As Japan's ruling party formally kicked off its leadership race on Tuesday, frontrunner and chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said that preventing the spread of the coronavirus should take ... ( read original story ...)
Factbox: Continuity and Reforms: Japan PM Hopeful Suga’s Key Policies
Posters of Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga are seen before he officially kicks off his campaign rally for ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) presidential election in Tokyo, Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s activism helping her game, says coach Fissette
Taking a stand against racial injustice has boosted Naomi Osaka's motivation and energy going into this year's U.S. Open, her coach Wim Fissette said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
A stern enforcer who does 100 sit-ups daily: some facts about Japan’s Suga
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday declared he would run for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a race he is heavily favoured to win to become the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM frontrunner vows insurance coverage for fertility treatments
Yoshihide Suga, the frontrunner to become Japan's next prime minister, on Wednesday proposed insurance coverage for expensive fertility treatments. ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe’s Successor Will Inherit a Stricken Economy and Unfinished Business. What’s Next for Japan?
The prime minister's successor must deal with a stricken economy, a bellicose China and North Korea and an unpredictable U.S. ally ... ( read original story ...)
Organizers, IOC trying to remove doubts over Tokyo Olympics
The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers are trying to convince the public that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will take place next year despite the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Record Contraction Shows Challenge Facing New Leader
Japan confirmed the scale of its record economic contraction last quarter with figures that were slightly worse than first estimated, highlighting the enormous challenge facing the country as the ... ( read original story ...)
Academics find crypto bugs in 306 popular Android apps, none get patched
Only 18 of 306 app developers replied to the research team, only 8 engaged with the team after the first email. ( read original story ...)
Japan fast-food group succeeds in hostile bid for rival Ootoya -Nikkei
Japanese fast-food group Colowide succeeded in its hostile bid for smaller rival Ootoya Holdings, the Nikkei reported on Tuesday, despite the home-style restaurant chain warning that a takeover would ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic Games 2021: Tokyo Games must go ahead ‘at any cost’, says Japan’s Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto
Next year’s Tokyo Games must be held "at any cost" in 2021, says Japan's Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto. Back in March, the Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee took the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Olympics must be held next year at any cost’
Tokyo Olympics must be held next year at any cost'. The rearranged Tokyo Games must be held 'at any cost' in 2021, Japan's Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics will go ahead ‘with or without Covid’
Tokyo's postponed Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates told AFP on Monday, vowing they will be the ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific stocks rise; Japan’s second-quarter GDP revised lower
Japan's revised GDP figures for the second quarter released Tuesday showed the country's economy shrinking an annualized 28.1% in April-June, according to second preliminary estimates released by the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga says coronavirus a top priority, to stay on Abe policy course
Japan's chief cabinet secretary, Yoshihide Suga, a frontrunner to be the next prime minister, said on Tuesday he would expand testing capacity to fight the coronavirus pandemic and push for wide ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Business Federation chair slams outgoing PM Abe for lacking leadership amid crisis
Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi criticized outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as having been insufficient in leading the country's measures to tamp down the coronavirus at a press conference on Sept. 7. ( read original story ...)