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Oct 27, 2024, 06:27 AM ET TOKYO — Top-seeded Zheng Qinwen of China claimed the Toray Pan Pacific Open with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over American wild card Sofia Kenin in Sunday’s final to clinch her place in the WTA Finals next month. The No. 7-ranked Zheng, who won gold at the Paris Olympics, […]
TOKYO, Oct 28 (News On Japan) – Shinjuku, Japan’s largest entertainment district, is currently undergoing redevelopment. Tokyo University’s Geography Club recently delved into the secrets of Shinjuku’s unique landscape and its role in shaping the district’s history. Tokyo University’s Geography Club recently published a book compiling their findings, garnering widespread attention. Their exploration began in […]
Raina Ong Staff Writer,japan-guide.com Autumn is a nice season to visit Japan, when the sunny days and cooler temperatures make walking and sightseeing very pleasant. Additionally, trees whose leaves turn shades of red, orange and yellow in fall, add a riot of colors. Autumn colors are typically associated with being in nature like in forests […]
Candidates in Japan’s super-tight election made last-ditch appeals to voters on Saturday, with opinion polls suggesting the ruling coalition might fall short of a majority. Such a bombshell outcome in Sunday’s vote would be the worst result for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2009, and potentially a knockout blow to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. […]
Oct 26, 2024, 01:16 AM ET TOKYO — Sofia Kenin has advanced to the final of the Pan Pacific Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win over ninth-seeded Katie Boulter on Saturday. Kenin, who won the Australian Open in 2020 and was a French Open finalist the same year, broke the British player’s serve in the […]
Boulter is looking to finish a season where she has won two WTA titles with a flourish and has reached her first quarter-final since Eastbourne in June. The clinical victory over Okamura sets up an intriguing clash with Canadian wildcard Bianca Andreescu. Andreescu, 24, won the 2019 US Open as a teenager but has been […]
TOKYO, Oct 24 (News On Japan) – Tokyo Metro made a landmark debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on October 23rd, with half of its shares, previously held by the national and Tokyo governments, released to the public, creating the largest IPO since SoftBank in 2018. The IPO soon captured the market’s attention, and within […]
How Many Years of Work It Takes to Buy a Condo, by City This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. The rapid rise in global housing prices since 2020 has made buying a condo […]
Tokyo Metro had raised over $2 billion in one of Japan’s largest initial public offerings in years. Source link
Shares in Tokyo Metro, one of the world’s busiest subways, soared almost 50 percent on its debut Wednesday after its government owners raised $2.3 billion in Japan’s biggest initial public offering in six years. Each day around 6.5 million people — more than the London Underground — ride Tokyo Metro’s nine lines, part of a vast […]