Japan’s new political leader Suga Yoshihide doesn’t plan to rock the boat. He feels the weight of responsibility amid the pandemic crisis and wants to ensure a steady path to recovery. ( read original story ...)
A record one person in every 1,500 in Japan is aged at least 100 — and they’re probably a woman
Nearly 1 in 1,500 people in Japan is now aged 100 or older, new data from the Japanese government shows. Figures from Japan's Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry show the number of centenarians went ... ( read original story ...)
Central Japan student accused of selling fake stimulants made from mint, rock candy
Criminal papers were filed with prosecutors in this central Japan city on Sept. 18 against a male university student on suspicion of posting ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis News: Naomi Osaka Withdraws From French Open Due To Hamstring Injury
In the aftermath of her U.S. Open triumph, Naomi Osaka announced that she will skip the French Open this month as she is dealing with a hamstring injury. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga Aims to Get Flaghsip Digital Agency Running by Autumn 2021: Nikkei
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has asked the government to speed up preparations for his flaghisip new digital agency, his digital minister said on Friday, which a newspaper said he aims to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan police arrest fraud suspect linked to ex-PM’s event
Japanese police on Friday arrested a man on fraud charges linked to annual cherry blossom viewing parties that were hosted by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but the new ... ( read original story ...)
Hontiveros urges DFA: Press Japan on rescue of Filipino seafarers
"Our government should sustain the fight by persuading the Japanese government to not only continue and expand [search and rescue] operations but also, if possible, to allow other countries such as ... ( read original story ...)
An Overview of Crypto Algo Funds
I entered crypto in a roundabout way through social media. I was just a unicorn laser beam loving millennial who used to post articles about Bitcoin on social channels before the masses knew what it ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ticks up; Suga’s policy boosts software firms, hits telecoms
Japanese shares inched higher on Friday, helped by broad optimism surrounding Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's policies, but expensive valuations and a murky earnings outlook made investors cautious ... ( read original story ...)
Suga’s hometown, constituency celebrate his election as new PM
Yoshihide Suga's hometown In northeastern Japan and his constituency in Yokohama, near Tokyo, were in festive moods Wednesday as s ... ( read original story ...)
Complaints Overwhelm Japan Red-tape Hotline Hours After Launch
Kono, an enthusiastic Twitter user who regularly interacts with people on the platform, announced the complaints system shortly after he was appointed by newly elected Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Malaysia seal $3 billion currency swap deal
TOKYO: Japan and Malaysia sealed on Friday a mutual currency swap arrangement to allow each side to provide the other up to US$3 billion to prevent a financial crisis, the Japanese Finance Ministry ... ( read original story ...)
US Open champion Naomi Osaka won’t play at French Open
The French Open was rescheduled for September from its typical spring slate because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Osaka is the latest high-profile player to pull out of the Grand Slam ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘Suganomics’ will target quick wins, not grand visions
Japan's new prime minister will pursue economic structural reforms through a mixed bag of policies that target specific industries, rather than a grand strategy to reshape society and boost long-term ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka says she’s out of French Open with injured hamstring
U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the French Open because of an injured left hamstring. Osaka joins defending champion Ash Barty in skipping the French ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Pulls Out of French Open
Naomi Osaka, fresh off her win at the United States Open tennis tournament last week, announced Thursday night that she would not compete in the French Open this month because of a sore hamstring. “My ... ( read original story ...)