MILAN — Gucci and Japan go way, way back. The first store selling Gucci products in Japan, operated by Sun Motoyama, opened in Ginza in 1964 and the brand’s first boutique was unveiled in …
1st US ministers’ Japan visit under Biden to focus on China
Japan considers China’s growing presence in the region a security threat. Beijing has built militarized manmade islands in the South China Sea and is pressing its claim to virtually all of the sea …
Hungry Fund Managers Are Angry With India
Global investors are urging the Securities and Exchange Board of India to fix the upstairs market. “Our members think that India’s price band for the block window should be at least +/- 7% as in Japan …
‘Productive’ talks over Singapore travel bubble, Japan and South Korea could follow
Australia has held “productive discussions” with Singapore over a travel bubble, and South Korea and Japan could follow, the Deputy Prime Minister says.
Analysis: A sobering strategy for pandemic times – Japan brewers bank on alcohol-free beer boom
TOKYO (Reuters), – His social life severely curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic, Tadasu Masuda found himself embracing the opportunity to take what in Japan are known as “liver rest days” and try …
Biden: Summit of U.S., India, Japan and Australia went very well
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday the virtual summit he held last week with the leaders of India, Japan and Australia went very well. Biden and the other leaders pledged on Friday at the first …
Taro Aso marks 3,000 days in office as Japan’s finance minister
Finance Minister Taro Aso marked 3,000 days in office Saturday, at a time when he is struggling to rebuild Japan’s finances. Aso, who broke the postwar tenure record at the key Cabinet post in 2018, …
Japan to limit size of foreign delegations at Games – report
Kyodo said the Japanese government will restrict the accompanying staff to 11 people per head of state, while cabinet-level delegations will be limited to five people, the report said. The Tokyo Games …
Soccer: Ex-Japan international Keisuke Honda to join Azerbaijan club
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Former Japan international Keisuke Honda is poised to sign for Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftci PFK in the coming days, the team said Saturday on its website. The 34-year-old …
Japan mulls 50% cap on Olympics spectators: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is considering limiting spectators for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics to 50% of venue capacity due to risks posed by the spread of COVID-19, the Sankei newspaper …