Sakura Yosozumi of Japan won the inaugural Olympic women’s park event in skateboarding on Wednesday, solidifying the host country’s dominance in the sport’s Olympic debut. The silver went to Kokona …
Japanese Skaters Win Gold and Silver, Proving Japan Is the Top Skateboarding Nation in the World—and It’s Not Even Close
Of the nine medals in skateboarding awarded at the Tokyo Summer Olympics so far, five have gone to Japan. Just a little over a week ago, Japan claimed the first two gold medals in the inaugural …
Nissan’s battery partner to spend over $450 mln on new plant in Japan
Chinese battery partner Envision AESC said on Wednesday it would spend 50 billion yen ($460 million) to build a new battery plant in Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture north of Tokyo.
Sky Brown youngest Brit to win Olympic medal as Japan grabs gold, silver in skateboarding event
Two teenagers and a 12-year-old girl swept the podium for the women’s park skateboarding on Wednesday, with Japanese 19-year-old Sakura Yosozumi clinching gold.Stay on top of the latest market trends …
Belarus sprinter Krystina Timanovskaya flies out of Japan
Ms Timanovskaya said officials had come to her room and given her an hour to pack her bags before being escorted to Tokyo’s Haneda airport. She says she was “put under pressure” b …
Japanese artist finds new style of flower power
In September, a Japanese artist with spiky blond hair and a gentle smile will put up what promises to be a monumental and eye-catching work in New York’s Times Square. The sculpture, if it can be …
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off coast of Japan, rattling the Tokyo Olympic Games
Initial reports from Japan’s Meteorological Agency suggested that the earthquake was magnitude 6.0, and that there was no threat of a Tsunami.
Pakistan, Japan to hold joint dialogue this year
ISLAMABAD: A joint dialogue between public and private sector of Pakistan and Japan is scheduled to be held in …
‘Anti-Aging Freak’ Gets $817 Million Haul in Hot Japan Stock
Kiyoshi Matsuura was so worried about growing old that he started using an anti-baldness treatment as a teenager.It was an obsession that went on to define his life. The Japanese entrepreneur …
Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan calls on Secretary BOI
Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Kuninori Matsuda called on Secretary Board of Investment Fareena Mazhar on Tuesday along with Japanese investors to discuss the investment opportunities in the country.