The two plan to establish Coupa K.K, a joint venture focused on supporting Japanese companies looking to leverage Business Spend Management (BSM) to enhance greater efficiency.Business Spend …
Now a Better Way to Work – Wakayama Prefecture, Japan Starts Offering Beautiful Workcation Locations
Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture is proud to announce new workcation destinations.Deep breaths. One foot in front of the other. I’m ascending a section of the Kumano Kodo, a network of ancient roads that …
Majority in Japan want Tokyo Olympics canceled or postponed, poll shows
April 12 (UPI) –More than 70% of people in Japan said in a poll they are opposed to holding the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. A local poll taken from March 10 to 12 showed 39.2% of respondents said they …
Masters is a win for Hideki Matsuyama, and for Japan
He made the cut at the Masters as a 19-year-old amateur. He won the Japan Golf Tour money title as a rookie. When he played in the Presidents Cup at age 21, he had more wins that year than anyone on …
Ready or Not, Hideki Matsuyama Is Now a National Hero in Japan
By winning the Masters, the publicity-shy golfer will face a news media spotlight that trails every move of Japanese athletes abroad.
Hideki Matsuyama hopes his Masters win inspires young golfers in Japan
Golf’s rocky relationship with the Olympic Games hardly looked like improving when Dustin Johnson, the world No 1, confirmed he would skip the chance to participate in Tokyo. Johnson was, in fact, …
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group appoints Colin Chen as first Asia Pacific ESG finance head
Chen, who is based in Singapore, takes on the newly created position after 21 years with the multinational bank, which is Japan’s largest. He will perform the role in addition to his job as head of …
Made-in-Vietnam satellite ready for launch into orbit
At present, the satellite has been returned to Vietnam and is now operating normally. Moving forward, it is poised to be launched by the Japanese Epsilon missile in Japan’s 2021 fiscal year, which …
Hideki Matsuyama’s Masters win will make him ‘forever a hero’ in Japan
Hideki Matsuyama’s victory at Augusta National will resonate throughout the whole of the Far East after he became the first Japanese man to win a major, writes Iain Carter.
A Quiet Masters Winner Long Lionized in Japan
Just a hat tip and some hugs — an understated, in-the-moment recognition of a seminal achievement for Matsuyama, the first Asian-born golfer to claim a green jacket, and for golf in Japan. “When the …