story ...)
Elderly Japanese Americans Must Find New Housing After State Approves Closure Of Their Senior Home
A coalition of family members and community activists say they will continue the fight to keep the residents in their Boyle Heights facility. ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk Makes A Subtle Dogecoin Price Prediction And Renews Attack On Bitcoin Amid Calls For ‘A True For The People Crypto’
Elon Musk—who has continued to boost the price of dogecoin with tongue-in-cheek tweets—has called on the biggest bitcoin miners to disclose how much of their energy comes from ... ( read original story ...)