Simone Biles, winner of four Olympic gold medals, has admitted to doubts over whether she could train an extra year for the postponed Tokyo Games - but now wants to prove she can be even better at ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka to decide Monday whether to issue business suspension request
Osaka/Nagoya – Osaka Prefecture will make a final decision Monday on whether to issue a business suspension request under a state of emergency over the new coronavirus, according to Gov. Hirofumi ... ( read original story ...)
78th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid
This attack against major Japanese cities — Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya and Kobe — would take a combined effort of the U.S. Navy and Army Air Forces. The mission consisted of sixteen B-25 medium ... ( read original story ...)
Dozens Of Chrome Extensions Discovered Emptying Crypto Wallets
Crypto wallets are built to be highly secure, but that security can easily be undone by a bit of devious impersonation. ( read original story ...)
Japan is giving its citizens $930 of free money, joining the US in handing out stimulus checks during the coronavirus pandemic
Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo intends to hand out about $1,000 in coronavirus aid relief for each citizen. ( read original story ...)
COLA Changes Will Bump Paychecks for Many Japan-Based Troops, USFJ Leader Says
Some service members in Japan saw a welcome surprise in their paychecks Wednesday after the cost-of-living allowance increased across the region, a U.S. Forces Japan official said during a ... ( read original story ...)
Over 300,000 sign petition for probe into suicide of Japanese official in Moritomo scandal
(Mainichi) OSAKA -- Over 300,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Japanese government and Diet to set up a third-party panel to probe the suicide of a Finance Ministry official amid a ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan PM Abe wants more social distancing
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games won’t provide much economic stimulus for Japan
A top IOC official has suggested that next year's postponed Tokyo Olympics could help “kick start" Japan's economy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe backs WHO on coronavirus, in contrast with ally Trump
Japanese expressed support on Friday for the role of the World Health Organization in the campaign against the new coronavirus, in contrast with U.S. President Donald Trump who has vowed to cut U.S. ( read original story ...)
Japan offers $930 virus stimulus payment to all residents
Japan will offer a cash payment of 100,000 yen ($930) to every resident, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday, as measures to contain the coronavirus decimate the world's third-top economy. "We ... ( read original story ...)
Japan surges 3%; China reports first-quarter GDP drop on coronavirus impact
GDP shrank 6.8% in 2020 as compared to a year ago, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, its first quarterly decline since 1992. ( read original story ...)
Japan IPO cancellations hit record this month on coronavirus
The highest monthly cancellations on record in the current book-building system exceeded the 13 seen in October 2001 the bursting of a tech bubble and the attacks on Se ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic to wipe out $17 billion in Japan firms’ sales: research
Japan’s listed firms expect nearly $17 billion in sales to be wiped out from the coronavirus pandemic that has led to supply chain disruptions, travel bans and government requests to shut down some ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Market Surges Over $200 Billion As Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple’s XRP And Litecoin Soar—Here’s Why
Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies are soaring—pushing the combined value of the crypto market back over $200 ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic to trigger biggest Japan export fall since 2016: Reuters poll
Japan's exports likely slumped the most in over 3-1/2 years in March as the coronavirus pandemic crushed demand in the United States and Europe, poll showed, heightening the chance of recession for ... ( read original story ...)