Thousands of people from Myanmar sang songs and waved glow sticks as they gathered in Japan’s capital on Thursday to protest the military coup in their home country. Many …
Japan Olympics chief to resign over sexist remarks, reports say
The head of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee is set to resign, Japanese media reported on Thursday, after an uproar over sexist remarks he had made about women at a meeting last week. Mori, an …
The U.S. could catch Japan’s economic malaise if the Fed and other officials don’t heed the warnings
OUTSIDE THE BOX As we haltingly crawl our way out of the current global COVID-19 pandemic thrust upon us by a biological disease, it is important that the U.S. does not succumb to another …
Clubhouse Tops Japan Chart as CEOs, Celebrities Embrace App
Clubhouse, the invite-only drop-in conversation app attracting Silicon Valley leaders in the U.S., has jumped the pond to become a hit in Japan where company chiefs, popular musicians and politicians …
Japan-Israel ties blossom as 2020 investments reach record $1.1 billion
Data compiled by consulting firm Harel-Hertz shows that Japan accounts for 11.1% of all foreign investment in Israeli high-tech, vs just 1.8% in 2016 …
Myanmar Faces Wider Business Fallout After Kirin Retreat
Myanmar’s political upheaval is prompting global companies from Japan to Thailand to dial back operations in the country, spurring concern about a widening business fallout.
Analysis: Japan’s Nikkei seen rallying beyond 30,000, with or without BOJ
Japan’s Nikkei stock average looks set to extend its rally beyond the psychological barrier of 30,000 for the first time in three decades, analysts say, even without the help of the central bank’s …
Virus Threatens ‘Game Over’ For Japan’s Arcades
Bright, noisy arcades are still a neighbourhood fixture in Japan, but they have been disappearing as business is hit by virus-curtailed opening hours. “This is when the place usually starts to fill up …
La Nina event that caused chaos in Japan’s power markets likely to end in spring
There is an 80% chance that the La Nina weather phenomenon that has been ongoing since late last year will end in the northern hemisphere spring, Japan’s weather bureau said on Thursday on its website …
Virus Threatens ‘Game Over’ For Japan’s Arcades
Bright, noisy arcades are still a neighbourhood fixture in Japan, but they have been disappearing as business is hit by virus-curtailed opening hours. “This is when the place usually starts to fill up …