Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held his first talks with U.S. President Donald Trump since he took office, a diplomatic phone call that was one of his first as the ... ( read original story ...)
When Hitoshi met Bob: A Tokyo love story
Bob Tobin couldn't speak a lick of Japanese. Hitoshi Ohashi couldn't speak any English. Still, they made things work. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics consultant paid $370,000 to IOC member’s son
Since the Black Tidings bank account had not been used until the company received payments from the Tokyo bid committee, French authorities investigating sports business-related corruption ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics consulting firm paid $370,000 to IOC member’s son
A consulting firm for the Tokyo Olympic bid committee transferred some $370,000 to the son of one-time influential IOC member Lamine Diack and his company before and after the Japanese capital was ... ( read original story ...)
FINCEN FILES: Money trail ties Tokyo Olympic bid consultant to kin of IOC member
Documents reviewed by an international media consortium have pieced together the flow of money from a consultant of the Tokyo Olympic bid committee to the son of an influential member of the ... ( read original story ...)
Marise Payne expected in Tokyo for ‘Quad’ talks
Marise Payne is expected to meet with her US, Japanese and Indian counterparts in Tokyo next month for fresh talks on co-operation between the four nations. ( read original story ...)
Trump and new Japan PM Suga discuss ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’: US
US President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke to Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, to congratulate him on taking office and to discuss a "free and open Indo-Pacific" region, which is ... ( read original story ...)
New Hotel with Stunning Views of Osaka Bay Opens
After being operated as The Westin Awaji Island and managed by Yumebutai Co., Ltd. and Marriott International Inc. for 20 years, Nikko Hotels rebrands ... ( read original story ...)
Stimulus Checks From A Crypto Exchange; Bitcoin Rebound
CRYPTO MARKETS. Bitcoin broke through $11,000 Wednesday and fluctuated around that level the rest of the week, recovering about half of the value it lost during its crash t ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM Suga Says Agreed to Coordinate Closely With Trump After First Talks
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the importance of their countries' alliance in phone talks on Sunday, their first since Suga took over as Japan's new ... ( read original story ...)
Climate-Farce: Japan’s Attitude To The Climate Crisis In UN Shipping Agency
As California burns with wildlfires, Japan's stance and hold over the UN shipping agency is holding back meaningful progress on climate talks in shipping. Having opted for self-regulation, the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan President Says Has No Plans to Talk to Japan’s New PM
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday that there was no plan for her talk by telephone with new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, after a Japanese envoy had told Tsai ... ( read original story ...)
Finance businesses moving to phase out coal
Japanese financial companies are moving to stop investing in or financing coal-fired power stations, in an effort to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ( read original story ...)
Substitute Kazuma Watanabe nets Gamba winner over Consadole
Veteran forward Kazuma Watanabe came off the bench to score the winner as Gamba Osaka beat Consadole Sapporo 1-0 in the J. League first division on Saturda ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Fewer cases in Melbourne, Korea; Japan travel up
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has moved close to easing severe lockdown restrictions after recording only 14 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. It ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: on Holiday Weekend, Travel Surges in Japan
Train stations and airports in Japan were filled with people over this “Silver Week” holiday weekend running through Tuesday, in a sign of recovering local travel amid the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)