For six decades, shoppers at Mikawaya, a rice dealer in eastern Tokyo, paid in cash – until sales staff from payments app PayPay swept through the low-lying district, persuading the store to give …
Business sentiment among large Japanese firms drops for 2nd straight quarter due to chip crunch
Sentiment among large businesses in Japan fell in the April-June period, marking the second straight quarter of decline owing to the global chip crunch and a third emergency virus period, the …
Japan city uses tsunami lessons for COVID-19 vaccinations
Tamio Hayashi, 77, doubted he could ever navigate the internet systems set up to register for COVID-19 vaccines across most of Japan.
Japan says ties with Taiwan are only unofficial
A top Japanese official says relations with Taiwan are non-governmental and practical, based on the “one country, two systems” policy that recognizes China as the sole legitimate government …
White rhino travels to Japan looking for love
A five-year-old white rhinoceros has travelled from Taiwan to Japan – all as part of a quest to find love. Emma has begun her stay at Japan’s Tobu Zoo, with 10-year-old rhinoceros Moran being her …
White rhino Emma travels to Japan to find love and a mate
A five-year-old white rhinoceros has travelled from Taiwan to Japan – all as part of a quest to find love. Emma has begun her stay at Japan’s Tobu Zoo, with 10-year-old rhinoceros Moran being her …
Olympic Viewings Face Axe; Indonesia Vaccinations: Virus Update
Tokyo’s government is planning to cancel all Olympic public viewings in the capital and experts advising the Japanese government on Covid-19 are going to warn of increased infection risk if the games …
Japan Aims To Convince A Wary Public The Olympics Will Be Safe
Anger at the government’s insistence on pushing ahead with the games remains intense, but Japan’s ramped-up vaccination campaign may be helping to ease some safety fears.
Anatomy of Japan’s joyless Olympics: a hyper-cautious bureaucracy and slow vaccine rollout
But this summer’s pandemic-era Games in Tokyo are destined to go down as the most joyless of modern times with athletes sequestered and cheering even banned. In the past few weeks, Japan’s government …
Will 2020 Olympics Go Ahead? Japan Faces Multibillion-Dollar Loss If Games Are Canceled
Corporate sponsors have hired consultants to determine whether being associated with Games could have a negative impact on their brands.