Legoland Japan Resort, a theme park in Nagoya, will partially reopen from Friday, after intermittent closures since late February due to the COVID-19 pande ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics protest parody of logo that depicts COVID-19
Tokyo Olympics officials are incensed that their games emblem has been used in the cover design of a local magazine that combines the logo with the novel coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Susannah Townsend: Rio gold medallist postpones retirement to chase Tokyo place
I feel like this delay has almost given me a chance to be a better player." Townsend, who won her first international cap in 2008, helped Great Britain claim an historic gold medal at Rio 2016, but ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may free more regions from emergency as new virus cases drop: Asahi
Japan may lift its state of emergency in more regions this week as new coronavirus infections drop, the Asahi newspaper said on Tuesday, moving to resume sorely needed activity in the world's ... ( read original story ...)
It Took a Pandemic, but 7-Eleven in Japan Is Letting Stores Take a Break
The chain, so omnipresent it is considered part of the national infrastructure, has begun making exceptions to a store hours policy that it has long enforced. ( read original story ...)
NTT Solmare: The Newest Title from the “Moe! Ninja Girls” Series: “Moe! Ninja Girls RPG” Is Finally Here!
NTT Solmare Co., Ltd. (HQ: Osaka City, Chuo-ku, CEO: Akira Tomana. Hereafter referred to as NTT Solmare) has begun service for the English version of ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks Back To Business In Japan Today
Starbucks Coffee Japan (SBUX) is reopening many of its stores in Japan today, including in Tokyo, reports Reuters.However, many of SBUX’s 1,550 Japan stores will only offer take-out and drive-through ... ( read original story ...)
Amid rising talk of negative rates, policies in Japan, Europe get subtle tweaks
After years of applying plenty of stick to commercial lenders unhappy with negative interest rate policies, central bankers in the euro zone and Japan are experimenting with some carrot, too. With the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Japan postpones budget request deadlines for fiscal 2021
Japan's fiscal year begins on April 1. 9:30 ... 11:20 a.m. China's new home prices rose at a slightly faster pace in April, the latest data shows, adding to signs the country's property market is ... ( read original story ...)
At the movies: ‘Ben Hur’ and ‘Wizard of Oz’ as Japan reopens
The chariots of 1959 epic "Ben Hur" and the yellow brick road of 1939 fantasy "The Wizard of Oz" are back on the big screen in Japan as cinemas begin reopening from the coronavirus crisis with a slate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan jumps 2%, with Asia stocks getting a boost as hopes of a coronavirus vaccine rise
Stocks in Asia jumped in Tuesday afternoon trade as hopes rise on a potential coronavirus vaccine after a positive development from a Moderna trial. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sharp reports 37% profit drop, gives no forecasts
Japan's Sharp Corp, an Apple Inc supplier, reported a 37% decline in annual operating profit and refrained from releasing an earnings outlook for the current year because of uncertainty over the novel ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Stocks Advance After U.S. Rally; Oil Gains: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks rose Tuesday, spurred by a surge on Wall Street, after early results for an experimental vaccine sparked speculation economies could snap back quickly. Oil extended gains and Treasury ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe ‘looks like a lame duck’ as his government comes under fire for its coronavirus response
Nikkei/TV Tokyo poll said they do not have a favorable view of the Japanese government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Federal investigators probe large fire at cannabis products warehouse
Federal authorities have joined an arson investigation into Saturday night’s explosion at a downtown Los Angeles cannabis products warehouse that ignited a large fire, injuring 11 firefighters. An ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam set to thrive on China’s misery again as US, Japan goad companies to relocate manufacturing bases
Vietnam’s property market is likely to get another shot in the arm as the coronavirus pandemic forces global companies to cut or reduce their supply-chain risks in China. ( read original story ...)