The new president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has begun holding weekly news conferences hoping to win over a doubting Japanese public.
Japan’s ‘Wind Phone’ offers solace to those grieving
A white telephone box in a remote village of Japan has become an unlikely source of comfort for those grieving loved ones.Survivors of the 2011 Fukushima disaster say the unconnected phone line helps …
Bank of Japan Shares End Their Puzzling Rally, Dropping by Limit
The Bank of Japan’s head-scratching surge this week came to a halt on Friday, as the stock erased earlier gains to fall by its limit.The shares traded at 44,000 yen as of 10:50 a.m. in Tokyo, dropping …
Debevoise shutters Tokyo office, opting to serve Japanese clients from afar
Debevoise & Plimpton has shuttered its Tokyo office “after a careful business review,” the firm said in a statement Thursday, becoming the latest U.S.-based law firm to shrink its physical presence in …
CNN Exclusive: Aged 118, the world’s oldest living person will carry the Olympic flame in Japan
Born in 1903, the super-centenarian has survived cancer twice, owned and worked at her rice store until the age of 103, and says her key to longevity is to practice math to keep the mind sharp.
Japan to extend Tokyo area state of emergency to March 21
The Japanese government plans to extend a state of emergency to combat COVID-19 for Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures until March 21, two weeks longer than originally scheduled, Economy …
Biggest wealth fund puts Kirin on watch list over Myanmar link
The Norwegian central bank said on Wednesday it had put Japan’s Kirin Holdings on a watch list for possible exclusion from its $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund over the beverage giant’s business …
Biggest wealth fund puts Kirin on watch list over Myanmar link
The Norwegian central bank said on Wednesday it had put Japan’s Kirin Holdings on a watch list for possible exclusion from its $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund over the beverage giant’s business …
Major Japan and China markets drop more than 2% each; tech stocks tumble
Investors kept an eye on tech shares in Asia on Thursday after their counterparts stateside fell overnight amid a rise in bond yields.
Japan’s forces train at sea after Tokyo permits coast guard to fire on vessels
Japan’s self-defense forces conducted naval drills in an area of the East China Sea after Tokyo said it would allow its coast guard to fire on vessels trying to land on Japanese territory. Japan’s …