After a trip to Portland in 2017, a businessman and artist in Japan felt inspired by the food carts and tiny home trends there and decided to bring a touch of the American Pacific Northwest back to ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank-Backed Coupang Jumps in Debut After $4.6 Billion IPO
Coupang opened trading in New York Thursday at $63.50 a share, an 81% jump from the price in its upsized $4.6 billion IPO Wednesday. The shares were up 58% to $55.29 at 12:58 p.m., giving it a market ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Grampus want Kasper Junker to bolster attack ahead of ACL return
As they reclaim their place among Asia's elite for the first time in almost a decade, Japan's Nagoya Grampus are looking to add more firepower in their ranks in the form of Kasper Junker -- last ... ( read original story ...)
Mari Osaka, Naomi’s Sister, Announces Retirement from Tennis at 24, Says She ‘Didn’t Enjoy’ Journey
Mari Osaka, the older sister of tennis champion Naomi Osaka, has announced that she's walking away from the sport. On Tuesday, Mari, 24, shared on Instagram that she has retired from tennis, noting ... ( read original story ...)
‘I didn’t ultimately enjoy it’: Naomi Osaka’s sister Mari, who champ said was ‘up by like a million’ against her, retires aged 24
Mari Osaka, the low-ranked sister of four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka, has announced her retirement from professional tennis, candidly admitting that she didn’t “enjoy” her unspectacular career ... ( read original story ...)
CBS News’ Lucy Craft talks to her son about Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami hitting is school
As scenes of epic devastation started to roll in from across northeastern Japan, I futilely dialed one of the few places with functioning phones, the Sendai police department. An overwhelmed officer ... ( read original story ...)
The Lessons Learned 10 Years After Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster began 10 years ago today, marking one of the most serious nuclear accidents in history. The disaster was deemed to be a level 7 incident on the International ... ( read original story ...)
US’ top-selling Japanese beer plans US brewery
Sapporo Holdings Ltd is planning to set up a brewery in the US by the end of 2024, as the top-selling Japanese beer in the US market seeks to expand its market share and cut costs. “I would like to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics chief says decision still pending on whether to exclude foreign spectators
The head of the Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee denied on Thursday widespread reports that Japan had decided already to bar foreign spectators from the Summer Games. Committee President Seiko ... ( read original story ...)
Athletes in limbo as COVID-19 scuppers Tokyo Games qualification events
Four months remain before the start of the rescheduled Olympics in Tokyo but the cancellation of qualifying events in various disciplines due to COVID-19 restrictions is once again disrupting the ... ( read original story ...)
High school survivor recalls Japan’s earthquake mega-disaster 10 years later
CBS News' Lucy Craft lost contact with her son Kohei for days when Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami ravaged the region where he was going to school. She reports on what it was like for him and her ... ( read original story ...)
KING SKYFRONT, Japan publishes the March 2021 issue of Kawasaki SkyFront i-Newsletter
The March 2021 issue of Kawasaki SkyFront i-Newsletter includes a video interview with Professor Yoshimi Yashiro of the Center for Innovation Policy Research, Kanagawa University of Human Services, ... ( read original story ...)
Largest Crypto Exchange Names Ex-U.S. Senator Baucus as Adviser
Binance Holdings Ltd., the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has named prominent former U.S. politician Max Baucus as a policy and government-relations adviser. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama begins work on ₹1,200-cr Vizag greenfield project
Yokohama Off Highway Tires (YOHT), the consolidated off –the-road business identity of The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. of Japan, has begun work on the ₹1,200-crore greenfield plant at Atchutapuram ... ( read original story ...)
No decision yet on foreign spectators, says Tokyo 2020 president Hashimoto
A decision has not been reached on whether to allow foreign spectators to watch the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said on Thursday, denying media ... ( read original story ...)
IOC and China make vaccine deal for Tokyo, Beijing Olympians
The International Olympic Committee and China are teaming up to offer vaccines to athletes and teams preparing ... ( read original story ...)