TOKYO (REUTERS) – The decision whether to allow overseas spectators to attend the Summer Games is up to Japan, a senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official said on Thursday (March 4), signalling that it is
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Anime is booming. So why are animators living in poverty?
TOKYO (NYTIMES) – Business has never been better for Japanese anime. And that is exactly why Tetsuya Akutsu is thinking about calling it quits. When Mr Akutsu became an animator eight years ago, the global
Read moreOlympics: Olympics minister Hashimoto preferred candidate to be new Tokyo 2020 head
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto has emerged as the preferred candidate to succeed Yoshiro Mori as president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee after he stepped down last week, public broadcaster NHK
Read moreJapan exports, machine orders pick up in January as demand recovers
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s exports accelerated in January, led by a jump in Chinese demand, and manufacturers’ sentiment turned positive for the first time since 2019 signalling a gradual recovery from last year’s deep coronavirus
Read moreJapan's Nikkei closes above 30,000 on earnings rebound, economy growth hopes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese shares surged on Monday to close at over 30-year high on rising expectations for a rebound in corporate earnings and economic growth.Men holding umbrellas walk near an electric board showing Nikkei
Read moreStrong quake hits off Japan coast, triggering blackouts
IWAKI, Japan (Reuters) – A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday, shaking buildings and triggering widespread blackouts, but there appeared to be no major
Read moreOlympics: Tokyo 2020 chief Mori to resign, but choice of Kawabuchi as successor criticised
TOKYO (AFP) – Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori is expected to resign on Friday (Feb 12) over a sexism row, but his apparently hand-picked successor – an 84-year-old sports administrator – is already coming under
Read moreTop Japan sumo wrestler Hakuho released from hospital after Covid-19 infection
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s top-ranked sumo wrestler Hakuho has been released from hospital after being treated for a coronavirus infection, Japanese sports daily Sports Hochi reported on Thursday (Jan 14). Hochi reported that Mongolian-born Hakuho, who is
Read moreCoronavirus: Japan sumo champion Hakuho tests positive for Covid-19
TOKYO (AFP) – Record-breaking sumo champion Hakuho has tested positive for coronavirus, just days before the New Year tournament, the Japan Sumo Association said on Tuesday (Jan 5). A spokesman for the JSA said it
Read moreSubaru Reveals New Second-Gen BRZ Super GT Race Car
Shortly after unveiling its redesigned 2022 Subaru BRZ in November, Subaru has now introduced a Super GT racing contender during a motorsport fan appreciation livestream in Japan. The Super GT is the highest level of
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